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Agricultural Alert!

Independent Banker

This leaves federal crop insurance support as a key risk-management tool. It’s a crucial risk-management tool” for 1.7 In a surprise move, congressional leadership sought to reduce the crop insurance program by $3 billion at the end of 2015 to offset other spending initiatives. Robert Johansson, USDA economist.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. We salute a legend of lending and credit union leadership. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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

Independent Banker

Regulators haven’t yet broached the subject with them. The greater concern is how the regulatory agencies will expect us to update our risk profile based on climate factors.”. Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a writer in California. Addressing ESG is one thing,” she says. Planning for increased compliance costs.

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Preparing for Section 1071

Abrigo

In 2011, the CFPB interpreted Section 1071 to mean that obligations for financial institutions to collect, maintain, and submit data “do not arise until the [CFPB] issues implementing regulations and those regulations take effect.” Those implementing regulations were coming. California Reinvestment Coalition v.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This was a terrific combination of two education-focused cooperatives across both Southern and Northern California markets. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. Credit Union Merger of the Year.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

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Regulator Award. The all-powerful banking regulator claimed that car dealers discriminated against minority borrowers—by guessing the race of borrowers based on last names and addresses in loan files, and claimed racism if the people they guessed were minorities seemed to be paying higher rates. ‘Are You Freakin’ Kidding Me?’

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award! Seems like maybe this has been forgotten when it comes to these regulations. This award must go to the Federal Reserve. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

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