American Banker

MAY 30, 2024

Gesa Credit Union in Washington agreed to acquire a 103-year-old community bank in Centralia, as it eyes opportunities for additional growth in the Pacific Northwest. In the District of Columbia, a bank group is calling for exit fees on banks selling to tax-exempt credit unions.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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, […].

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.;

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. After a year of virtual visits, the ICBA Capital Summit —the most high-profile and powerful community bank advocacy event of the year—is back in person May 1–4.

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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 […].

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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 (..)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

20), Mr. Stumpf will go to Washington, and we’ll get the verdict straight from those congressional horses’ mouths. Also likely to come up will be the fate of outgoing Head of Community Banking Carrie Tolstedt, who is slated to receive $124.6 million for her heroic efforts that helped the bank recover after the financial crisis.

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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.

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Community Bank Meeting Community Washington 60

Independent Banker

JULY 8, 2015

Absent Congress actively changing the law, however, the Supreme Court has issued a decisive opinion that sets an important precedent on the disparate-impact issue for community banks and the rest of the financial services industry. The case in question— Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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American Banker

MAY 23, 2024

The bank took a big hit on an office property in Washington, D.C., during the first quarter. This month, it filed a shelf registration statement for an offering of up to $150 million that could be used to bolster capital or refinance debt.

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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. and CEO and chairman, Minnesota Lakes Bank, Delano, Minn.

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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.

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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.

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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 […].

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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.

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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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Business Banking Mobile will also feature biometric authentication by incorporating Touch ID and Eyeprint ID for added security.

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