Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. Be aware of existing or emerging risk concerns.

Compliance 101

Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are increasingly interested in diversity and inclusion (D&I) compliance requirements for financial institutions. Here are the key areas of D&I policies and practices that community banks may need if these requirements change or become mandatory. By Mary Thorson-Wright.

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Community Bank Policies Community Regulation 91

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Under the right circumstances, providing residential mortgages that fall outside of the new federal Qualified Mortgage definition could help a community bank grow its lending, some community bankers say. a $613 million-asset community bank serving central and northern Wisconsin that engages in non-QM lending.

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Community Bank Lending Community Survey 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Financial institutions that relied on mortgage banking fee income as a key earnings component have been left to make big adjustments. As if that wasn’t enough, regulators took a sledgehammer to debit fee income with Reg II changes that will begin reducing card-not-present interchange fees starting in July 2023. talent market.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sen. From opposite political directions, Senators Shelby and Brown stand on point to greatly influence community banking’s agenda in the next Congress. Moreover, ICBA and community bankers from Alabama and Ohio have established strong working relationships with the senators. By Ed Avis.

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