Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“A lot of people have this notion that it will never happen to my business or my bank, because it’s too small,” says Linda Comerford, assistant vice president of incident response and cyber services at AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The bank was only able to get fully up and running after it paid a negotiated ransom.”.

Montana 152

Montana Policies Resources FDIC 152

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Saving money by conducting inside risk management and compliance reviews. As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Compliance Risk Management Community 70

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

2155, would raise the threshold for a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) to $250 billion in assets from $50 billion. More than 13 percent of CUs surveyed rank among the top-performing (financial institutions), nearly twice the percentage of commercial banks and five times the percentage of community banks.”.

Regulation 100

Regulation Regional Community Community Bank 100

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Q1 2023 compliance date is near for smaller SEC-reporting financial institutions and private or not-for-profit banks and credit unions, and progress is decidedly mixed, according to the Abrigo 2022 CECL Survey. For community banks specifically, they’re already reserving for a lifetime of credit losses,” he said.

Survey 195

Survey Software Resources Meeting 195

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The bank consists of two segments: 1) the traditional community bank, and 2) CCBX, which is its Banking as a Service (BaaS) division started in 2018. Prior to starting CCBX and for the year ended 2017, the Company had $806 million in total assets and $5.4 million in net income for an ROA of 0.73%.

Puerto Rico 78

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Community Community Bank 78

Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Webster says 75 percent of Private Bank’s borrowers select the electronic signature option after its loan officers explain the process to them. “We Community banks and their customers don’t need to be concerned about the legality of digitally signed documents. Anti-fraud measures also are built into electronic signature systems.

San Francisco 70

San Francisco Lending System Atlanta 70

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 22, 2014

While we may see an uptick in the number of new bank charters from the near zero we have today, too many other industries with less regulation will attract capital. For better or for worse (probably worse), banking has become a scale business. Will the number of $50 billion+ banks grow from the current 37 over the next 10 to 15 years?

Strategy 87

Strategy United States Community New York City 87

South State Correspondent

APRIL 1, 2023

Deposit outflows for the prior week were revised upwards to show a combined decline of $64B, including $185B from community banks—the Fed included a notice with the release stating that data for the week ending March 15 were revised to account for a change in how FDIC bridge banks were incorporated into the community bank data.

Regulation 221

Regulation Community Bank Community Capital 221

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. The bank provides crop insurance to farmers in 11 states.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The data is intended to help the CFPB enforce fair lending laws and could also be used by the government and small business lenders to identify the needs of businesses, said Michelle Lucci, Abrigo Regulatory Compliance Manager. Lucci said the entities required to collect more data will include more than just banks and credit unions.

Lending 195

Lending Data Regulation Community 195

American Banker

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Heightened regulatory scrutiny, stricter credit-quality reviews by buyers themselves, cautiousness over systems conversions and other factors have added about three weeks to deal closings in recent years. There are inherent risks in that trend and ways to minimize them.

Trends 28

Trends System FDIC Community Bank 28

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

The Bank also offers wealth management and trust services. These services are provided through a variety of delivery systems including automated teller machines, private banking, telephone banking and Internet banking. We focus our marketing efforts in three areas.

Strategy 101

Strategy Texas San Antonio Fort Worth 101

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Supporters point out the Proposed Rule would result in strong and consistent supervision of bank-fintech partnerships across the country, ensuring fairness and compliance with applicable laws, and note the Proposed Rule would keep the costs of credit down and encourage innovation.

Lending 60

Lending Colorado FDIC National 60