PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

Large financial institutions (FIs) are increasingly turning to FinTech firms and alternative lenders to augment their small business (SMB) offerings, but community banks are beginning to get on board with the partnership strategy , too. They’re very disciplined on credit and interest rate risk,” he said.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The value driver in cash management is that it is usually some sort of operating account at the bank. As such, operating accounts have low-interest rate sensitivity. Here, a tool like IBIS World comes in handy for setting bank strategy as you can look up any of the below industries to see their geographical dispersion.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

A Pennsylvania community bank’s perspective on the rewards and potential perils of developing a separate business line. Forming new business lines—if carefully planned and considered—can be a potentially significant way for a community bank to boost revenues and profits. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The Pennsylvania company has redoubled its outreach to low- and moderate-income consumers by partnering with Operation Hope on a down payment assistance program and naming a veteran banker to the newly created post of director of fair and responsible banking.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 7, 2019

It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. Here's another bank that I'm happy to see on the list. It is the $888 million holding company for Plumas Bank. (NASDAQ: FSBW) FS Bancorp, Inc.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 28, 2023

I work for The Kafafian Group, a community bank consulting firm based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Many of my readers might not know what my firm does, so I want to dedicate this post to the problems we help community bankers solve. Our competition in this line of business are software solutions providers.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

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