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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. Launched: 2021. Julieann Thurlow, Reading Cooperative Bank. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Evaluating New Tech Investments – Let the Purpose Define Your Strategy

Jack Henry

Investments in financial technology have been increasing for years, but the events of the last 18 months have created a new sense of urgency for community banks and credit unions to fine-tune their digital strategies across the spectrum of various fintech investments.

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Federal banking agencies issue guide for community banks on conducting due diligence on fintech companies

CFPB Monitor

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Banks are instructed to reference relevant guidance from the agencies that is listed in a footnote.

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FDIC: Bank Profits Rise in Fourth Quarter, Full Year

ABA Community Banking

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $63.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, a 7.4% billion, the FDIC reported today in its Quarterly Banking Profile. The post FDIC: Bank Profits Rise in Fourth Quarter, Full Year appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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FDIC: Bank Profits Increase 281% in Second Quarter

ABA Community Banking

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $70.4 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a 281% increase from a year ago, the FDIC reported today in its Quarterly Banking Profile. The post FDIC: Bank Profits Increase 281% in Second Quarter appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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99% of FDIC Supervised Banks Rated Satisfactory or Better for Consumer Compliance

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC said today that 99% of the banks it supervises were rated satisfactory or better for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act compliance, as of the end of 2021. The post 99% of FDIC Supervised Banks Rated Satisfactory or Better for Consumer Compliance appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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