ABA Community Banking

MARCH 24, 2021

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA Senior Counsel Shaun Kern discusses the OCC's recent proposal to revise its rules on permissible bank premises for national banks and federal thrifts, as well as ABA's call for the agency to withdraw the proposal.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We spoke with industry specialists about the priorities for community banks as they build a digital loan process for small businesses. It’s critical for community banks to have online loan applications, process automation staff skilled in digitization and more. Doing so can help community banks: Optimize the loan cycle.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. However, if BaaS is ever going to enhance shareholder value, bankers need to ensure they have the strategic focus, operational savvy, and execution commitment to do it right.

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Cisco

JANUARY 10, 2023

It’s an excellent way to solidify the optimal operating model mix for hybrid work, digital first engagement, operational excellence and process automation, sustainability, and cybersecurity. There is an increasing need to modernize business applications to unify and optimize customer experience while staying industry compliant.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

We may not be benefactors of self-preparing meals and hovercraft transportation, but all the same, technology plays a major role in our daily lives—and in the banking business. Burgeoning customer expectations demand that technology plays a pivotal role in community banks’ strategies. Where I’ll be this month.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

To its credit, Southwest was investing in customer-facing technology. But when a storm hit, limitations on the back end due to its insufficient operations technology hampered Southwest’s ability to handle the most basic customer service in that industry: getting customers safely where they needed to be.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

With technology upgrades and customer experience consistently ranking as chief priorities for community banks, there’s no question that innovation serves as a strategic imperative. By Charles Potts, ICBA When it comes to innovation, understanding how we do it may be even more important than why.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 20, 2022

Bank executives are coming to understand that in today’s world, the customer experience (CX) is the product, although not all have made a serious commitment to address newfound competition. Experience design is a specific skillset that is needed to steer the execution of a bank’s digital strategy. Among 300 U.S.

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 25, 2024

Once upon a time, First Southern Farmers, Merchants & Community Bank & Trust (or FSFMCBT, for short), a community bank in Anytown, USA, was renowned for its neighborly charm. When Calvin DoRight founded the bank in 1948, delivering exceptional customer service was his dream.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Maybe instead of Acquire or Be Acquired, this conference should be called Evolve or Be Acquired,” observed Eric Sprink, CEO of Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash., and a trailblazer in the world of banking as a service (BaaS). Think about the wild ride that Silvergate Bank has taken with its crypto strategy.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the throes of managing balance sheets and loan portfolios and at the same time executing daily “run the bank” operations, bankers are faced with the need to continuously develop new customer experiences and scale enterprise capabilities. And, quite frankly, they’re struggling.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

While most of Alpine Bank’s in-lobby “shops” are carried out here at its Glenwood Springs branch, the program also has an online element. It’s no secret why Alpine Bank’s mystery shopper program has helped the community bank meet and exceed customer expectations over the past two decades. Name: Alpine Bank.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. Experts point to a strategy built on customer input and relationship-building. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS). Central bank digital currency (CBDC). The customer connection. The customer drives everything,” Laverdure says.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A press release this week said Intellect Design Arena will connect Commonwealth Trade Bank to its Intellect Digital Core Solution, IDC 19.1, The core infrastructure technology will be implemented within the bank’s corporate, lending, treasury, retail, domestic, cross-border payments and other operations, according to reports.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Our Top 10 Insights From Money 20/20 From these sessions and announcements, we pulled out ten of our most important takeaways, each having an impact on bank operations in the coming year. Generative AI: Traditional AI was ever-present in touted solutions regarding fraud, risk management, and the customer experience.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

“I’m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,” says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., Cashing in on efficiencies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

“The three verticals that we service at NCR today — banking, restaurants and retail — I think they had the common bond for us that they was all about, ‘how do you simplify operations and the customer experience?’” Brown said in a recent conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “So So we led with technology.”.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. Corey Neil.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 10, 2023

Maybe an incoming payment was not processed by another bank, for example, and the customer never received funds. It eats up a substantial number of resources for a bank and often causes a less-than-optimal customer experience. A typical community bank may pay $1.5M

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In one recent case study tied to instant issuance, Entrust Datacard stated that Woodforest National Bank, a community bank operating across 17 U.S. states and 700 branches, sought to enhance customer experience with an instant issuance solution and also needed EMV capability. in the past year.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

In the soon to be released What’s Going On In Banking study, Cornerstone ’s Ron Shevlin shows that both bank and credit union execs are most fearful of big tech (Amazon Prime, Venmo, Apple Card) primarily because of their great data reach and ability to drive customer experience.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

But this has been the domain of larger financial institutions, especially when community banks and credit unions are included. Last month, payment company PayFi and The Clearing House (TCH) partnered to bring real-time payment technologies to community banks. This is shifting, though.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Banking technology company Agora Services recently announced its plans to white-label its offerings for smaller financial institutions (FIs) with a focus on small business and teen banking solutions. Recent improvements in the customer experience have made open banking more attractive for Funding Circle, added Jacobs.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 7, 2024

From panels to keynotes to hallways, here are a few things that caught my attention: AI: Next-gen customer experience? Mary Wisniewski, John Spottiswood, Srinivas Njay, Jerry Ryan Hildebrand The issue of customer service came up on repeat in my panel exploring artificial intelligence and customer engagement.

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Abrigo

JUNE 14, 2017

Software solutions can both make your team more efficient and improve the customer experience. Understand their needs: Evaluate the demographics of your customers and determine their needs. Do customers want a faster or more user-friendly approval cycle? Are customers requesting new products?

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 5, 2022

And a branch, on average, cost about 1% of deposits in direct operating expenses. This is why online banks can pay higher interest rates. And oh by the way, it cost another 1% to support the operating expenses of support functions back at headquarters. Build a positive culture with operating discipline.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Employees serve the bank’s customers. If we serve our employees, they can do a better job serving our customers.” Jason Lord, Sunmark Community Bank. SunMark Community Bank. At SunMark Community Bank in Hawkinsville, Ga., We work closely with operations every day,” he observes.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 21, 2020

Can current digital and other remote capabilities support growth and a competitive customer experience? As much as I miss strategizing world domination (or at least community banking domination) with a room full of smart business leaders, we need an approach that will permit flexibility and quick decision making.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 29, 2021

Unfortunately, mid-size and community banks are margin-dependent machines, where noninterest income only comprises 25% of operating revenue. Management teams have three major places to look for expense reductions that can offset new investments: vendor contracts, branches, and operational spending.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many community bankers expect a recession will start by at least mid-2021, according to the most recent Community Bank Sentiment Index. I’m surprised at how inefficient and poorly automated things are,” said David O’Connell, Senior Analyst with research firm Aite Group , after reviewing the survey results.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon. The Bank operates five full service offices. It also operates 13 Home Loan Centers in Oregon and Idaho. Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq: PLBC) Plumas Bancorp is the $771 million holding company for Plumas Bank.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass., is not typical.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Banking on Digital Growth Banking on Digital Growth , hosted by James Robert Lay, CEO of the Digital Growth Institute, interviews marketing, sales, and fintech leaders and discusses ways financial institutions can maximize their digital growth potential.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Increase efficiency and improve the overall borrower experience. The “new normal” has also impacted the banking industry internally, too. For Jill Hudson, VP, Operations Officer at Vision Bank Vision Bank, it was important to learn strategies regarding supporting a strong company culture during this time.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

By capturing and analyzing each customer relationship and its behavioral patterns, in real-time, integrated CRMs allow all bank staff to see the data and use it to create a truly exceptional customer experience, leading to higher wallet share, increased loan growth, better customer acquisition and healthier deposits.

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