Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. By Roshan McArthur. Name: Beneficial State Bank. Assets: $1.5 Location: Oakland, Calif. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif., wears this mission proudly.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Is the credit union market ready for its close-up? It’s a market that is showing clear signs of growth. Another potential rule change is being considered in court, as the American Banker Association (ABA) is challenging the new membership rules of the NCUA, claiming the administration is overstepping the limits imposed by Congress.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits. If their platitudes about scale are correct, then the largest FIs should logically demonstrate better shareholder returns, right?

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Community Community Bank 78

South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Our teams just returned from back-to-back weeks at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando and Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Gartner focused on technology infrastructure, while Money 20/20 was around fintech and payments. Despite those challenges, we pulled out the top ten needle-moving ideas and ten smaller, exciting ideas to bring to your organization.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. who oversees 32 loan officers dedicated to providing the loans. FirstBank, which has $2.3

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Well, you can cross the last one off your list, because THE AWARDS ARE HERE.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 31, 2015

If you’ve been keeping up with the blog, you’ve seen enough Sneak Peek posts to know that FinovateFall is just around the corner. In fact, in just two weeks, on September 16 & 17, we’ll open up the networking hall in the New York Hilton Midtown ( register here ). Who else can you expect to see there?

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New York Financial Technology California Conference 12

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Money20/20 became quite the event in a very short time, with 10,000 – count ’em – attendees up from 2,300 only three years ago. Bankers had long suspected MCX’s plan was to bypass the Visa/MasterCard rails by processing transactions as ACH. The logistics. Would we all take that growth? Big stories/buzz. Apple Pay … not.

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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. Keeping up communication. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. LESS THAN $250 MILLION.

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Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths. Celeste Rowe’s Bright Paths Project: Grow Better.

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Milwaukee Software Course Detroit 348

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. Brutal competition is an everyday affair, as are product and price commoditization. They have a very simple answer to all of these headwinds: Bring. But that’s for next year. First, find a comfy chair.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Bob Moore, Augusta Food Bank’s executive director, says traffic was backed up for miles. That day’s event was just one of the many ways in which Kennebec Savings Bank stepped up to help its community in 2020. A local stalwart since its founding in 1870, the community bank was signed into existence by Civil War hero and Gov.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will start granting limited-purpose bank charters to fintech companies, From OCC Grants New Charter to Fintech Firms — with Strings Attached | American Banker. From In payments, the US is an emerging market | Consult Hyperion. This announcement is, I think, really important.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Employees are back to work.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

GonzoBanker of the Year – We have to give this to Banc of California CEO Steven A. Banc of California went from $900 million in total assets five years ago to nearly $5 billion today. Bank Merger of the Year – California United Bank and 1 st Enterprise Bank in Los Angeles. That’s one helluva move up.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Sure, we bought some December options on west Texas crude at $100 a barrel, but it was only with a third of the 401(k)—plenty of time to make that up, right? It’s hard for any banker to avoid gulping at the sheer long-term performance of George Gleason II and his team at the Bank of the Ozarks. ” – Tom Armstrong. That’s two.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Long-time Free-Space Optics (FSO) player AOptix has shut up shop and is selling off its assets at auction next week… the company is currently trying to shop around its intellectual property. For those who’ve been reading, we’ve had failure on the brain recently. Some of the fail-related research we’ve issued includes: The Downround Tracker.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

So pick up your ticket while you still can and join the 1,500-person gathering in Manhattan September 16 & 17. That means that our annual NYC conference – FinovateFall – is only a two weeks away. AcceptEmail serves today’s consumers with online, real-time email payments.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 21, 2020

While they are working towards a resolution, it leaves bankers in a cloud of smoke. While they are working towards a resolution, it leaves bankers in a cloud of smoke. Key Takeaways The number of institutions banking cannabis grew significantly in 2019. Compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) is going green… or is it?

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While they are working towards a resolution, it leaves bankers in a cloud of smoke. While there is still uncertainty about what banking legislation will pass, FIs are slowly but surely gaining more guidance on how to bank cannabis. Compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) is going green… or is it? If so, how do you bank them?

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