Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. For other borrowers, the $596 million-asset community bank allowed deferrals of principal or, in some cases, full payment deferrals. Photo: R.J.

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Community Bank Community Texas Dallas 209

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Small Business Loans | 5 minute read Key Takeaways Credit unions' small business loans hit a record low, while small business lending continues to remain strong at big banks and community banks. Going digital can help reduce the cost of small business lending and capture more member business loans. Talk to an expert.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Change Management Helps Financial Institutions with Digitalization Bank and credit union executives who manage the people side of digital transformation have more success. . Takeaway 3 Seven steps of change management will jump-start the implementation and improve adoption and digital transformation. Not in all cases.

Management 195

Management Software Survey Fintech 195

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now, many of the nearly 5,500 SBA-approved lenders that are participating in the PPP are weighing the option of leveraging that technology to continue to provide SBA lending after PPP. Leveraging tech for SBA lending after PPP. Indeed, only about 1,700 lenders participated in the SBA’s 7(a) program in fiscal 2019.

Lending 195

Lending Risk Management Technology Survey 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2019

Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act. Dealing with change is difficult, but dealing with change when you don’t feel like you have enough time feels impossible,” says Dave Crenshaw, author of a best-selling time management book and the keynote speaker of the 2019 ThinkBIG Conference in Orlando, Fla.,

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Management Conference Lending Training 150

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. A relationship-based, community focus in a digital world. learn more.

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Lending Community San Antonio Survey 259

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now, many of the nearly 5,500 SBA-approved lenders that are participating in the PPP are weighing the option of leveraging that technology to continue to provide SBA lending after PPP. Leveraging tech for SBA lending after PPP. Indeed, only about 1,700 lenders participated in the SBA’s 7(a) program in fiscal 2019.

Lending 195

Lending Training Technology Survey 195

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

percent in 2019, the 30-year mortgage rate began a persistent decline until late 2020 when actions by the Fed following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, dropped rates to.5 What it means for community banks is clear. Developing leaders in mortgage lending. While the U.S. Following a ten-year high of just above 4.5

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Leadership Strategy Lending Community Bank 91

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14).

Lending 189

Lending Fintech National Taxes 189

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Stress Testing | 7 minute read Key Takeaways Stress testing is an important component of sound risk management. Effective stress testing can benefit many different facets of lending, from risk management and strategic decision-making to capital adequacy and liquidity management. Stress testing and risk management.

Lending 150

Lending Risk Management Analysis Capital 150

Abrigo

JUNE 3, 2019

SBA Lending Can Be a Hidden Gem for Some Institutions. With proper planning and the utilization of technology, SBA lending can boost customer acquisitions and deposits. Many argue that SBA lending is complicated, and while that’s true, it’s actually a good thing. SBA lending rewards financial institutions that are prudent.

Lending 150

Lending Resources Capital Technology 150

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. A relationship-based, community focus in a digital world. learn more.

Lending 195

Lending Community San Antonio Survey 195

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. Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank.

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2019

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

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Lending Report Policies Compliance 60

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ALM | 4 minute read Key Takeaways Many financial institutions view asset/liability management as a "check-the-box" regulatory exercise. An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance. ALM seen as checking the box.

Management 150

Management FDIC Community Risk Management 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

India-based financial services provider Reliance Capital has announced it will exit the lending market. 30), Reuters reported , noting that the company is struggling to overcome “collateral damage” resulting from a slowing national economic and a broader “crisis,” the publication said, in India’s lending sector.

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Capital Lending Regulation Operations 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. This expansion marks a major milestone for our firm by allowing us to serve more customers, small businesses and communities across the country,” said Thasunda Duckett, CEO of consumer banking for Chase. “To

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St. Louis US South Carolina North Carolina 145

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That means that on the brink of 2019, it remains uncertain whether the next year will look more like the best of times or the worst of times when it comes to providing consumers and small businesses (SMBs) with access to financial services — both in and outside the traditional bank-backed channels. The Two Faces Of Consumer Credit.

Millennials 145

Millennials Lending System Data 145

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

Such as direct lending funds, and insurance companies. Shadow bank lending is similar to bank lending but is not subject to the same regulations, and compensating deposit balace requirements. In 2019, the major credit card companies charged over $14 billion each year in late fees with an average charge of around $35.

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Banking Trends Trends Millennials Oregon 115

South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure. This article explores the risk and what to do about it.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Los Angeles Regional 195

CFPB Monitor

MAY 7, 2020

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2019 activities is scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register. The Bureau states that an area of innovation that it is monitoring for fair lending and credit access issues is “artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, machine learning (ML), a subset of AI.”

