Credit union to buy second bank, expand in Washington state
American Banker
MARCH 11, 2024
Sound Credit Union said it would acquire Washington Business Bank in a cash deal slated to close in the fourth quarter.
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American Banker
MARCH 11, 2024
Sound Credit Union said it would acquire Washington Business Bank in a cash deal slated to close in the fourth quarter.
Independent Banker
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; CNB Bank, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb. In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. What great resignation?
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ABA Community Banking
APRIL 23, 2020
A new article in the Washington Post yesterday spotlighted the round-the-clock efforts of community banks to make Paycheck Protection Program loans with a largely remote workforce. The post Washington Post Article Spotlights Community Banks’ PPP Efforts appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
PYMNTS
APRIL 2, 2019
MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services.
American Banker
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Brandon Milhorn, the new CEO of the Conference of State Banking Supervisors, used the platform offered by his first major speech to sound an alarm against one-size-fits-all solutions emanating from Washington. The pendulum has swung too far in the direction of federal regulatory uniformity," Milhorn argued.
Finer Points
APRIL 7, 2015
I don’t think there’s much more you can say with the flurry of activity going on at ICBA and throughout the community banking industry right now. Coinciding with last week’s kickoff of Community Banking Month and the final countdown to the ICBA Washington Policy Summit, ICBA also launched Community Banker University.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 4, 2018
As more financial institutions (FIs) warm up to the idea, one bank in Maryland is taking significant steps to address cannabis companies’ FinServ challenges. Reports in The Washington Post this week profiled Severn Savings Bank, a community bank in the state that is said to be providing services to legal marijuana businesses.
Abrigo
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
By eliminating or revising some of the items that banks must include in their call reports the FFIEC hopes to streamline the reporting and decrease the amount of time spent on them. The article allowed banking executives to weigh in on the subject. Sound is a $500 million institution.
Independent Banker
MARCH 15, 2015
The ICBA and community bank campaign to improve those rules has included a comprehensive study on their impact that was released before the CFPB announcement of its proposed changes, which are expected to be formally adopted. Needless to say, the advocacy process with the CFPB has moved at the speed of Washington.
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
The ICBA and community bank campaign to improve those rules has included a comprehensive study on their impact that was released before the CFPB announcement of its proposed changes, which are expected to be formally adopted. Needless to say, the advocacy process with the CFPB has moved at the speed of Washington.
Finer Points
MARCH 11, 2015
If you haven’t witnessed nearly 3,000 members of the community banking industry in the same place at the same time, you should make a point to do so at least once in your career. Advocacy Convention Washington Policy Summit' But there was something special about this year’s convention. There was a feeling, […].
Long Lasting Ideas
JUNE 8, 2016
Often in this space, we’ve written about how Washington has made community banks its personal punching bag. Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, the FDIC and other financial regulators – as well as Congress and the White House — have not been friendly to community banks, all while bailing out Wall Street big boys.
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Persistent advocacy nabs key reforms for bank and thrift holding companies. While Washington often moves at a glacial pace, it recently came to life to enact reforms benefiting bank and thrift holding companies. The new law increases bank and thrift holding company access to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement.
Independent Banker
DECEMBER 31, 2022
We simply need to remember what makes us special as community bankers, and with that as our foundation, we can embrace this season of change in four primary ways: 1. Demonstrating the community bank difference. They want to come into the bank and say, “We need your support to figure things out.” Gaining advocacy wins.
ABA Community Banking
MARCH 17, 2021
Meinert review highlights from the ABA's just-concluded virtual Washington Summit. The post Podcast: Highlights from the 2021 ABA Washington Summit appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
Finer Points
OCTOBER 6, 2014
A new report exposing the New York Fed’s coddling of Wall Street megabanks—particularly Goldman Sachs—is making waves in Washington. And why shouldn’t it?
Finer Points
DECEMBER 7, 2015
It wasn’t exactly what ICBA was advocating; nevertheless, nearly all community banks scored a major victory with the industry’s hard-fought exemption from a backdoor tax hike on most members of the Federal Reserve System.
Independent Banker
AUGUST 31, 2022
This month’s Independent Banker focuses on budgeting issues with a special emphasis on the ICBA National Community Bank Service Awards. Inherent to our business model is a passion to support our communities, one that allows for flexibility to meet the individual needs of our customers. Photo by Chris Williams.
Finer Points
MARCH 28, 2016
It was a long time coming, but persistence paid off when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently updated its mortgage regulations to ease unnecessary restrictions on many community banks.
Independent Banker
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Community Bankers Chosen as CFPB Advisors. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau named nine community bankers to serve new terms on the bureau’s Community Bank Advisory Council. Paul Mackin , president and CEO at Think Mutual Bank in Rochester, Minn.; in Lowell, Mass.; in Lowell, Mass.;
Finer Points
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Fresh ideas and brainstorming are as important in community banking as they are in any other business. Advocacy Community Banks Washington' In case you […].
