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Q&A Quick Take

Independent Banker

Compliance officer James E. Pennsylvania community bank compliance officer, James E. Mastroianni, touts ICBA compliance education. Mastroianni, as vice president for Sweickley Savings Bank, leads much of the compliance efforts at the $330 million-asset community bank in Coraopolis, Pa.

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Pennsylvania bank hit with regulatory order tied to BSA compliance

American Banker

Atlantic Community Bankers Bank must improve its anti-money- laundering and Bank Secrecy Act policies and procedures.

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SIFI Bank Ticked Me Off and What Are You Going To Do About It Mr./Ms. Community Banker?

Jeff For Banks

Special thanks to the Compliance folks on the 12th floor for this little gift of long-term holds! All because, what, Compliance determined that there might be a regulatory risk on large check deposits after the money was collected ? I doubt there is anybody in Pennsylvania, where my branch is located, that weighed in on that decision.

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As DOJ Probe Widens, Fulton Financial Overhauls Fair-Lending Efforts

American Banker

The Pennsylvania company has redoubled its outreach to low- and moderate-income consumers by partnering with Operation Hope on a down payment assistance program and naming a veteran banker to the newly created post of director of fair and responsible banking.

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Where will banks get their next dollar of capital?

Jeff For Banks

This was one of the points made by Lisa Schultz of Stifel, Nicolaus, Weisel, an investment banking firm that specializes in FIs, at a recent Pennsylvania bankers conference. Have you over-reached with your compliance program? But retail investors were nowhere to be found. Now it''s time to cowboy up.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Sale of the Year – Scott Custer, Terry Earley and the gang at Yadkin Bank for their successful sale to FNB Pennsylvania and the creation of a new regional power in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states. The FinTech Partner Best Practice Award – Goes to Cambridge Savings Bank and SigFig for their digital investment platform partnership.

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