Abrigo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

In September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published final guidelines designed to “strengthen the governance and risk management practices of large financial institutions.” While the final guidance clearly applies to larger financial institutions, community banks should still take note.

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Community Bank Community Guidelines Risk Management 207

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Additionally, a recent survey by FIS shows that 37% of consumers began a new banking relationship with a major national or global bank that had a well-established online portal in the past 12 months. 18% of these consumers opened an account with an online-only direct bank.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Guidelines 91

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

But with so much emphasis placed on customer-facing products and technologies, innovating back-office operations can fall to the bottom of the priority list. We believe operations is the “engine” that drives every aspect of banking and, ultimately, the bottom line. Unbundle your end-to-end operations and conduct a SWOT analysis.

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Innovation Community Bank New York City Community 91

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. This reflects a larger industry trend. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket.

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Community Bank Handbook Lending Risk Management 150

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Foreign exchange and cross-border payments solution provider Currencycloud and cloud-based derivatives and FX firm Derivative Path have announced a partnership aimed at enabling regional and community banks to integrate cross-border payments technologies. Deloitte, Unqork, Plaid Debut Lending-as-a-Service Tool.

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Data Lending Regional Fintech 167

Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

Supreme Court held that financial institutions could be held liable for neutral practices that pose adverse lending decisions against certain borrowers, even when there is no intent to discriminate, but with restrictive guidelines. IB: How could fair lending exams change as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling?

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Policies Lending Community Analysis 70

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. We serve the dental and other health professional industries through a centralized loan and deposit platform that operates out of our main office in Dallas, Texas and serves clients in 30 states.

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