Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

After all, the rapid rise in fraud during the pandemic would spook anyone and definitely keeps community bankers up at night, which is why meaningful monitoring and action continue to be necessary. While community banks have done much to safeguard their institutions, ongoing vigilance is needed. Sharing information.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Experts say community banks can use education, biometrics and solid cybersecurity practices to fight this growing area of crime. Say a scammer calls a community bank customer and gains their trust by using information obtained from a major data breach. By Elizabeth Judd. Examples of remote authentication fraud.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

And, according to some EDP students that are lenders, are turning to the shadow banking market that do not have deposit demands. Shadow Banking refers to banking-like operations that take place outside of the mainstream banking industry. and 53% indirect costs: operations, IT, human resources, etc.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 7, 2019

It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. It is the $888 million holding company for Plumas Bank. The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

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. billion to the state’s GDP in 2019, according to state records.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The CARES Act extended the CECL implementation deadline for many larger community banks until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community bankers tell us that while the extension is welcome, they’re already down the road to implementation. ICBA tells FASB CECL isn’t feasible for community banks. June 4, 2019.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“Because we are a bank [as well as a payments processor], we can deposit their credit card proceeds the same day, including weekends, at no additional cost,” explained WePay CEO Bill Clerico in an interview at the time. Community Banks Go Real Time. Treasurers See Faster Payments Benefits.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS). Central bank digital currency (CBDC). The financial services industry is acting on this digital demand, incorporating fintech solutions, instant payments offerings and crypto banking products.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 26, 2019

The community bank model is built around customer service, but for many bank and credit union customers, the definition of “good service” has been changing over the last couple of decades. customers than traditional retail banks earned in the firm’s study of retail banking satisfaction. Learn More. The 2018 J.D.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Strategies to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. Hal Schroeder, a Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) board member, led a presentation, “Roadmap to the Future: Fact vs. Fiction (on CECL and Other FASB Standards),” at the 2019 ThinkBIG conference in September. This brings us to cost-benefit. Learn More.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Raised capital in late 2019. Shuttered large parts of its mortgage operations in stages, first in 7/2021 and later in early 2023 6/25 Selling branches is not easy, but it was best for shareholders. //Note: This post or this blog does not offer investment advice.// Launched its equipment finance group - 11/2020 3.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. Community banks that have struggled to grow their commercial loan portfolios over the past two years are optimistic that there are brighter days ahead this year and next. First Business Bank in Madison, Wis.,

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

Section 4012 – Temporary Relief For Community Banks. Section 4012 of the CARES Act provides temporary relief to financial institutions that elected to be subject to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio pursuant to the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

While Credibly’s commentary suggests demand is up for alternative lenders and FinTechs, separate data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index revealed traditional banks are also seeing an increase in approved small business loan volume. operations have seen challenges — and the company has decided to delay a launch in Canada.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 3, 2020

At the end of 2019 everything seemed like sunshine and rainbows. Unlike 2008, banks were not the bane of our problems. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Anderson bought F&M Bank in the early 1970s. Anderson celebrates 75 years in community banking this year. The chairman emeritus of F&M Bank offers us a glimpse of his life, his career and the lessons he’s learned along the way. Name: F&M Bank. Gibson, who owned F&M Bank in Crescent, Okla.,

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Tim Welsh, Vice Chairman Consumer and Business Banking, U.S. Bank (Minneapolis, MN).

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 15, 2020

As to the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), it had already bowed out of the CRA reform effort in 2019. Currently, it seems possible that state member banks and non-member banks may operate under different CRA rules in the future.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes. Third, read and enjoy the 2019 edition of the GonzoBanker Awards, our 18 th. THE BANKING AWARDS. Charles Scharf, CEO, Wells Fargo – We have to give a nod to the individual tapped to restore the reputation and culture of such a legendary bank. Bank Merger of the Year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

It is not only one of the major trends for 2019 but promises to take on increased importance in 2020 and beyond. Positive working relationships are vital for the further progress of real-time payments in 2019 and beyond. Significant challenges remain before the benefits of real-time payments (RTP) really start to show themselves.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Ted Whitehurst, Providence Bank president and CEO, led the charge to open a new brick-and-mortar location of the Raleigh, N.C., community bank during the pandemic. Providence Bank chose to open a new brick-and-mortar site during the pandemic, when many other businesses were ceasing operations or shutting down altogether.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

