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Small banks' battle to thwart unemployment scams

American Banker

Peoples Bank in Arkansas and Main Street Bank in Massachusetts are getting smarter about spotting suspicious transactions tied to unemployment benefit fraud as well as warning customers what to watch out for.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

PYMNTS

Speaking before Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the rest of the committee, witnesses from the Fed and other areas of the payments community offered their support to FedNow — but not without caveats. Accessibility Beyond Big Banks.

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Looking back at 2019's community bankers to watch

American Banker

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks.