Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S.

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Arkansas Community Bank Community Operations 168

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

I am simply amazed at how well my team, my clients and the industry pulled together in 2020 to conquer significant business and societal challenges. As a result, our communities have grown stronger and I think we have a newfound sense of confidence in our ability to handle change. It’s been a year of rapid change.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We know that despite the frights cyberattacks bring, you continue to flourish by safeguarding the communities you serve. 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. Where I’ll Be.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Under the leadership of CEO Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank is pursuing an ambitious mission of financial activism and strong corporate values. The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. Photo: Ashley Courter.

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Oakland Community Community Bank Leadership 153

Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2021

He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. This is not a high level of revenues to handle all the expenses involved with operating a troubled banking organization at the time. million in 2020. million in 2012 to $12.2

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Community Bank Community Minnesota Metro 78

Gonzobanker

JULY 10, 2020

Community-based institutions have unique circumstances (and personal viewpoints) that impact how they see the world in the future and what planning will look like for them. How do we elevate our credit and operational risk visibility to ensure capital preservation and demonstrate strength to stakeholders? Getting Back to Work.

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Risk Management Capital Strategy social media 88

Abrigo

JUNE 23, 2020

Learn from your peers and hear what problems they are dealing with in our Abrigo Community, exclusive to our customers. Community financial institutions are often tasked with doing more with less. The ADC is a highly resilient environment with risk monitoring levels not currently sustainable by typical community financial institutions.

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Software Community Fraud Resources 195

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Indeed, the financial institutions surveyed most frequently identified the following as their top challenges in small business lending: Efficiency Process, operations, and staffing Competition Over half of the survey respondents cited efficiency as a challenge when it comes to small business lending. Knowing Your Customer. According to a J.D

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How To Lending Software Survey 195

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The first bank to crack the Top 5 over $50 billion did so in 2020. Communities First Financial Corporation (Now FFB Bancorp) (OTCQX: FFBB) #2. The bank was founded in 1907 and has operated continuously since 1908 with branches in Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. OFG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG) #4.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. The 2020 Census quantified the growth many residents were already sensing: Austin grew by 33% between 2010 and 2020, earning it the rank of fastest-growing large metro. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Texas San Antonio Community Bank Community 182

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. It can clarify roles and responsibilities, encourage timely communication and help community banks operate more efficiently. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, mitigating risk took on a whole new meaning for community banks.

Oregon 91

Oregon Community Bank Community Meeting 91

Cisco

MAY 10, 2022

It is the premier destination for Cisco customers and partners to gain knowledge and to build a community. Few would have predicted existing digital capabilities would scale as efficiently and effectively as they did from 2020 to the present. For year-round thought leadership, check out our FSI blogs.

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Las Vegas Industry Leadership Technology 129

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

Community Bank 164

Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Both sides felt it was time for a leadership transition, according to a person briefed on the decision who asked not to be named because those discussions were private,” CNBC reported. Peloton is one of those other operators, and it recently had better news about itself, courtesy of its latest financial report, released in early November.

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social media Trends Mobile Operations 149

Gonzobanker

JUNE 26, 2020

Visa recently extended work-from-home for most employees through 2020. Bank Director’s 2020 Risk Survey asked banks that had weathered a natural disaster in the last two years if they were satisfied with their institutions’ business continuity plans. The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on financial institutions.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. So first, we’ll look at how two community banks have become trusted pillars of the community through charity work and good old?fashioned billion-asset community bank. Build your community. It’s in their DNA.

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Community Community Bank social media Security 139

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Community Bank Community National Fresno 196

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Tampa North Carolina 91

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

The funding, provided in the form of facility and equity investment, will go toward growth for the company, which said it aims to add 100,000 jobs by 2020. Finch Capital and Fenway Summer Ventures participated in the round, which will bolster the company’s trade finance operations targeting SMBs across Europe. said this week.

