Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Clearly, community banks in the region have plenty of opportunities to do what they do best: forge deep and lasting relationships with their customers and communities. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. and MarketInvoice.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The New York-based company announced the launch of a health care lending unit after capitalizing on recent bank failures to add seven deposit-focused banking groups this spring and summer.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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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Abrigo

OCTOBER 1, 2014

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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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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South State Correspondent

MAY 23, 2022

Customers and competitors are challenging community banks to extend loan duration – borrowers are eager to lock fixed rates before they rise further, and many competitors are happy to oblige. But what are the optimal fixed terms for community banks given today’s interest rate, credit, and liquidity environment? The Lending Curve.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2020

Key Takeaways The soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) aims to fulfill a need for mid-sized businesses to access relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The MSLP aims to be a lifeline for businesses that may have been too big to participate in the PPP, but too small to access corporate lending facilities. learn more.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. Asia Capital & Advisors led the round, reports said, while Global eTrade Services and Curzon Investments also participated. Apollo Agriculture.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

But the latest initiatives reveal a growing interest in transforming internal processes, particularly among smaller banks looking to upgrade their core infrastructure and elevate small business lending operations. Hawthorn River Eyes Open Banking for Community FIs. Equiniti Eyes APIs for Risk Management. Yet maturation is low.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The poll was conducted by a San Francisco-based advocacy group called Small Business Majority, and its CEO John Arensmeyer has been a proponent of community grants that exist outside of the formal banking system that has controlled government aid up to this point. Most small businesses don’t have a lending relationship with a bank.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

Leveraging the efficiencies gained from lending software Banks and credit unions that leverage an integrated lending and credit platform reap the benefits of a consistent, efficient and defensible lending program. Lending and Credit Software. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

This development should strongly motivate community banks to consider the benefits of loan-level hedging. The graph below shows loan repricing buckets for three asset-sized groups of banks: under $1B, $1B to $3B, and over $25B in assets. The proportion of fixed-rate loans has increased for community banks over the past four years.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The round was led by Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures and more. Aave recently announced its governance model to help the community access more participation, with old Aave token LEND now able to be swapped for the new Aave token at a ratio of 100 LEND to 1 Aave.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Small business lending activity across the globe is in flux. China saw a whopping 17 percent increase in small business lending in Q1, while U.S. We break down the latest on SME lending in these key markets. That’s despite this age group making up a quarter of the overall population. A dip of 1.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Put forth by a consortium of Philadelphia-area advocacy groups and academics, a Regenerator is a kind of public-private partnership that will coordinate available resources and find new ones to help individual businesses survive. “As The federal role will extend beyond capital,” Katz noted.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The grants are part of the San Jose, California-based worldwide online payments system’s $530 million pledge made earlier this year to strengthen minority communities and fight for economic equality and racial justice. “To In addition to the donations, PayPal employees volunteered to work with these nonprofits.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Perry's perspective is clearly focused on shareholder value and may be viewed as shareholder primacy, a sometimes derogatory term because pursuing shareholder value could be done at the expense of other stakeholders, such as employees, customers, and communities. Raised capital in late 2019. In 2018, started its LIHTC lending line.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 13, 2022

Critics of big banks wrote in support of the concept that the FDIC consult with the CFPB on merger applications, one group even going so far as to say the CFPB should have the authority to prevent a merger.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. Necessity is the mother of invention. Behind the Numbers .

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

La Plata County commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton champions First Southwest Bank’s innovative lending. First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

NYMBUS secured Series D financing (led by Insight Partners), partnered with Hurdlr for small business banking; with Atty Bank, Saint Louis Bank ’s legal community bank; and with Roger, Citizens Bank of Edmond ’s military niche bank. Numerated , a business lending origination platform, partnered with Finastra for a LaserPro integration.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. It provides credit lines to individuals and has usually worked in communities without much access to banks. Alcanza Capital and Bontu. In Mexico and Colombia, it has loaned more than $1 billion total to various clients.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The West Virginia community bank is helping small-business customers get the financing they need while continually seeking new ideas to plan for its own future. Consider, for example, its commercial lending approach. The SBA West Virginia District Office named it the West Virginia Community Lender of the Year for 2021.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Although the 2022 Top 5 are holding their own and two of them remain in today's Top 5, the 2021 edition included one bank that failed (SVB Financial Group) and one that is voluntarily liquidating (Silvergate). Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. What a difference a year makes! The Bancorp, Inc.

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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. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. said the company saw BHL Holdings lead the second Series A funding round, while Nire Capital and existing backers Concentric, Seedcamp and Beazley also participated. Reports in Verdict.co.uk

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure. This article explores the risk and what to do about it.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The SVB Takeaway For Community Banks Community banks should continue to monitor their deposit base, liability sensitivities, and duration risks. Notably, most community banks’ duration risk is in the loan portfolio. The proportion of fixed-rate loans has increased for community banks over the past four years.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a high note. Investors from IVP, Madrona Venture Group and Meritech Capital all joined the fold, while existing backers CapitalG and Sequoia Capital led the round. Automation Anywhere.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

“If you ever want to really scare a bank, ask for a business loan and say you’ve moved six times in five years – they’ll start looking behind you for the group of angry landlords.”. And so with his friend, former Capital One executive and former South African Air Force member Mickey Konson, he founded StreetShares , Inc.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Southern Bancorp partners with other community banks to increase loan accessibility and financial literacy to low-income customers. As CEO of Southern Bancorp, Darrin Williams wants to promote relationships between community banks and CDFIs to create more prosperous communities. Better serving its communities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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