PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The panel, which traces its genesis back two years, is comprised of two groups, focused separately on lending and payments, and is in turn part of CSBS Vision 2020. “As We have formed a working group of state regulators to develop the model. Our FinTech industry advisory panel did include a few community banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Community banking may get a boost from technology, if recent activity is any indication. In Florida, reported American Banker – in the community banking realm – Seacoast Banking has paired with SmartBiz Loans to shorten the loan approvals process. Joint efforts from community banks are reportedly picking up steam.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

Nonetheless, with the recent collapse of sizeable regional banks, regulators, investors, analysts, accountants, and bankers are now scrutinizing the fair value of banks’ securities and loan portfolios. This development should strongly motivate community banks to consider the benefits of loan-level hedging.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

But the latest initiatives reveal a growing interest in transforming internal processes, particularly among smaller banks looking to upgrade their core infrastructure and elevate small business lending operations. Yes Bank Woes See API Disruption. Equiniti Eyes APIs for Risk Management. Yet maturation is low.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

The company revealed that David Kowach has been named head of Community Banking, while Jim Hays has come onboard as president and head of Wells Fargo Advisors. Andy Rowe is Enterprise Customer Excellence executive, and Elli Dai has been hired as Small Business and Personal Lending Group executive.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Community banks and credit unions partnered with their communities to help families and businesses through these unprecedented times , causing spikes in consumer fraud that must be faced head on. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Ag Lending. CRE Lending.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

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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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. He has served as president and CEO of $365 million-asset Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., now part of Bank of America, before moving to Griffin, Ga.,

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For banks and credit unions, this often means a deep understanding of regulations and compliance and adhering to the institution's risk management standards. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Asset/Liability. Loan Origination System. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps to acknowledge financial inequality issues, reach out to traditionally underserved populations to expand access to credit, and further protect consumers from discrimination. This blog post contains a summary of those efforts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

The company revealed that David Kowach has been named head of community banking, while Jim Hays has come on board as president and head of Wells Fargo Advisors. Andy Rowe is the enterprise customer excellence executive, and Elli Dai has been hired as the small business and personal lending group executive.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

In addition, even before the recent banking troubles, regulators have emphasized the financial institution’s responsibility to provide leaders with information on key areas of planning, operations, and risk management. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 12, 2018

When I first read Standards Needed for Safe, Small Installment Loans from Banks, Credit Unions by the Pew Charitable Trusts that encouraged financial institutions to get back into small ticket consumer lending, I thought “what are they nuts!” So why would banks expand small-ticket, unsecured personal lending?

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American Banker

JUNE 27, 2016

Community banks and credit unions would be forced to stop making short-term, small dollar loans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending proposal is adopted, two trade groups said Monday.

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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. From an income perspective, BaaS partner banks create a new revenue stream that has shown to increase non-interest-income, ROA and ROE.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 8, 2015

The annual LendIt conference was held last month at Times Square in New York City and GonzoLender descended boldly on the scene to evaluate the mysterious underbelly of digital lending. The lending attack on community banks and credit unions has been waged. I’ll repeat that: one credit union and one community bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

14) was the last day for the CFPB to receive comments on its data collection process, an initiative outlined in the Dodd-Frank Act that requires lenders to report on their SMB lending activity for regulators to promote fair lending. Thursday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act was supposed to prevent another 2008 banking meltdown — and solve the problem of “too big to fail.” banks have disappeared. And those banks are going out of business — or merging with bigger players — largely due to the complexity and cost of compliance.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) recently sent a letter to Powell raising this concern, noting that the Fed’s “anemic scrutiny of applications for mergers and acquisitions [M&A] raises concerns that [it] may oversee a wave of bank consolidation to the detriment of consumers and the financial system.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

“I am excited to be able to help with Wells Fargo’s continued transformation and to help shape the bank’s relationship with its customers, regulators and the U.S. I look forward to working with a talented executive team to make the new vision for the bank a reality.”. public,” Daley said. “I

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

“I am excited to be able to help with Wells Fargo’s continued transformation and to help shape the bank’s relationship with its customers, regulators and the U.S. I look forward to working with a talented executive team to make the new vision for the bank a reality.”. public,” Daley said. “I

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

ILCs are used to form industrial loan companies, better known as industrial banks. An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956.

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Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2023

They wear many hats, especially in smaller community banks and credit unions. BSA/AML/CFT/fraud trends Reporting on trends is a great way to educate a group of people on what is going on in your institution or the industry. One essential obligation of BSA Officers is reporting to the board of directors.

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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. Federal regulators say, not always. Federal regulators say, not always.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. I want to read to you the FDIC’s conclusion from their An Examination of the Banking Crisis of the 1980’s and Early 1990’s. In this regard, the bank regulatory agencies need to remain politically independent. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

Those that are retiring include Jim Richards, head of financial crimes risk management, Kevin Oden, head of operational risk and compliance, Keb Byers, enterprise risk head and Vic Albrecht, community banking risk group head. Some roles and responsibilities of executives and groups within the organization were also changed.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

I made my first trip to the conference because I was asked to moderate a CEO Exchange, where bank CEOs sat, round-table style, discussing their most pressing issues. The format was to first ask a couple of group questions. The second group question regarded capital. Regulators frequently drive risk mitigation.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. I've got news for you.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2014

." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. of Ocala, Florida on the bank''s sale to Heritage Financial Group, Inc. ." - Loralee Hutchinson, President of Alarion Financial Services, Inc. Our combination.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB) Here is this year's list: #1. The bank consists of two segments: 1) the traditional community bank, and 2) CCBX, which is its Banking as a Service (BaaS) division started in 2018. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations. MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Well done! #3

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 8, 2013

Louis Fed recently performed a study to uncover the characteristics of community banks that thrived during the financial crisis. Thriving banks were defined as under $10 billion in assets, and maintained a composite CAMELS 1 rating in each exam cycle from 2006-11, an impressive accomplishment. Build a Better Lending Function.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

IB: Describe your compliance officer role at CSB Bank. The committees and groups that we’ve established give everyone a chance to be involved. It is so valuable as a compliance officer to be able to understand processes throughout the bank. IB: How did your bank weather the TRID mortgage disclosure rule changes?

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2015

If a de novo starts with $15 million of capital, its largest possible lending relationship is $2.2 So the bank necessarily hunts for smaller relationships. I'm also skeptical that small community banks in general are financing startup businesses.

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FICO

APRIL 21, 2020

Banking will be different from now on, as audiences demand embedded features and more electronic services. Community banks need to take these concepts and move them into reality. Most big banks have already gone digital, and community banks also need to do so to compete.

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