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How to prepare for FedNow: 5 Steps for your financial institution

Abrigo

Make FedNow work for your bank or credit union. The FedNow Service enables community financial institutions to stay competitive by meeting instant payment demands. This blog outlines five essential steps and considerations for an effective FedNow implementation. Implement it smoothly with these tips on preparing for FedNow.

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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

Abrigo

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. This reflects a larger industry trend. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket.

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Preparing for Section 1071

Abrigo

2) To enable communities, governmental entities, and creditors to identify business and community development needs and opportunities of women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses. In fact, it took a lawsuit initiated by a California community group in 2019 to get things moving. Those implementing regulations were coming.

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In Banking, Soft Skills Remain Blah Blah Blah

Jeff For Banks

Why is it so common in community banks? Peter Principle is alive and well in banking. We elevate superior performers in their functional position to leadership positions to which they are ill prepared. So what does a $40 million in revenue community bank do? Do I Think Leadership Is Important?

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Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017

Celent Banking

Ecoboost engine, FIS's long-term goal is to create build-once, deploy-everywhere core banking components that can be configured in various ways to support the need of a small community bank, boutique wealth manager, or a high-scale retail bank. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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Building your growth plan: Key metrics to consider - Part 4

Abrigo

At the same time, early adopters of new technologies, like mega banks, are edging out community banks and credit unions in the fight for customers and creating a rapidly consolidating industry. For community banks and credit unions that want to continue to thrive, the way forward is growth.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: We flourish in times of change

Independent Banker

“When community bankers join their voices, they are a powerful force, taking the industry to new levels.”. I will be meeting with the Council of State Community Bank Associations and then gathering with ICBA leadership bankers at our fall meetings in West Virginia. Where I’ll be this month. Responses are due Nov.