CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Banks are instructed to reference relevant guidance from the agencies that is listed in a footnote.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 30, 2023

How should community banks target and compare their ROE to the industry and their peer group, and what defines a top-performing bank? Most importantly, is there an ROE level ensuring a bank remains long-term independent and healthy? Bank ROE Historical Performance Total assets for all FDIC-insured institutions was $23.7T

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The banking industry’s cost of funds (COF) is highly correlated to short-term interest rates. However, as of Q2/22, the average community bank’s COF has risen only a few basis points. The COF over the past five quarters is shown for three asset peer groups: banks under $1B (3.5k using that six-month lag.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a stunning example of bank leadership not understanding interest rate risk, running into trouble with an inverted yield curve, and ignoring the impact of a severe monetary correction on long-duration assets.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2022

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Academy Bank COO Tom Kientz notes that the community bank was eager to expand its deposit and loan services. Looking for an avenue to increase its deposit base, Academy Bank tapped into a market it hadn’t explored before: homeowners associations. Two bank charters (which doubles FDIC coverage).

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2022

In this article, we analyze the industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF) and track how community banks’ COF behaves relative to larger banks. In future articles, we will explain our modeling for community banks’ COF based on inflation, Fed Funds rates, consumer consumption and the Fed’s balance sheet runoff.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank. A lengthy report released recently by the U.S.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Experts have highlighted numerous lessons from Southwest’s experience, many of which can benefit bank and credit union executives, regardless of their institution size, as they manage competing priorities for spending and growth initiatives on banking solutions.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Aware of the disruptive changes in how banking products and services are delivered, community banks continue adopting new technologies to keep up with competition and customers’ demand. Will a mobile banking app really help to solve community banks’ challenges or is it just a waste of money?

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“A lot of people have this notion that it will never happen to my business or my bank, because it’s too small,” says Linda Comerford, assistant vice president of incident response and cyber services at AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The bank was only able to get fully up and running after it paid a negotiated ransom.”.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

million fundraise including community bank participants Bank of St. Elizabeth, Coastal Community Bank, First Financial Bank, Kearny Bank, Provident Bancorp and Sunwest Bank. Other similar challengers Square and Varo Money received FDIC approval in the past couple months. customer impact.

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Celent Banking

JUNE 22, 2017

In retail for example, there have been an abundance of headlines trumpeting the growth of digital commerce alongside struggling same-store sales at brick-and-mortar locations. Dick’s Sporting Goods, for example, announced strong sales growth and plans to add 43 new stores this year. Source: FDIC, Celent analysis.

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NCR

AUGUST 31, 2016

They must find the right partner—preferably a partner that is experienced enough at all facets of the mortgage process, flexible enough to meet the bank’s specific guidelines and needs, and able to keep pace with an ever-changing regulatory environment.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. Otherwise, the new loan officer may not, for example, recognize a “ red flag ” only because they weren’t trained to identify it.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2017

Like First City Bank, financial institutions can use the results of this type of stress testing to understand potential risk migration and to develop better risk rating strategies. Learn more about stress testing methodology by downloading this guide, Actionable Stress Testing Results For Community Banks.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities. Community banks often already have the expertise handy in-house, they say.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2021

A bank trade association CEO asked me a couple of questions while he was researching an op-ed piece. Shouldn't the CFPB work to address the impediments to starting a bank in LMI markets rather than punish community banks who scrambled to serve their customers when the economy shut down? The edited Q&A is below.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The pandemic, said NCR’s Brown, “is the ultimate stress test on every channel that a bank has to offer” — especially as measured across digital products and services. “We If you talk to a bank CEO, they will tell you that most of them want to grow deposits, unless you are big enough that you worry about allocating capital.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

These institutions are comprised of Subchapter C corporations, Subchapter S corporations, mutual banks, savings banks and closely held family banks. While all of ICBA’s members are FDIC-insured, the association represents Federal Reserve member banks, nationally chartered banks and state-chartered institutions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. MOXY Bank, for example, aims to introduce corporate treasury management services, as well as offerings for small business (SMB) owners.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Awareness of elder financial abuse is growing, and community bankers are often relied upon as the front line of defense in the protection of their customers, including as providers of crime prevention education and information.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2018

Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? When I wrote that post in January 2011 there were 7,700 FDIC insured financial institutions. I think there are enough examples of strategic bets transforming businesses. Did I get caught up in the change-or-die crowd? Was I, gulp, a futurist?

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 29, 2016

For example, deposit operations' expense as a percent of deposits should decline as the bank grows. I recently mentioned to a community bank management team that community financial institutions are slower to close branches because their decision making goes beyond the spreadsheet and market potential.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Illustration by Jozefmicic/Adobe The CFPB recently issued new guidance on overdraft fees that was unanticipated by community banks. Learn what this means for the industry and how community banks can stay in compliance. The circular is an example of this less-formal approach.

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Community Bank Community Compliance Regulation 91

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Noninterest income can be broken down into service charges (and fee income) on deposit accounts , trading revenue, investment banking activities, and the catch-all, other. Types of Noninterest Income.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. The bank provides crop insurance to farmers in 11 states.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2023

Historic collapse SVB is different from other financial institutions The FDIC closure and assumption of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the largest bank failure since 2008 – is a stark reminder that when a crisis occurs, it can spread as fast as a wildfire in dry fields with a strong wind.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade association representing community banks, endorses the clear, unambiguous standard set forth in the Proposed Rule. By contrast, all 26 House Financial Services Committee Republicans wrote the OCC and the FDIC in support of the rulemaking.

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