Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. For this and other reasons, now is a good time to review and refresh articles, bylaws and committee charters to ensure resilience and bolster risk management. But if they see it as a risk management tool, it’s a game changer.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

While the pace of bank regulatory changes has diminished from a few years ago, several issues will either become effective or likely develop in 2023. Community banks must continue to stay focused on regulatory discussions and remain nimble to respond to proposals and address requirements quickly and accurately. Evolving risks.

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Abrigo

APRIL 1, 2015

A recent Wall Street Journal article by Victoria McGrane and Jon Hilsenrath highlighted how the nation’s regulators are increasingly questioning and turning their focus toward bank boards. These smaller banks have also seen new, and more frequent, attention from regulators. How complex is the bank’s operating model?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Currencycloud is connecting regional banks to advanced FX and global payments technologies, while the firm’s founder, Nigel Verdon, is also targeting Banking-as-a-Service with his new startup, Railsbank. Catch up on the most recent efforts to unlock, share and integrate bank data below. open banking regulations.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite expectations for growth, bankers, regulators, investors, and others are watchful about potentially lower returns and credit risks ahead. Community financial institution lenders, however, will want to “pick their spots” for CRE loans this year. Heading into 2020, banks seem to be continuing to respond to risk concerns.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Saving money by conducting inside risk management and compliance reviews. 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.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. This is why ICBA and community banks must continue to push consistent regulation of bank and nonbank financial service providers.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

“I know that unnecessary regulation saps the strength of community banks.” Federal banking regulators are always alert to emerging safety and soundness issues. So our examiners will be vigilant in evaluating credit risk, and banks of all sizes should be as well. Curry, U.S. An interview with U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

Second, this can be accomplished only if the industry does not have too much influence over its regulators and if the regulators have the ability to hire, train, and retain qualified staff. In this regard, the bank regulatory agencies need to remain politically independent. To you, manage your interest rate risk.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 30, 2015

With the recession fading into the more distant past, banks – in particular, community banks – have seen several years of loan growth. Banks, according to Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, are starting to reach for additional growth by lending to less creditworthy borrowers, a move that increases risk to the institution.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. But community banks should not be without hope, nor should they underestimate the significance of customer relationships.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

According to a statistic released as part of the ICBA 2014 Top 50 Community Bank Leaders in Social Media, nearly 2,500 banks have a Facebook or Twitter presence, and the numbers continue to exponentially grow. It is apparent everywhere you turn that social media is one of the hottest new communications tools in our society.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Today, many community banks are exploring how to “go paperless”—whether for cost reasons, a better customer experience or a deliberate outreach to a younger, technology-oriented demographic. Finding the balance between ease of use, security and audit ability is critical.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Previewing an easier-to-use format of the FFIEC’s IT security assessment. Bad news: In its original form, it’s awkward to use—and may become part of those dreaded IT security exams. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Risk levels have a five-point range.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Half a dozen years ago, the community bank held $13 million in auto loans. Today Security Federal Savings’ vehicle-lending portfolio has been reduced to $3 million. MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va.,

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Community Bank Lending Community Security 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Previewing an easier-to-use format of the FFIEC’s IT security assessment. Bad news: In its original form, it’s awkward to use—and may become part of those dreaded IT security exams. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Risk levels have a five-point range.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Half a dozen years ago, the community bank held $13 million in auto loans. Today Security Federal Savings’ vehicle-lending portfolio has been reduced to $3 million. MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va.,

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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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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. Regulators Luncheon*. For the most current information about Community Banking LIVE 2016. Roundtable Discussions. Tuesday, March 8. General Session.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 8, 2017

I believe that we are in this era of weak growth, now eight years old, for the long haul unless changes are made to regulation and we stop adding debt at break-neck speed. trillion in Agency mortgage backed securities. Physical security costs ramped up over the past 15 years; just ask the airlines and Homeland Security.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

They have seemed fairly nervous about their large balance sheet, so in September, 2017, they announced that they would allow bonds to mature or pay off in October- by $4 billion in Agency mortgage backed securities and $6 billion in Treasuries, for a total of $10 billion. But they won’t stop there.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

GenAI is seeing varied use cases in banking. Takeaway 3 Regulators are closely watching expanded uses of AI and generative artificial intelligence. Harnessing benefits Generative AI use cases are increasing The excitement kicked up by generative AI, or genAI, has some banks exploring its uses.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The most valuable of these freshly minted unicorns are blockchain startup Ripple ($10B valuation) and challenger banks Chime ($5.8B) and N26 ($3.5B). Eight companies on our list have gone public: Freee , Bill.com, Tyro Payments , Prospa , Lakala Payment , Tiger Brokers , Futu Securities , and PINTEC.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

The Clearing House (TCH), which operates the RTP Business Committee, has added four seats to the committee to incorporate community bank and credit union representation, and also released a set of business principles to outline the RTP’s work. The RTP network was built for financial institutions of all sizes throughout the U.S.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2011, the CFPB interpreted Section 1071 to mean that obligations for financial institutions to collect, maintain, and submit data “do not arise until the [CFPB] issues implementing regulations and those regulations take effect.” Those implementing regulations were coming. Credit Risk Management. CECL Regulation.

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Lending Data Regulation Community 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Community bank marketing resources. With market opportunity heating up and big bank and big credit union competitors hitting hard, too many community banks lack marketing resources … or they have 2X more spending in sponsorships than the campaigns, analytics and digital sales improvements that actually bring in new business.

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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. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award!

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital banking solutions for community banks and credit unions. A turnkey solution incorporating CRM, invoicing and payments into a simple solution for the business delivered through the bank’s digital banking solution. They are showing three use cases, now “Whitefall Bank & Trust.”

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