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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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2024

Stay informed The Federal Reserve and various industry groups offer numerous educational resources on the FedNow Service. Compliance measures: Ensuring adherence to Reg CC and FedNow operating procedures. Many of Abrigo's 2,400 community bank and credit union clients plan to incorporate the FedNow Service into their product offerings.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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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Banking Exchange

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Trade groups have raised concerns about the recent banking licences granted to Anchorage and Protego Compliance Community Banking Feature3 Feature Duties.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

These community banks are working to fix that through microlending programs. Now, some community banks are launching microlending programs to redress the balance. These groups include small businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans, as well as businesses located in low-income areas. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Federal Reserve Governor Bowman voted against the rule stating: “During the public comment process, community banks raised substantial concerns with the proposal. See the banking industry group February 1, 2022 letter to the Federal Reserve on behalf of the community banks.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Operations play a role across multiple facets of community banking, including account onboarding, payments and transactions, fraud analysis, compliance and regulatory guidelines. On a practical level, what steps can community banks take to strengthen their back-office operations? Minimizing friction.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. New members to the Consumer Advisory Board will serve three-year terms and new members to the Community Bank and Credit Union Advisory Councils will serve two-year terms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Michael Emancipator , vice president and regulatory counsel for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), a trade group representing community banks, said there wasn't a need for such low thresholds. These exemptions would leave too many community banks subject to the rulemaking.”.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. Ballard, Vice President and Director, First Iowa State Bank, Albia, IA.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Changing customer banking habits means it’s more important than ever for community banks to use every tool at their disposal. Community banks may have longstanding relationships with their core vendors, but that doesn’t always mean they keep up to date on all the latest features and functionalities. “But

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

They can more easily consider how to harness genAI's power to enhance their operations, compliance, risk management, and member or customer experience. GenAI use case for fostering relationship banking Abrigo client BAC Community Bank in Stockton, Calif.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

The FedNow Service is launching in early 2023, giving community banks about a year to plan. Here’s how community bankers, payments experts and fintech vendors suggest using the time to prepare. With less than a year until the scheduled launch of the FedNow Service, community banks are still awaiting updates on specifics.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Big Savings—ICBA’s Dan Clancy and Travelers’ Laura Lundin hold a big check representing the $3 million dividend paid this year to community banking participating in the ICBA-Travelers property-and-casualty insurance Preferred Service Provider program. ICBA Bancard & TCM Bank, N.A. ICBA Services Network.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Tips on how to keep up with never-ending Bank Secrecy Act compliance. It may seem lately that complying with Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering rules is a Sisyphean task. Of course, keeping up with those four tasks for managing BSA compliance are enough to keep a team of bankers busy. By Karen Epper Hoffman.

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NCR

AUGUST 31, 2016

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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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. It’s certainly an interesting time to be a community bank, but there are still plenty of ways to make efficiencies with an eye on profitability. ? But one of the biggest problems in community banking today is a fear of risk.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

From community banks to central banks, the need for faster payments is gripping financial institutions (FIs) of all shapes and sizes. Faster transfers rely on faster compliance. We can conduct our CIP, our KYC — all of our compliance checks — through electronic means…through many methods that can be 24/7,” Nazzaro said.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

Those that are retiring include Jim Richards, head of financial crimes risk management, Kevin Oden, head of operational risk and compliance, Keb Byers, enterprise risk head and Vic Albrecht, community banking risk group head. All are retiring in April, May or June. However, the FI can still lend and take deposits.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The news comes as five federal agencies spoke in October on how credit unions, as well as community banks, can share resources to make BSA compliance streamlined and bolster AML efforts. FinCEN, NCUA, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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American Banker

JUNE 27, 2016

Community banks and credit unions would be forced to stop making short-term, small dollar loans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending proposal is adopted, two trade groups said Monday.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

For community banks, there’s power in numbers. According to the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), a trade group that advocates on behalf of about 6,000 community banks of various sizes in the U.S., But community banks still face tough competition from larger financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

The OCC move, said Allaire, takes place a few weeks after a presidential working group said that dollar-backed stablecoins have the potential to improve efficiencies, increase competition, lower costs and foster broader financial inclusion. But those same payments mechanisms must be in compliance with various regulatory and legal frameworks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Innovation can be a blanket term in the banking world. Is artificial intelligence (AI) for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance innovation? The latest Innovation Readiness Playbook surveyed more than 200 bank executives to reveal the role that core processing and IT infrastructure play in innovation performance and strategy.

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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.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For banks and credit unions, this often means a deep understanding of regulations and compliance and adhering to the institution's risk management standards. The Federal Reserve found that most bankers preferred to work with fintechs that "understand what it means to be a fiduciary and a financial services partner."

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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.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The number of money mule schemes affecting community banks is increasing, in part because of the pandemic. Here’s how two community banks are protecting their customers from falling victim to fraud. More and more community banks are having to deal with money mule schemes targeting unsuspecting customers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

And those banks are going out of business — or merging with bigger players — largely due to the complexity and cost of compliance. Louis Fed estimated that community banks pay an estimated $4.5 billion annually in compliance costs. Alan Novotny, CEO of New Orleans-based Eustis Mortgage Co.,

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

“I’m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,” says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., Cashing in on efficiencies.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

“Tom Hoenig, who stepped down last month as FDIC vice chairman, (said) that the Volcker rule should remain in place but, rather than requiring banks to comply with tedious reporting requirements, allow bank examiners to check compliance with policies and procedures as part of the regular inspection process,” the report added.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 27, 2023

It’s a way for banks to speak with each other, and it started to be phased in during the first quarter of this year with the goal of a complete conversion by 2025. While this is mostly the domain of large banks, there are three reasons why your community bank should consider adopting this language to increase future bank performance.

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

Establishing a comprehensive Compliance Management System. The typical scenario from such programs places a group of participants in demanding, problematic or adversarial situations for which they must bond as a team and develop viable solutions. Does it sound like “reality compliance”? By Mary Thorson Wright.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

“I know that unnecessary regulation saps the strength of community banks.” Federal banking regulators are always alert to emerging safety and soundness issues. So our examiners will be vigilant in evaluating credit risk, and banks of all sizes should be as well. Curry, U.S. Comptroller of the currency.

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