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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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New Jersey banks extend deadline to close their $1.3 billion merger

American Banker

Provident Financial in Iselin initially anticipated completing its deal for Oak Ridge-based Lakeland Bancorp in the second quarter. Now as it waits for regulatory approval, Provident says the process will stretch into spring 2024.

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Why Giants of Silicon Valley Invested in a Community Bank

American Banker

Disintermediation is so five years ago, according to Cross River Bank in New Jersey. Now, it wants to enhance its compliance system so it can partner with "riskier" fintech startups and, effectively, enable the industry's so-called disruptors. It just raised $28 million from Silicon Valley.

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Teflon Tim: You Can't Mess With Wells Fargo

Jeff For Banks

February 2018 - Regulators limit WF growth due to "widespread consumer abuses and compliance breakdowns." The spate of bad news led to Wells launching a nationwide ad campaign to repair its image. And since then: They admitted altering business customer data to address anti-money laundering compliance. Nationwide network?

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

PYMNTS

Cross River Bank. Though not venture capital, the private equity raised for New Jersey-chartered community bank Cross River Bank is noteworthy not only for its impressive price tag of $100 million, but for its reflection of investors’ support for financial institutions that collaborate with the tech startup scene.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way. In just five months, Seacoast announced three bank acquisitions ( Drummond, Apollo , and Professional ) totaling a little over $4.7B Goes to CSI.

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Seeking Sales Success

Independent Banker

is becoming a more sales-conscious community bank. The bank is undertaking this steady transformation, a blend of operational and cultural change, to capitalize on its comprehensive financial product lines. He shares this message with every new associate he trains. By Cheryl Winokur Munk.

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