Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Observing the gap in pandemic relief in south Florida due to a lack of local community banks, a trio of banking veterans teamed up to form a digital-first community bank—and were granted a charter in record time to support local businesses. Name: Locality Bank. Keith Costello, Locality Bank.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Those implementing regulations were coming. In fact, it took a lawsuit initiated by a California community group in 2019 to get things moving.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. This bill of “personal financial data rights” is similar to the California Privacy Protection Act that is already in force for banks doing business in CA.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2017

The lead regulator for U.S. banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, removed Wells Fargo’s most senior bank examiner, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Bradley Linskens was reportedly removed from his position as a result of the bank’s unauthorized accounts scandal that surfaced last year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

13) civilly charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and Carrie Tolstedt, ex-head of Wells Fargo’s Community Bank, with allegedly misleading investors in connection with the bank’s unauthorized accounts scandal. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) on Friday (Nov. Stumpf agreed to settle the charges by paying a $2.5

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. Bank execs looking to champion a BaaS initiative must find the balance between the traditional business case model and an innovative investment strategy to drive future growth.

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American Banker

JULY 9, 2020

Two state assembly members introduced legislation that would let the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank accept deposits from public entities and provide financing to small businesses and local governments.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Surprise overdraft fees and charges incurred by consumers who cash bad checks likely violate the law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said. His message was especially notable because it was aimed at smaller institutions that have gotten less scrutiny from Washington.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Regulators warn once again about rising CRE concentrations and risks. Just about every community bank makes commercial real estate loans. A whopping 95 percent of ICBA members are active commercial real estate (CRE) lenders, according to the latest ICBA Community Bank Lending Survey. Smart for California.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Almost every bank and brand we spoke with will increase their investment in these two areas for 2023. This was followed by a focus on banking-as-a-service, embedded finance, open banking, Web 3.0, cyber, infrastructure, and regulation. Small Idea – Policy and Regulations are Lagging But Are Going in Banking’s Favor.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The panel members are: Claire Kramer-Mills, Assistant Vice President and Director of Community Development Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The panel will be moderated by Elena Babinecz, Managing Counsel in the Bureau’s Office of Regulations. David Burton, Senior Fellow in Economic Policy, Heritage Foundation.

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American Banker

JUNE 8, 2016

A longtime California bank regulator and executive has joined the board at Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Under the right circumstances, providing residential mortgages that fall outside of the new federal Qualified Mortgage definition could help a community bank grow its lending, some community bankers say. a $613 million-asset community bank serving central and northern Wisconsin that engages in non-QM lending.

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Community Bank Lending Community Survey 70

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Communities First Financial Corporation (OTCQX: CFST) Communities First Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Fresno First Bank , which opened in December 2005 dedicated to meeting the banking needs of businesses, professionals, and successful individuals in Central California. Well done! #3

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The state's financial regulator sent a subpoena to an auto-title lender seeking information about its partnership with a Utah bank, marking the first public disclosure of an investigation into efforts to evade a 2019 law capping interest rates on many consumer loans.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Reactions to the regulations have run the gamut, as one might have expected after what was an extremely contentious five-year effort to bring federal regulation to an industry that had previously only been state-regulated. By the CFPB’s own estimates, the regulations as written will cut the number of short-term loans in the U.S.

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Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

However, the farm community already is being forced to defend even this scaled-back safety net. million farms and the community banks that lend to them each growing season, Scanlan points out. Community banks also are likely to see increased regulatory scrutiny of agricultural loans this year. Ongoing concerns.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Reactions to the regulations have run the gamut, as one might have expected after what was an extremely contentious five-year effort to bring federal regulation to an industry that had previously only been state regulated. By the CFPB’s own estimates, the regulations as written will cut the number of short-term loans in the U.S.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Half a dozen years ago, the community bank held $13 million in auto loans. Currently the bank has a little less than $40 million in assets, according to President and CEO C. MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va.,

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Half a dozen years ago, the community bank held $13 million in auto loans. Currently the bank has a little less than $40 million in assets, according to President and CEO C. MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va.,

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Abrigo

MARCH 20, 2015

In the last several years following the Great Recession, the health of banks in the U.S. For the largest of American financial institutions – those that much of the public banks with for checking, mortgages and auto loans – stress testing regulations have been passed and executed to avoid a repeat of 2008.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

Banks are most afraid of big tech, just when these players face regulation. However, between anti-trust regulations, algorithm investigations and states focused on privacy (e.g., California CCPA), it’s hard to imagine just how far techies will be able to upend the nuts and bolts of the banking industry.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

After the financial crisis led to a long nationwide drought in the creation of new banks, the second de novo bank application in less than a year has been submitted in California.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

He said community banks and credit unions (CUs) have tended be on the trailing edge when it comes to digital. With the new regulations, what needs to be considered is that most organizations don’t even know what data exists in their organization,” said Hajimusa. So, there is a balance that needs to be struck.”.

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American Banker

JULY 6, 2016

The number of customers who obtained 10 payday loans in 2015 outnumbered those who obtained just one, the California Department of Business Oversight said in a report Wednesday.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

With prices rational and revenue pinched, there were some nice acquisitions by many banks. Bancorp for grabbing MUFG Union Bank. Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. Heavy-handed regulators. 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.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Following the passage of the November ballot initiative, it is hugely important that cannabis businesses in the nation's largest state be able to secure bank accounts, at a minimum.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Despite some controversy about the deal bidding structure, the point is that MB got close to $5 billion for the franchise and locked in an exchange rate before the bank equity market softened. Bank Purchase of the Year. CVB Financial acquires Community Bank. Megan Caywood goes from Starling Bank to Barclays.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As voters in California, Florida and nine other states decide whether to legalize marijuana, the results may force Congress to resolve differences between federal and state laws that have paralyzed much of the banking industry.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Community banks and their customers don’t need to be concerned about the legality of digitally signed documents. Electronic signatures are accepted by banking regulators and meet state standards under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Howard Schneider is a financial writer in California. Legal aspects.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Change Agent of the Year.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. Community bank marketing resources. Two very strong and focused community banks unite to combine big bank reach with community bank style and make the bet that it can scale to $15 billion and beyond.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital banking solutions for community banks and credit unions. A turnkey solution incorporating CRM, invoicing and payments into a simple solution for the business delivered through the bank’s digital banking solution. They are showing three use cases, now “Whitefall Bank & Trust.”

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Samsung Mobile User Experience Google 69

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

Fidor Bank introduced community banking five years ago. Now it is the first bank to offer open RESTful APIs with OAuth2.0, Why it’s a must-see: Most FinTechs still need banks because of regulation and processing. Fidor Bank provides both regulative support and strong technology.

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