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Community FIs Battle Against Low Interest Rates To Help SMBs Thrive

PYMNTS

smaller community banks and credit unions (CUs) stepped up to the plate and, according to the Small Business Association (SBA), ended up facilitating more than half of PPP loan volume to SMBs. That's good news for community banks and credit unions, which could see a wave of new SMB customers and members in the coming months.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. He has served as president and CEO of $365 million-asset Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., now part of Bank of America, before moving to Griffin, Ga.,

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Bankers: Hunker or Pounce?

Jeff For Banks

It's what we did in 2008-10. I delivered this talk on a recent bank trade association webinar. Capital aplenty. Unlike 2008, banks were not the bane of our problems. In 2008, we were in the eye of the storm. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime.

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Stressing the importance of stress tests

Abrigo

March comes in like a lion for the nation’s largest banks. Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced how “the big banks” fared on their annual stress tests (The Wall Street Journal’s Briefly blog offers what to know and what is relevant about the exams).

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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CARES Act includes provisions affecting financial institutions and their regulation: some key provisions

CFPB Monitor

This section further extends to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) the authority to increase to unlimited the share insurance coverage it provides on any noninterest-bearing transaction accounts to federally insured credit unions. Section 4012 – Temporary Relief For Community Banks.

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Best Practices for Managing Credit Risk in Recession

Abrigo

Key Takeaways This recession is significantly different than the 2008 financial crisis, creating a unique credit environment for financial institutions. is officially in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. The national effects remain opaque and will continue to change – do not get complacent.