American Banker

MAY 31, 2016

Arjun Sirrah takes great pride in his company's national-level success as a community bank in Connecticut competing against digital lending startups in student loan refinancing. billion in loans in the last couple of years. …

Connecticut 28

Connecticut Digital Banking Community Bank Lending 28

American Banker

MAY 31, 2016

Arjun Sirrah takes great pride in his company's national-level success as a community bank in Connecticut competing against digital lending startups in student loan refinancing. billion in loans in the last couple of years. …

Connecticut 28

Connecticut Digital Banking Community Bank Lending 28

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Investors have cooled off to alternative lending in the U.S. Just look at the near-immediate struggle faced by Lending Club and OnDeck after their IPOs in 2014, or more recently, the knock-on effect Lending Club’s less-than-noble lending practices have had on investor confidence in other marketplace lenders.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Fellow blogger Jim Marous asked me what I thought were hot stove issues for banking in 2014. If you are consolidating a branch into another in the next town over, select your best people to run the consolidated branch, ideally with residents from each community. Lend, lend, lend! - Those are my ideas.

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How To Community New Jersey social media 89

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. ”

San Antonio 60

San Antonio Kansas City Groups CA 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

Idaho 172

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 172

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

A few days later, one of the founding fathers of FinTech, Renaud Laplanche , was forced out of Lending Club, the peer-to-peer lender he founded in 2006, following scandals over loan disclosures and conflicts of interest. The really interesting, though less juicy, story is what got Lending Club into trouble.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

An interview with Paul McGuire, ICBA’s executive vice president, national solutions group. While all of ICBA’s members are FDIC-insured, the association represents Federal Reserve member banks, nationally chartered banks and state-chartered institutions. Community Bank Career Center. Community Bank Locator. Paul McGuire.

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Resources Tools Community Bank Community 70

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. As Barr points out, most community banks—close to 75 percent—are now growing their loan portfolios. By Karen Hoffman.

Compliance 101

Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 28, 2016

Supreme Court decision last June in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. The trade associations originally filed their complaint in American Insurance Association and National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies v. HUD appealed the decision and the D.C.

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Industry Groups Community Texas 60

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Even though the industry identified several major regulatory burdens, including those posed by the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, few substantive regulations were repealed. Many community bankers concluded that the EGRPRA is little more than a “check the box” process for regulators. Starting fresh.

Washington 70

Washington Fort Worth Regulation Community Bank 70

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Avoiding potential lending hazards from regulatory flood-insurance requirements. Recently Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, followed by the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA). There is an exception that will be key for many community banks to understand.

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Regulation Policies Community Bank Taxes 70

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December, 2014: #1. Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. I also filtered for anomalies that result from recent mutual-to-stock conversions and penny stocks.

North Dakota 60

North Dakota Arizona Michigan Florida 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

It’s time for the 2014 GonzoBanker Awards! It’s been a busy year integrating recent acquisitions, purchasing $1 billion+ in Banco Popular deposits, hiring former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to advise on community relations, and having former President Bill Clinton speak at a major financial literacy event.

Los Angeles 101

Los Angeles Apple Risk Management California 101

CFPB Monitor

JULY 1, 2015

A recent American Banker article written by officials of three community groups urges President Obama to publicly denounce Director Cordray for failing to issue regulations implementing the small business lending data requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1071. Large banks in particular have a lot of room for improvement.”

Community 60

Community Lending Groups Data 60

American Banker

APRIL 20, 2016

Research published in 2014 found that just 18% of U.S. checking account holders pay 91% of all bank overdraft fees.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Financial institutions generate most of their income by lending and investment activities. To remain competitive, some of the nations’ largest banks have introduced new products. Flush with deposits?

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community FDIC Trends 195

Tomorrow's Transactions

AUGUST 30, 2016

Waitrose takes contactless, and they’ve implemented in properly (with CDCVM), so there’s no need to take cards as consumers are forced to do in less-developed nations. But guess what – I didn’t care. I had my phone in my hand, so I used that. It’s the future, you know….

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Big Data Mobile Cards Fintech 34

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

There’s been a slow, steady drumbeat toward the movement for years, but ModCloth , the San Francisco-based vintage women’s clothing eTailer, prominently brought the issue back into the spotlight in 2014 when it signed a pledge that it would no longer make any post-production changes to any of its models or images.

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social media San Francisco Retail Branding 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Shortly before the decade hit the halfway mark in 2014, the most favored method of communication among American consumers formally switched. Visner of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center ( FFRDC ). Scott Sanborn, CEO Lending Club. Americans stopped talking to each other.

