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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. For other borrowers, the $596 million-asset community bank allowed deferrals of principal or, in some cases, full payment deferrals. Photo: R.J.

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How to reduce the regulatory burden on community banks

Abrigo

In recent months, the momentum around reducing the regulatory burden on the nation’s community banks has continued to gain steam. However, the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, leaving resource-constrained community banks to cope with new demands. The second idea is community bank exemption from the Volcker Rule.

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Eastern Bank Readying For IPO

PYMNTS

Boston-based Eastern Bank , the nation’s largest mutual, is pushing ahead with plans to go public and shed its long-time format in a move that could raise nearly $2 billion, according to a press release. The more than 200-year-old bank, originally founded 1818, has filed plans notifying the U.S.

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WeWork, Sweetgreen Pair On Order-Ahead

PYMNTS

The collaboration is in seven cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C., With this capital, Sweetgreen wants to expand its business into other food categories, as well as look into blockchain technology to assist in the transparency of its supply chain. “As

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How Spend Tools Feed Food Banks’ Need For Accountability

PYMNTS

The new Workforce Spend Playbook highlights the newest solutions helping SMBs to more effectively manage their capital, and focus on their expansion ambitions. These organizations face increased demand during the holidays — when they deliver food to communities in need. billion in value by 2025. Inside The Playbook.

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

PYMNTS

At the same time, many early stage startups, particularly in the technology sector, still have access to traditional financing, like venture capital and private equity. Last week, small business accounting company ScaleFactor released a new survey on how SMBs access capital. Localizing Capital.

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

PYMNTS

Though not venture capital, the private equity raised for New Jersey-chartered community bank Cross River Bank is noteworthy not only for its impressive price tag of $100 million, but for its reflection of investors’ support for financial institutions that collaborate with the tech startup scene. Cross River Bank.

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