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Community Banks Embrace Faster Payments’ Competitive Edge

PYMNTS

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. Photo by Dennis Burnett.

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Optimizing Capital: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions

Abrigo

The following is an excerpt from the Sageworks whitepaper "Optimizing Capital: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions". trillion in assets and thousands of employees) or tiny Oakwood State Bank in Texas (with $6.5 trillion in assets and thousands of employees) or tiny Oakwood State Bank in Texas (with $6.5

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A Rising Texas Star

Independent Banker

Capital market access and employee ownership help fuel Veritex Community Bank’s rapid growth. After a career of nearly three decades as a banker serving various community and regional institutions in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, C. Veritex is a combination of the words “veritas,” which means truth in Latin, and “Texas.”

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A bridge to affordable housing

Independent Banker

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Location: The Woodlands, Texas. Assets: $9 billion. Generational wealth typically starts with home ownership. The largest purchase families make is typically their home.”.

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Aura Completes $50M Social Bond For 32K+ Loans

PYMNTS

Aura , a community development financial institution that provides cost-friendly loans to families, has completed a $50 million private social bond issuance, the company announced on Thursday (Mar. The money from the issuance will allow for 32,561 credit-building loans to what the company calls underserved and underbanked communities.

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5 payments trends you should know about

Independent Banker

Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. We’ve got capital market resets that are potentially happening, technology advancements and continued heightened digital expectations. As 2023 kicks off, community banks can respond to today’s payments landscape by addressing five key trends. By Colleen Morrison.

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