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Lending blockchain Capital Software 129

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

It was a cray cray year for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in 2021 coming out of COVID slowdown in 2020. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. THE BANKER AWARDS. Has to be M-O-E.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Social Assurance

APRIL 8, 2020

In times of crisis, we are all looking for inspiration from leaders who can rally others and provide a vision of hope to serve their communities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she has demonstrated servant leadership through uncertain times. Jill, Leadership in Our Communities: . Listen to Our Full Conversation.

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Leadership Community Meeting Operations 15

PopularBank

MAY 27, 2020

Popular Bank Chief Operating Officer Manuel Chinea joined Amigos de Univision and the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey to discuss the current state of small business amid COVID-19 on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Our communities and small businesses are facing an unprecedented time.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

But it seems come early 2020, Amazon Go is taking its next great leap forward — into the grocery game. Personal data can be exploited by foreign intelligence services to amplify the impact of espionage and influence operations,” the letter said. Starting in 2020 anyway, with the produce section. and Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico Video Retail Los Angeles 101

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. Leadership and board members. Sigma aims to streamline business operations. Stripe Atlas (business incorporation tool) and Stripe Sigma (business analytics and reporting) can help simplify business operations.

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Online Company Retail Payments 98

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

At 5X Kony’s expected 2020 revenues of $115M, based on other recent deals in the space the purchase price seems like a decent deal for Temenos. “So Any overlaps between Akcelerant in loan operations and Avoka in sales/origination appear to have been sorted out in the Infinity product line. market expansion. This third U.S.

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United States Texas Austin Kansas City 89

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Taskforce was charged with examining the existing legal and regulatory environment for consumers and financial services providers and making recommendations to the Bureau’s leadership for improving consumer financial laws and regulations. The report consists of two volumes. Public Interest Research Group, and Professor Kathleen Engel.

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Banking 2020

MARCH 10, 2015

Kyle Enger, known for his thought leadership in the world of relationship banking on the West Coast said it best, “Traditional banks have to embrace digital lending in their hometowns to compete.”. Here are a few ways Kyle described how this concept might work: Marketing to the local community and actively becoming a part of it.

Community 40

Community Lending Capital Conference 40

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

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. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Banking 2020

AUGUST 24, 2015

For community banks or credit unions who are thinking about search, what would you say is the easiest way for someone to get started with a program? She later joined the digital leadership team at SunTrust Bank where she was primarily accountable for strategy and operations of their public websites. Sabrina : That makes sense.

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Banking 2020

AUGUST 18, 2015

For community banks or credit unions who are thinking about search, what would you say is the easiest way for someone to get started with a program? She later joined the digital leadership team at SunTrust Bank where she was primarily accountable for strategy and operations of their public websites. Sabrina: That makes sense.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Bunnell; and Doug, Genelle and Jagger Jones.

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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Perficient Bright Paths is a program designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities. See open jobs or join our talent community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more! Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths.

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Milwaukee Software Course Detroit 348

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Takeaway 3 Financial institutions should consider the impact of this rule and prepare for changes to their business operations. Online lenders, platform lenders, and fintechs should also consider sending feedback to the CFPB and considering the ways their operations might be affected. Proposed Rule. Commenters have until Nov.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 8, 2020

These three reasonable outcomes of the “Great Pause” recession produce some concerning results by the fourth quarter of 2020: More than 25% of these banks will have negative earnings More than 70% of banks will have return on assets of less than.25% 25% 140 banks will have capital levels that have fallen below 8%.

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Lending Analytics Analysis Capital 114

PopularBank

JUNE 17, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 has dramatically affected our small business community. Key industries, including hospitality and tourism, that were driving positive projections for 2020 are now those most deeply impacted. Diverse Small Business Lending Activity Will Remain Robust for the Rest of 2020.

Florida 52

Florida Community Miami Lending 52

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. Provident Financial Services, Inc. merges with Lakeland Bancorp. Bravo April!

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2020: #1. 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. billion at September 30, 2020 to $2.8

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