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Member Benefits: Fighting elder financial exploitation

Independent Banker

From 2019 to 2020 alone, the amount of money involved in elder financial abuse rose by nearly a billion dollars—the largest year-over-year increase since 2013. Community banks can help prevent, identify and report financial elder abuse. Equip your team with the skills needed to protect your customers. Quick Stats. of the U.S.

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The Future of Checks – Tales From The Crypt

South State Correspondent

However, volume has steadily declined as Venmo gained more traction by 2013, combined with real-time payments, Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and Zelle after 2017. Aside from the logistical and compliance problem of check processing, the payment channel is fraught with other problems even in its imaged state.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

It is annual report season, meaning publicly traded financial institutions are finalizing their 2013 numbers and submitting their 10k''s to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This was abundantly clear while I was reading a 10k and forgot the bank. In preparation for meetings, I frequently read 10k''s.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

Both of these laws pointedly changed the National Flood Insurance Program requirements over which of the banking agencies have jurisdiction. At first blush, this new general rule might provide for considerable fear among compliance and lending personnel. Small-lender exception. taxes and insurance.

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Lack of an M&A Strategy May Leave You Dateless at the Prom

Gonzobanker

At the same time, the pace of new bank charters has dwindled to near non-existence. For decades and decades, dozens, if not hundreds, of bank charters were issued each year. Between the end of 2010 and 2013, one new bank opened in the United States. . Total number of banks $1 - $50B in assets 554 553 642.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. How about fighting harder with better examples and holding compliance officers as accountable as everybody else. Community bank marketing resources. Somebody-Call-the-Whaambulance Award. Did we hear a whaaaa?