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More Gain, Less Pain

Independent Banker

Good news: The FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool is still voluntary. Better news: In October, the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council completed a user-friendlier Excel version, called the FSSCC Automated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, which the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council will rule on.

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More Gain, Less Pain

Independent Banker

Good news: The FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool is still voluntary. Better news: In October, the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council completed a user-friendlier Excel version, called the FSSCC Automated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, which the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council will rule on.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. Many can trace their ownership to the bank’s founding in 1905.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

Gonzobanker

Big announcements like JP Morgan Chase’s to hike the pay of 22,000 workers and build 400 new branches certainly had bankers inspired to show some level of investment and even civic leadership from the tax break. Sarver grew Alliance from a small $700 million community bank acquisition to a $20 billion powerhouse in less than 15 years.

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