Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

These community banks are working to fix that through microlending programs. One of the harsh realities revealed by the flood of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money distributed in 2020 and 2021 is that many businesses and entrepreneurs in need of small-balance loans fell through the cracks. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 saw several US banks announce new transactions despite simmering regulatory pressure Compliance Management Feature M&A Feature3 Compliance/Regulatory Compliance Management Community Banking.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. When it comes to supporting outliers in the Las Vegas community, Lexicon Bank knows how to play its cards. Name: Lexicon Bank. Photo by Sammy Tillery. Assets: $237.6

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 31, 2022

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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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The final RULE is substantially similar to the proposed rule issued in 2021 and requires online (card not present) debit card transactions to be enabled for processing on at least two unaffiliated payment card networks. See the banking industry group February 1, 2022 letter to the Federal Reserve on behalf of the community banks.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But impulse buying – whether at home or in business – can result in waste, so think carefully about areas of your bank or credit union that could benefit next year from a small investment as 2021 draws to a close. Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 Learn More.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Community bankers are embracing innovation like never before—with impressive results. We believe operations is the “engine” that drives every aspect of banking and, ultimately, the bottom line. On a practical level, what steps can community banks take to strengthen their back-office operations? By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the nation still grappling with a global pandemic, bankers’ concerns have shifted, according the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ eighth annual national community bank survey released today. For 2021, the lingering effect of COVID-19 on local economies has created a new concern: historic levels of deposits [.].

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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.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are increasingly interested in diversity and inclusion (D&I) compliance requirements for financial institutions. Here are the key areas of D&I policies and practices that community banks may need if these requirements change or become mandatory. On March 18, 2021, Rep.

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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. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 21, 2020

How banks and credit unions responded to the pandemic can help them solve thorny technology, data, leadership and culture challenges. The post COVID Lessons Community Financial Institutions Must Apply in 2021 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

The FedNow Service is launching in early 2023, giving community banks about a year to plan. Here’s how community bankers, payments experts and fintech vendors suggest using the time to prepare. With less than a year until the scheduled launch of the FedNow Service, community banks are still awaiting updates on specifics. “In

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Community bankers tell us why. First State Bank & Trust in Williston, N.D., started developing its digital lending platform about three years ago—and the bank is really glad it did. “I’m Chris Jundt, First State Bank & Trust. Community banks have really propelled themselves into this journey in a fantastic way.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition to these technology-oriented improvements, there are also a variety of process improvements that many banks can make that are cost-free. Moving all customers to digital statements, restructuring compliance reviews and employee onboarding are just some of the more popular efforts that banks are undertaking in 2023.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Community banks can get up to speed on current legislation and regulations to both protect their customers from unauthorized or false deposit account transactions and to prevent them from happening in the future. of Regulation E specifies the timing and steps banks must take to investigate and resolve EFT errors consumers allege.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 29, 2021

The post Replacing Libor: Still a Priority Job for 2021 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. A portfolio of benchmarks is emerging to meet bankers’ diverse rate needs as Libor recedes in history’s rearview mirror.

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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. By Stephanie Vozza.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

Business Research Insights estimates the worldwide shadow banking system to be over $53 trillion in 2021 and believes it will grow to $85 trillion by 2031, a 5% compound annual growth rate (see table). EDP students think this could have a significant impact on their banks. Office buildings are emptying around the U.S.,

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2021: #1. Each employee has an ownership stake in the bank through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan. In 2021, the bank expensed over $530 thousand to the ESOP to benefit employees. MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Faced with several transitional issues, here’s how these community banks gained support from their new providers to adapt to the change. Two years before changing core processors, Asian Bank began conducting weekly meetings to brainstorm attributes its dream core provider would possess. When Del Norte Bank in Del Norte, Colo.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

When it comes to actualizing a digital-first banking strategy, Brown said that compared to individual consumers, the trajectory within the small business segment is three to four times as great. We think it’s great,” he said, adding that when the ecosystem thrives, it’s good for the overall industry, expanding the pie and creating more value.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Experts say the move will not go unnoticed when the accounting standards begin to take effect for public companies in 2021. According to Cherry Bekaert LLP , Bank of America has allocated a 50-person team to prepare for adjusted credit loss standards. However, small community banks without such resources are sounding their concerns.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“A lot of people have this notion that it will never happen to my business or my bank, because it’s too small,” says Linda Comerford, assistant vice president of incident response and cyber services at AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The bank was only able to get fully up and running after it paid a negotiated ransom.”.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In this feature, we’ll look at a number of ways you can continue to build trust—an especially crucial task as the pandemic continues, telecommuting persists and consumer banking practices evolve. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. billion-asset community bank.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. Cornerstone Advisors continues to sound the drum that bank executives have way too little visibility into the spend and target outcomes of their technology investments.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A look at ABA’s government relations agenda for 2021. The post Amid Rising Uncertainty, a Path Forward appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. It’s certainly an interesting time to be a community bank, but there are still plenty of ways to make efficiencies with an eye on profitability. ? How can they counteract these effects and maximize financial efficiency?

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

As financial marketers finalize their 2021 marketing plans, the focus for the the new year will center on executing new organizational goals, addressing changing consumer demands and behaviors and learning and experimenting with new marketing channels and tactics in evolving their marketing strategy. Social Media Stories.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

As financial marketers finalize their 2021 marketing plans, the focus for the the new year will center on executing new organizational goals, addressing changing consumer demands and behaviors and learning and experimenting with new marketing channels and tactics in evolving their marketing strategy. Social Media Stories.

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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. American Bank, National Association.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The data is intended to help the CFPB enforce fair lending laws and could also be used by the government and small business lenders to identify the needs of businesses, said Michelle Lucci, Abrigo Regulatory Compliance Manager. Lucci said the entities required to collect more data will include more than just banks and credit unions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

But those same payments mechanisms must be in compliance with various regulatory and legal frameworks. A lot of banks are still in a learning mode … I don't think that every bank – from community banks all the way up to bulge bracket banks – are going to dive in and suddenly launch stablecoins,” Allaire said.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Now that’s what you call a change of momentum.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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