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3 ways for community banks to capitalize on the “buy local” movement

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Today’s youth and others across all age groups are placing a significant importance on consuming local food, developing local relationships and improving local communities. This is great news for community banks. A recent American Banker article discussed why the local food movement is good for community banking.

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Leveraging relationships: How community banks can win against mega-banks

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Some of the most pressing challenges facing community banks and credit unions in the current banking environment include narrow interest rate margins, increasing pressure from regulators, and competition with “too-big-to-fail” mega-banks.

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The top lending & credit risk blogs of the year

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download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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FASB: No Delay for CECL Implementation Date

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The decision appears to mark the board’s final word on ongoing petitions from community banks and credit unions who asked for a delay or total exemption. 2 FASB meeting were the complexity of some aspects of CECL, “onerous data collection” requirements, and capital implications. Download the "CECL Prep Kit.". CECL Models.

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How to Establish Quality Fintech Partnerships

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DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER . A key reason for the expanded partnership came down to these alignment factors. A key reason for the expanded partnership came down to these alignment factors. “It’s cloud-based, so it’s easy to make changes on the fly,” said Daniel Fowler, a Credit Administrator at Capital City Bank. Download Guide.

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Compliance burdens: Reducing bank products and services

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The ABA’s 2015 Survey of Bank Compliance Officers , conducted February through March 2015, had participation from more than 450 financial institutions, with almost 80 percent being community banks. A recent Forbes commentary, Dodd-Frank, Community Bank Decline, And The Effect On U.S.

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Stressing the importance of stress tests

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Thursday also served as a preview for their shareholders of what’s to come next Wednesday, when the Fed announces whether it has approved of each bank’s plans to return some of the reserved capital to shareholders, following the positive results. ” Blog Bank'