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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Nadine Cohen, Managing Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services (Boston, MA). Clarksdale, MS).

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American Greed: Can being an honest broker be banks and credit unions competitive advantage?

Jeff For Banks

According to a 2012 Boston College Center for Retirement Research study , 63% of American males (why only males I do not know) participated exclusively in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in 2007, up from 47% in 1992. We are increasingly bearing the burden of managing our money. Probably not. I think so.

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Bank Products: Blah Blah Blah

Jeff For Banks

At a recent banking conference, Ray Davis of Umpqua Bank took center stage to tell of his journey from a small, Oregon community bank to a regional powerhouse. And product was not part of the bank's success. Bank products have been the same since I've been in banking. I thought, Why?

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2013 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Especially if I believe community banks must increasingly be known for some niche to differentiate. I first became aware of Marlin at the Utah Bankers Association Executive Development Program, where a Marlin Business Bank officer was attending. The branchless community bank operates in the Wilmington-Philadelphia market.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Fiscal Policy We are not seeing activity from Washington DC. We managed to score some of the eclipse glasses and observe the 80% eclipse here in PA). Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. He believes we will remain in this situation for the foreseeable future.

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Fintech'ers Will Be Right on Branching. Unless Bankers Act.

Jeff For Banks

And when my friend and fellow bank consultant Mary Beth Sullivan from Capital Performance Group in DC shared the post in the below pic on LinkedIn, it stirred a spirited rebuttal. The gold, Gen Z, which I didn't know was a Gen yet. They are under 21 years old ! Don't click on those links! Make your branches look the part.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. This year brought us: Mergers out the yin-yang.