Lending 78

Lending Report FDIC Policies 78

Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. Record new business formation and a wider gap between U.S.

Lending 243

Lending St. Louis Community Marketing 243

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The CFPB has published its Fall 2019 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget. The Bureau issued a proposed debt collection rule in May 2019. Business lending data (Dodd-Frank Section 1071).

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Regulation Cards Data Leadership 78

FICO

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For my predictions, I’ll focus on four areas of tactical concern within consumer banking that I feel confident bank executives will make significant progress addressing 2019. We began to see a resurgence in small-dollar lending in 2018 with new regulatory guidance from the OCC and FDIC encouraging banks to compete with payday lenders.

Trends 73

Trends Lending Fraud Exercises 73

Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. You can also incorporate the results into the asset/liability management model and develop stress testing scenarios down the road.

Conference 195

Conference San Antonio Lending Fraud 195

Gonzobanker

JANUARY 25, 2019

Whether you are a community bank or a fintech provider, that makes sense. So many of Fiserv’s core clients are commercial community banks, and those banks (as well as credit unions getting into business services) need increasingly more help with business payments. Diversification versus Concentration. Beyond Payments into Digital.

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Data Fintech Community Bank UX 128

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

For weeks the FinTech industry has been managing fears and anxieties over the future of the novel alternative finance space. Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Alternative Lending. alternative lending space this week, too.

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Lending Analytics Capital Industry 101

Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Perry's perspective is clearly focused on shareholder value and may be viewed as shareholder primacy, a sometimes derogatory term because pursuing shareholder value could be done at the expense of other stakeholders, such as employees, customers, and communities. Raised capital in late 2019. In 2018, started its LIHTC lending line.

Columbus 108

Columbus Indianapolis Capital Community Bank 108

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Generally speaking, net interest income is the difference between what the bank makes on lending less what it pays on deposits. In supplemental materials provided along with earnings, JPMorgan said its consumer and community banking unit logged net income of $4 billion, which was up 19 percent year over year.

Mobile 108

Mobile United States Cards Community Bank 108

American Banker

MARCH 4, 2024

Long Island-based New York Community Bancorp has a large concentration in loans on New York City apartment buildings with rent restrictions. Property values in that sector have tanked amid higher interest rates, inflation and 2019 revisions to state law.

New York City 74

New York City New York Regulation Community 74

Abrigo

JANUARY 13, 2020

In 2020, a top focus for community financial institutions is new customer acquisition, according to the BAI Banking Outlook: Trends in 2020 survey. Matching your customers and members with products and services they need fits in with the mission of community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

Lending 150

Lending Study Survey Community 150

Abrigo

MAY 1, 2020

Manage PPP loans through forgiveness. It says forgiveness will be reduced if full-time employee headcount is reduced and if salaries and wages are reduced by more than 25% for any employee that made less than $100,000 annualized in 2019. 15 through June 30, 2019, or b) Jan. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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Taxes Lending Payments Report 195

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

In 2019, Payme, FinViet, EPay, PayTech, Dibee and Smart Net were granted licenses from Vietnam’s central bank. GPay has a supportive ecosystem from G-Group with above 20 million users of financial platforms, game community, social network and technology companies.

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Payments social media Groups Taxes 154

Abrigo

MARCH 15, 2022

They see that allowing members or customers to quickly open and fund accounts online: Creates a bridge to new commercial and consumer relationships and Offers a moat around existing relationships to protect them from competition Online account opening more than doubled at most banks between 2019 and 2020, according to the ABA Banking Journal.

Online 195

Online Lending Survey Digital Banking 195

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When it comes to supporting outliers in the Las Vegas community, Lexicon Bank knows how to play its cards. Lexicon Bank in Las Vegas opened its doors in August 2019, not long before COVID-19 shut down the city’s entertainment businesses. Photo by Sammy Tillery. By Tom Groenfeldt. Name: Lexicon Bank. Assets: $237.6 Quick Stat.

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Las Vegas Community Bank Community Wisconsin 129

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. WARM was geared specifically to community banks.

Community Bank 150

Community Bank Community Lending Analysis 150

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Key Takeaways Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. However, many community financial institutions derive a significant portion of income from lending. Furthermore, lending is a major source of risk for most banks and credit unions. Learn More.

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System Lending Compliance Risk Management 150