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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

We published various articles comparing community bank alternatives to LIBOR (such as SOFR, Ameribor, Fed Funds, and Prime). We believe that daily and term SOFR offer community banks the safest and most dependable index for benchmarking profitability, pricing loans, and hedging interest rate risk. No ISDA documents.

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Compliance burdens: Reducing bank products and services

Abrigo

According to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA), more than 46 percent of respondents had to reduce offerings for loan or deposit accounts, or other services, at their bank because of regulatory compliance burdens. A recent Forbes commentary, Dodd-Frank, Community Bank Decline, And The Effect On U.S.

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GAO: Dodd-Frank beginning to impact community banks and credit unions

Abrigo

Government Accountability Office (GAO), community banks and credit unions are starting feel the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. It also includes a provision for the GAO to study the regulations on an annual basis.

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Consumers Happy with Banks During Pandemic, Study Finds

Banking Exchange

FICO survey finds lack of confidence in short-term finances, but satisfaction with bank support is high Community Banking Consumer Compliance Customers Feature3 Financial Research Feature Financial Trends Fair Lending PPP Covid19.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

The discussions were healthier, more compliance-focused, and with little expectations that banks were going to offer crypto to their customers any time soon. Sunday Programming: consisted of a federal lobbying track, AI Summit, Small Business, Fraud, running a fintech, cannabis banking, and modernizing the banking core system.

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Changing of the guard a frequent occurrence in bank compliance

American Banker

Banks had the highest turnover of chief compliance officers among the 100 largest financial services firms in the world, according to a recent study. Recruiters say that’s a function of changing job demands, high pressure and poaching by fintechs — plus old-fashioned demographics.

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Budget Surplus? 5 Ways to Invest in Your Financial Institution with This Year’s Excess Budget

Abrigo

Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. It's "business as usual" as far as expectations for compliance staff to remain alert for illicit financial activity. Learn More.