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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

PYMNTS

Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void. We urge you to make such legislation a priority.”.

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Longer exam cycle for more community banks?

Abrigo

A new bill proposed on April 16 aims to increase the exam cycle period for a larger pool of community banks. would make more banks eligible for an 18-month exam cycle as opposed to the norm of a 12-month schedule. A similar bill, commonly referred to as the Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 , was introduced by Rep.

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Federal banking agencies issue guide for community banks on conducting due diligence on fintech companies

CFPB Monitor

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Banks are instructed to reference relevant guidance from the agencies that is listed in a footnote.

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FDIC-Backed Institutions Rake In $40.8B In Q4

PYMNTS

23) that commercial banks and savings enterprises that it insures reported net income in the aggregate of $40.8 That growth, the FDIC said, came mainly from a $6.8 More than half of the 6,182 institutions that reported to the FDIC showed growth year over year in earnings in the latest quarter. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Survey Finds Cost of Funds Top of Mind for Community Bankers

ABA Community Banking

Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.