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The Death of the Community Bank

Jeff For Banks

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Prediction: The General Bank will become extinct. Much like competitors nip at community banks' customers. Eighteen percent of that group opened an account at a digital bank. Result: Mixed.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. Julieann Thurlow, CEO of $730 million-asset Reading Cooperative Bank in Reading, Mass.,

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OCC CRA Final Rule: What’s Next for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board?

CFPB Monitor

When the OCC issued its final Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) rule on May 20, 2020, the agency acted alone without waiting to achieve consensus with the FDIC, the agency with which the OCC had jointly issued its proposed rule. As to the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), it had already bowed out of the CRA reform effort in 2019.

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. 1/ @Schornack At the end of July 2013, we invested $1.8MM to buy 49% of Flagship Financial Group, Inc. I would say Andy and Flagship Bank Minnesota are Squared Away !

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What Makes an Effective Community Banking Board?

Jeff For Banks

The average 5-year total return for this group was 320%. Recall from the Top 5 post that I screened for low trading volume banks. The average 5-year total return for the group below was -31%. The average board size for this group was 12, and the average age was 66. Frequently asked. Seldom answered. See for yourself.

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What Makes an Effective Community Banking Board?

Jeff For Banks

The average 5-year total return for this group was 320%. Recall from the Top 5 post that I screened for low trading volume banks. The average 5-year total return for the group below was -31%. The average board size for this group was 12, and the average age was 66. Frequently asked. Seldom answered. See for yourself.

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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Observing the gap in pandemic relief in south Florida due to a lack of local community banks, a trio of banking veterans teamed up to form a digital-first community bank—and were granted a charter in record time to support local businesses. Name: Locality Bank. Keith Costello, Locality Bank. “We

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