Finer Points
MAY 6, 2015
Last week’s ICBA Washington Policy Summit showed once again that community bankers are not only willing to go the extra mile—they’re even grateful for the privilege.
CFPB Monitor
APRIL 7, 2015
The CFPB’s Community Bank Advisory Council is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. Credit Reports CFPB community bank credit reporting credit score' on April 22, 2015. That discussion will be led by Corey Stone, the CFPB’s Assistant Director, Credit Information and Deposits Markets.
TheGuardian
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
DoJ says Washington Trust engaged in redlining, the racist policy of banks blocking people of color from getting mortgages Washington Trust, the oldest community bank in the US, has agreed to pay $9m to resolve allegations that it engaged in lending discrimination against homebuyers in majority Black and Latino neighborhoods, the Department of Justice (..)
CFPB Monitor
APRIL 5, 2016
The CFPB will hold a meeting of its Community Bank Advisory Council on April 21, 2016 in Washington, D.C. According to the CFPB’s notice published in today’s Federal Register, there will be a discussion of the CFPB’s strategic outlook and elder financial abuse.
CFPB Monitor
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
The CFPB has announced that a meeting of its Community Bank Advisory Council is scheduled for September 30, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Director Cordray will be in attendance and there will be a discussion of consumer challenges in payments.
American Banker
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A movement is afoot to transfer the job of the Federal Home Loan banks to the Federal Reserve. This would be a disaster for small lenders.
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.,
South State Correspondent
MARCH 13, 2023
While we will cover the general lessons HERE , in this article, we wanted to focus on the root cause – how and why interest rate risk caused the second-largest bank failure in US history (Washington Mutual was the largest in 2008). Notably, most community banks’ duration risk is in the loan portfolio.
Finer Points
DECEMBER 11, 2014
Community Banks Washington' I’ve always firmly believed that individuals can look at the same set of facts and come to differing conclusions without necessarily holding any lingering animosity or disrespect.
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. and CEO and chairman, Minnesota Lakes Bank, Delano, Minn.
BankInovation
MAY 12, 2023
When Washington, D.C.-based based Customers Bank made the decision to augment its third-party risk processes with the assistance of a fintech, it joined nearly 100 other community banks to shop for one via vendor platform True Digital.
American Banker
MARCH 22, 2024
Harborstone Credit Union in suburban Lakewood, Washington, plans to buy Savi Financial. That's seven deals in less than three months this year; the highest full-year total was 16 in 2022.
American Banker
AUGUST 9, 2023
billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that its directors "voted to terminate" Kevin Lycklama's employment. Dan Cox, chief credit officer, was named as acting president and CEO.
Finer Points
DECEMBER 19, 2014
Community Banks Too Big to Fail Washington' By Cornelius Hurley Dec. 18, 2014 In his impactful book Don’t Think of an Elephant, cognitive scientist George Lakoff illustrates how framing a discussion from the beginning is key to winning the argument. No one has learned […].
Independent Banker
MAY 31, 2022
In April, ICBA won an Association Trends 2022 TRENDY Award for a social media initiative opposing plans that would require community banks to report additional customer account information to the Internal Revenue Service.
Jeff For Banks
JULY 6, 2013
But I disagree with greater control of a national pension system in Washington. Here is where I think community banks, banded together through associations such as the ABA or ICBA, can play a critical role in solving our problem. I don''t disagree with the retirement challenge. I also think saving should be automatic.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Business Banking Mobile will also feature biometric authentication by incorporating Touch ID and Eyeprint ID for added security.
Independent Banker
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
As community banks grow, their vendor partnerships usually also do, which can lead to challenges with organization, data security and more. To address these issues, some community banks have turned to artificial intelligence. Greg Ohlendorf, First Community Bank and Trust. Photo by MirageC/Getty Images.
ABA Community Banking
JUNE 8, 2018
for “the swamp” People Community Banking. Why ICBA’s Rebeca Romero Rainey, former CEO, left N.Mex.
CFPB Monitor
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Jean Setzfand, Senior Vice President, AARP (Washington, DC). Bank (Minneapolis, MN).
Finer Points
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
This week we saw once again that our industry’s hard work and determination on behalf of regulatory relief can achieve tangible results in Washington. Following passionate advocacy from ICBA and community bankers, regulators issued a proposed rule to simplify community bank call reports and laid out their plan […].
Finer Points
MARCH 29, 2015
The House Financial Services Committee last week advanced five ICBA-advocated bills to provide regulatory relief to community banks. The bills, which are inspired by ICBA’s Plan for Prosperity platform, would rein in community bank overregulation on several fronts. Advocacy Regulatory Relief Washington Policy Summit'
American Banker
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
His message was especially notable because it was aimed at smaller institutions that have gotten less scrutiny from Washington. Surprise overdraft fees and charges incurred by consumers who cash bad checks likely violate the law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
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