Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Under the leadership of CEO Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank is pursuing an ambitious mission of financial activism and strong corporate values. 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. Photo: Ashley Courter.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The skills needed to succeed in the workplace are changing, with companies placing greater value on soft skills like communication and leadership. In response, community banks have an opportunity to revisit hiring policies and training programs. Being a community bank, our customers are our neighbors. By Roshan McArthur.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The group’s website describes its projects as “supporting state and local officials” and “driving new actions in communities, in court, and in government.” Among the legislative initiatives, the group describes as a discrete project the “California Borrower Bill of Rights.”

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Groups California Leadership Resources 79

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

California -based digital bank Mercury has announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding that will be used to build a bank for startups. The round was led by CRV, and Saar Gur from CRV will be joining the Mercury board.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Communities First Financial Corporation (Now FFB Bancorp) (OTCQX: FFBB) #2. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Treasury to be used to help underserved communities bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic. Coastal Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CCB) #3. OFG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG) #4. The Bancorp, Inc.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

From the local community to state leadership, we appreciate the tremendous support from elected officials for this project, and we look forward to growing in the Peach State.” “This facility will create hundreds of new jobs with competitive pay and great benefits starting on day one.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

state of California recently found out the hard way. In consultation with district and college leadership, outside cybersecurity experts and law enforcement, a payment of $28,000 was made by the district. There are some downsides to life in the digital age, as a college in the U.S. Francisco C.

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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. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Careem has quickly leapt to the leadership of ridesharing within the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] regions by delivering rapid innovation and customer growth, and it is spearheading new ways to transport people from point A to point B.”. What’s New. What’s next for automaker-backed venture capital firms?

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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Community Bank Community National Fresno 196

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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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. “We Community banks also are likely to see increased regulatory scrutiny of agricultural loans this year. Ongoing concerns.

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Community Bank Kansas City Community Iowa 70

FICO

APRIL 3, 2020

When it comes to the financial fallout, small businesses, including smaller community banks, will take the biggest hit. Community banks should be prepared to provide SBA loans, if possible, and see whether emergency loans are a viable option. Be Creative, Engaged Community Leaders. Community banks are just that—in the community.

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Community Bank Community Lending social media 52

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. By Roshan McArthur.

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Community Bank Community Leadership Millennials 91

Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

A Pennsylvania community bank’s perspective on the rewards and potential perils of developing a separate business line. Forming new business lines—if carefully planned and considered—can be a potentially significant way for a community bank to boost revenues and profits. which had long-established ties to the local community.

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Operations Community Bank Community Management 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Our clients showed banking at its best – obsessed with customer well-being, good corporate citizenship, and strong community focus. Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar! Bravo Brett and team!

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

1 went live over Labor Day weekend 1995 from founder Pierre Omidyar’s San Jose, California, living room. The goal was to offer an easy mechanism within the eBay community to disseminate information on which sellers to trust and which to avoid. That idea was initially rejected by eBay’s leadership, by Icahn who ultimately prevailed.

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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. It’s time to toast the conquerors and skewer the laggards, GonzoBankers. THE BANKING AWARDS.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2015

Zixta Martinez, Assistant Director of Community Affairs, CFPB. On the consumer advocate panel were: Paulina Gonzales, Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition. Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Human Rights. The CFPB panel included: Richard Cordray, Director, CFPB.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 25, 2016

Its mission is to serve the financial services developer community. Establish technical leadership of the industry while educating the market. Interested in joining the fray? FinDEVr is the only conference focused on the technology side of fintech. Showcase new technology and the inspiration behind it.

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UX Case Study Leadership California 15

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 24, 2016

Establish technical leadership of the industry while educating the market. Its mission is to serve the financial services developer community. And that’s a big deal for developers seeking to reach a technical audience in the fintech and financial services industry. Showcase new technology and the inspiration behind it.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 20, 2016

Its mission is to serve the financial services developer community. Establish technical leadership of the industry while educating the market. If you want to reach 600+ technical attendees in the fintech and financial services industry, submit an application this week (see below for more details).

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. First Community Bank of the Heartland, Inc.

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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

“I can think of no better place and time to discuss how we move our country forward through economic inclusiveness and more resilient communities. As one of the founding members of City Possible, the City and County of Honolulu appreciates Mastercard’s leadership in working toward more inclusive and resilient cities.”.

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Honolulu San Jose Conference Leadership 108

Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Perficient Bright Paths is a program designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities. Technology Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap, ForeignKeys, Jinja | APIs Used: Used data from “California regulations of possibly harmful products”, which was a CSV file.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

“I can think of no better place and time to discuss how we move our country forward through economic inclusiveness and more resilient communities. As one of the founding members of City Possible, the City and County of Honolulu appreciates Mastercard’s leadership in working toward more inclusive and resilient cities.”.

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Honolulu San Jose Conference Leadership 100

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. In fact, it took a lawsuit initiated by a California community group in 2019 to get things moving. California Reinvestment Coalition v.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

OCTOBER 28, 2014

From Revealed: Tricks Thieves Use to Steal From You in Supermarket | NBC Southern California ]. I anticipate a balkanisation, a move away from a universal ID to ID’s that are specific to communities, to transaction types and to services. The next day, they got a moving violation on the freeway and showed police Martha’s license.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 11, 2019

New leadership could mean renewed energy and competitive spirit at NCR. While vendor mergers tend to go wrong more often than they go right, the Cornerstone team sees little fallout risk with this deal and actually believes it’s indicative of some renewed energy and competitive spirit at NCR under new leadership.

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Atlanta Digital Banking Analytics Leadership 137

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Notable projects: The Mayo Clinic OB Nest explores ways for women with low-risk pregnancies to reduce the number of their in-person doctor visits through a combination of dedicated nurses, a special online community, and in-home monitoring. Notable projects: MedSync Advantage is a web-based tool developed in-house by the Fuse team.

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Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

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. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

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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Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

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. Did we hear a whaaaa?

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CVB Financial acquires Community Bank. These are two longtime classy Southern California outfits dedicated to building relationships versus a transactional commercially focused bank powerhouse. Another example of sincerity and innovation making an impact on local communities. Easy as a golf swing. Bank Purchase of the Year.

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Fintech Conference Innovation Community 105

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

Their Bank, Our Bank, the Quality Bank: A History of the First Interstate Bank of California 1982 Kerry Killinger Killinger, Kerry Nothing is Too Big to Fail: How the Last Financial Crisis Informs Today 2021 Charles P. Bye Bye Banks: The End of Community Banking as an Engine of Economic Growth 2010 Robert H. Kibbie Kibbie, Daniel C.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a result, the 2020 Rule will likely face an uphill battle to remain intact when reviewed by new HUD leadership. In Inclusive Communities , which was decided in 2015, the U. The 2020 Rule has been widely criticized by consumer advocates and HUD’s proposal of the 2020 Rule met with strong criticism from Democratic lawmakers.

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Massachusetts Leadership Analysis Community 78

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

It represents the CFPB’s second rulemaking agenda under Director Kraninger’s leadership. The CFPB has published its Fall 2019 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget.

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