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Tax ID Fraud is Taxing on Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Understanding tax ID fraud FinCrime professionals looking to prevent tax ID fraud, first need to understand the fundamentals of what is happening and their best recourse for prevention. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF) is a silent but dangerous aspect of the tax world.

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Is Small Business Lending Facing a ‘Moment of Reckoning?’

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.”

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

Abrigo

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.

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Survey: Most Americans Plan to Save Their Tax Refunds in 2021

MyBankTracker

The 2021 tax season is likely to stand out from previous years as many Americans might need their tax refunds more than ever. According to a recent MyBankTracker survey, Americans are most likely to put this year’s tax refunds into savings, which may not come as a surprise. percent) of a tax refund for the 2021 tax season.

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The Concentric Relationship Strategy in Banking

South State Correspondent

In recent articles ( here and here and here ), we discussed why banks that take risks to earn higher revenue demonstrate lower performance as measured by return on assets (ROA). This article shares a simple strategy a successful lender (Linda N.) Banks developing and delivering a relationship banking model can outperform the industry.

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The Risk of Interest Rate Movement in Relationship Banking

South State Correspondent

In recent articles ( here and here ), we discussed why banks that take the interest rate movement risk demonstrate lower performance as measured by return on assets (ROA). The second article compared and contrasted community banks’ pay-for-risk and relationship business models.

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The Cost of a Commercial Real Estate Loan

South State Correspondent

In this article, we focus on the cost of originating a commercial real estate loan to give financial institutions both a flavor for their cost structure and benchmarks to measure themselves. Including the cost of funds equates to a net 1.13% profit margin before taxes.

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