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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements.

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GAO notes regulations’ trickle-down effects on smaller banks

Abrigo

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

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4 Reasons Community Banks Outsource Loan QC

NCR

Larger banks, on the other hand, are generally better equipped to handle loan QC internally. Most banks have at least one compliance officer who possesses a cursory knowledge of the mortgage finance arena. If a bank is already outsourcing other pieces of the mortgage process, it may eventually bring these in-house as they grow.

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New Jersey bank hit with consent order tied to BSA compliance

American Banker

Unity Bancorp must improve its policies and procedures, and increase staff training, for following Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

These services are provided through a variety of delivery systems including automated teller machines, private banking, telephone banking and Internet banking. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. We focus our marketing efforts in three areas.

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