And finally, that the banks and the card networks are the big losers. Last week, NACHA issued an ACH operations bulletin announcing the delay of the rollout of a third Same Day ACH (SDA) processing window by six months, to March 19, 2021. This new window – which will allow banks to submit requests for SDA until 4:45 p.m.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

And businesses that deferred moving online or had no reason to operate online have made the leap practically overnight.”. FIS/Zenmonics: FIS is quietly acquiring the remainder of Zenmonics following its 2018 minority investment into the provider of digital banking, origination and branch solutions that created the FIS Digital One solution.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

For years, ICBA has advocated for the Federal Reserve to play an operational role in real-time payments. The Fed must have a role in real-time payments for three reasons: To guarantee access for all banks. A Fed-operated real-time settlement system means there will be industry-wide access to real-time payments.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 10, 2022

Prior to starting Mendon he worked for Tucker Anthony Capital Markets working in the banking sector, and before that worked in Structured Derivates at Chase Manhattan. Mark was a senior financial analyst at Wellington since 1994 and a partner from 1996 until his 2019 retirement. Mark Lynch, Retired Partner, Wellington Management.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

California CCPA), it’s hard to imagine just how far techies will be able to upend the nuts and bolts of the banking industry. Community banks and credit unions do not fear each other. Here’s a great question for community bank executives: What would it take for your local competitors to fear you as much as a Top 5 player?

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

With just weeks left to complete CECL implementation, how are banks and credit unions doing? How has CECL implementation impacted their operations and reserves for credit losses? CECL's impact on operations. For community banks specifically, they’re already reserving for a lifetime of credit losses,” he said.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Today, 22 of those companies have become unicorns, 17 have exited, and none have shuttered operations. All told, they raised over $15B in 2019, in addition to forging new high-profile partnerships, spinning off new ventures, and evolving their products and strategies. GET THE 102-PAGE q4 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. First name.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many community bankers expect a recession will start by at least mid-2021, according to the most recent Community Bank Sentiment Index. 21, 2019 – Jan. financial institutions, represents a large number of lending and credit professionals familiar with bank and credit union lending and credit processes.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

Payment scheme providers must consider how to encourage adoption, especially if operating in countries lacking a government mandate for financial institutions (FIs) to sign on. Banking association and payments company The Clearing House (TCH) has been confronting such concerns as it advances its real-time payment ( RTP ) offering in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle , the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market supremacy — a fight that pits PayPal , the owner of Venmo, against the banks that operate Zelle. The numbers tell a story of ongoing growth and more consumer acceptance. P2P Numbers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Earlier this month, payment company PayFi and The Clearing House (TCH) partnered to bring real-time payments technologies to the community banks. businesses operate on two-week pay periods. Adoption depends greatly on partnerships to make RTP more accessible. percent CAGR between 2018 and 2025. In the U.K.

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Abrigo

JUNE 16, 2016

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) said it was pleased with the consideration given to community banks’ views in the review process. They all have finance operations. Or it could be a tech company that has cash and it's holding a pool of debt securities.” 15, 2020, and for interim periods a year later.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As a point of reference, the S&P US BMI Bank Total Return Index for the five years ended December 23, 2020 was 46.3%. Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2019: #1. While the S&P US BMI Banks Index was down 16%, FDBC held serve. FS Bancorp, Inc. Well done!

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2022

In our previous article ( HERE ), we reviewed the banking industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle. percentage points to 67.52% from the end of 2019 to the end of 2021. from 2019 to 2021.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Drivers of digital change Whether looking to enhance customer-facing aspects of the bank or credit union, improve operations, or diversify revenue and profit streams, financial institution executives everywhere are looking to buy technology or partner with fintechs. That compares with about 5 in 10 in the 2019 survey. “In

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

The piece covers: The small business lending market and its role in communities and the economy Traditional depository institutions’ changing market share in small business lending The challenges (financial and operational) of small business lending for banks, credit unions, and borrowers. trillion between 2019 and 2022.

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