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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

As house prices skyrocket, student loan debt grows and wages stagnate, many Gen Zers and millennials are watching their homebuying dreams move out of reach. But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

This was the question posed to Bank Profitability students as part of the Oregon Bankers' Association's Executive Development Program (EDP). These were up-and-coming bankers, the future leaders of our industry, identifying industry trends that will have the greatest impact on their bank, in no particular order.

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Report: How Faster Disbursements Can Woo Millennial Investors

PYMNTS

It also analyzes why younger investors like millennials have remained reticent to invest and how the health crisis could affect this generation’s spending and saving habits, especially as legacy disbursement methods such as paper checks continue to fall out of favor. For more on these and other stories, visit the Tracker’s News & Trends.

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DoorDash, Airbnb IPOs; BNPL Trends; Pet Fraud Top This Week's News

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In this week's news, we saw two blockbuster IPOs, arguments and stalemates over a new stimulus bill, and new data on consumers' digital shopping trends. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. FinTechs want to offer compliant banking services, while community banks want new ways to grow deposits.

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

PYMNTS

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? With various banks and FinTechs producing innovative solutions — like mobile banking and P2P tools aimed at improving the speed of payments — the pressure is on for community banks to keep up. faster payments system.

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NEW REPORT: Do Community Banks Need A Faster Payments Wake-Up Call?

PYMNTS

In Europe, a group of seven banks tapped technology firm IBM to build a blockchain platform for the consortium in an effort to make global trade simpler and more streamlined for smaller businesses. Community banks meet the millennial generation. About the Tracker .

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NEW REPORT: Visa On Arming CUs To Win The War For Millennial Talent

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The program aims to accelerate the integration and deployment of digital banking technologies and to improve member experiences. Further collaborations could be possible if credit unions and community banks can work better together, according to J. Helping CUs Engage and Retain Millennial Talent . About the Tracker.