Lending 131

Lending National System Management 131

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Since 2014, Seacoast has been on a buying spree acquiring 14 banks. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Merger (MOE) of the Year: Bank.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Biden Administration’s prioritization of fair lending as a law enforcement focus took center stage last week with the announcement that the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices “as force multipliers to ensure that fair lending enforcement is informed by local expertise on housing markets and the credit needs of local communities of color.”.

Mississippi 78

Mississippi Memphis National Tennessee 78

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The bank was founded in 2006 and operates 19 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. and equipment lending and asset based lending through Triumph Commercial Finance. (Nasdaq: MCBS) MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.,

Capital 78

Capital Texas Metro North Carolina 78

Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2016

According to Sageworks’ Bank Information resource there are nearly 12,000 community banks and credit unions across the United States. Last week Hillary Clinton released her plan to support community banks and credit unions. To learn how you can build a relationship-based lending framework, read Doing More for Business Borrowers.

Community Bank 150

Community Bank Community United States Policies 150

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold 2008 Cordelia Frances Biddle Biddle, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Jackson, and a Nation in Turmoil: The Infamous Bank War 2021 Alan S. Blinder Blinder, Alan S. Brandeis Brandeis, Louis D. Bruner Bruner, Robert F. The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm 2009 Lowell L.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

According to The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ), the Federal Reserve revealed that the average merger review time — with opposition from community groups — fell to 3.8 Another issue is that community input doesn’t seem to carry much weight anymore. months in the first half of 2018 from 5.6 months in 2018 from 2.6

Community 148

Community Groups Policies Regulation 148

NCR

OCTOBER 28, 2016

That was an early appearance for this topic on a national stage, and it hasn’t let up since. In fact, student debt for undergraduates in the class of 2014 reached an average of $28,950 , up 2% from the previous year, and the number is undoubtedly higher for the majority of students in fields such as law and medicine.

Community Bank 40

Community Bank San Francisco Community National 40

NCR

OCTOBER 7, 2016

That was an early appearance for this topic on a national stage, and it hasn’t let up since. In fact, student debt for undergraduates in the class of 2014 reached an average of $28,950 , up 2% from the previous year, and the number is undoubtedly higher for the majority of students in fields such as law and medicine.

Community Bank 40

Community Bank San Francisco Community National 40

CB Insights

AUGUST 20, 2017

Zoona uses technology to provide financial services to underserved and financially excluded communities across Africa. Onko Solutions , founded in 2014, is a developer focused on technology that will contribute to the detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer in underserved populations. Total Disclosed Funding: $8.7M. AlemHealth.

Company 60

Company Community Capital Mobile 60

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Indeed, co-founder Alejandro Resnik, the CEO, told the WSJ in 2015 that it was looking to raise a “monster round” of $300 million at a $2 billion valuation to fuel its national expansion. Select VC Investors: VantagePoint Capital Partners, Lend Lease Ventures. Company: Bling Nation. via TechCrunch. Company: AOptix Technologies.

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Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

2014 Second Update (9/24/2014). 2014 First Update (6/3/2014). Original 50 Startup Failure Post-Mortems (1/20/2014). Background: Pearl was founded in 2014 by three ex-Apple iPod engineers, and hired dozens of other ex-Apple employees. 2017 Third Update (10/31/17). 2017 Second Update (6/9/17). Around 4 p.m.,

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2015

84 House members recently wrote to the CFPB to urge it to expedite rulemaking to implement the small business lending data requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1071. They assert that “[t]ransparency in small business lending data is the key to understanding the credit needs of women-owned and minority-owned small businesses.

Lending 60

Lending Data Groups Regulation 60

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, there are 180 currencies across the world that are recognized by the United Nations, from the US dollar to the European Euro to the Japanese Yen, and more. Microsoft, for example, first started accepting bitcoin as a payment in 2014, only to put a temporary halt on it in 2018 due to volatility. Types of stablecoins. Limitations.

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cryptocurrency Bitcoin Examples blockchain 101

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

and, tomorrow (July 18), Donald Trump will officially accept the nomination of the Republican Party at its national convention, where Peter Thiel is the headline speaker. Lending Club’s Latest Bad News. The last several weeks of news for Lending Club suggest that there’s a little of both to be had here. Need to know more?

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Lending Payments Metro Cards 100

CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

Over the past six weeks, opposition to the OCC’s Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) final rule has hardened on two fronts. The plaintiffs also argue that the new rule would dilute bank investment in low- and moderate-income communities in ways that are “contrary to the letter and spirit” of the CRA.

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