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FinTech Firms Ease Resistance To California SMB Borrower Protection Rules

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Heightening efforts among policymakers across the globe to expand customer protections in the financial services (FinServ) space have largely left small business (SMB) banking and lending untouched. rejected the Treasury Select Committee ‘s regulations to introduce stricter small business borrower protections for the banking industry.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

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wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. That love of community has defined his career.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

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Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

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Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.;

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One SME Lender’s Take On Regulation And Transparency

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One of these lenders, Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution , better known as Clearinghouse CDFI, offers an interesting view into the state of SME finance. The company takes a more narrow focus to small business lending than some other FIs by targeting the western U.S. A Regional Reach. A Regulatory Touch.

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A digital-first bank for south Florida

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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. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Name: Locality Bank. Assets: $55 million. Filling a need.

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Regulators Give Wells Fargo’s Top Examiner The Boot

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The lead regulator for U.S. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency accused Wells Fargo of an “extensive and pervasive pattern” of discriminatory and illegal lending practices for years. The OCC also lowered its overall score of Wells Fargo’s compliance with community banking laws to “needs to improve.”.