Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

Community Bank 164

Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Abrigo

JANUARY 30, 2024

REGISTER Takeaway 1 Banking and compliance professionals rely on ThinkBIG to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures. Banking and compliance professionals rely on the annual conference to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures that hammer them daily.

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Conference Arizona Phoenix Fraud 195

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

Community Bank 144

Community Bank Community Lending Louisiana 144

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

We published various articles comparing community bank alternatives to LIBOR (such as SOFR, Ameribor, Fed Funds, and Prime). We believe that daily and term SOFR offer community banks the safest and most dependable index for benchmarking profitability, pricing loans, and hedging interest rate risk. No ISDA documents.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Compliance CA 195

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The key allegations in the DOJ’s complaint are the following: During the relevant time period (2015-2021), the Newark, New Jersey-Pennsylvania Metro Division (Newark MD) as delineated in 2015 included Essex, Somerset, Union, Sussex, and Morris counties in New Jersey (Newark Lending Area). unlikely to be caused by chance) and sizeable.

New Jersey 147

New Jersey Lending Community National 147

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Additionally, a recent survey by FIS shows that 37% of consumers began a new banking relationship with a major national or global bank that had a well-established online portal in the past 12 months. For community banks who are known for putting their customers first, this could be an area of concern.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Fintech Guidelines 91

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Abrigo

JULY 23, 2015

But community banks’ resources are generally less of their larger counterparts, so beginning, keeping up with or expanding stress testing can be a burden. The authors recommended a four-step process for community banks to develop a sound stress testing program: 1. Understand your portfolio and its risk factors. Ensure proper data.

Community Bank 150

Community Bank Community Data Resources 150

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 29, 2016

The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Credit Union National Association have sent a letter to Director Cordray “to express serious concerns” about the CFPB’s proposed rule covering single-payment payday and auto title loans, deposit advance products, and certain high-rate installment and open-end loans.

Community Bank 68

Community Bank Community Groups Lending 68

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

On October 29, 2019, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to explore the issue of lending and housing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community. A recording of the hearing is available here. Michael Adams, Chief Executive Officer, SAGE.

Lending 60

Lending Community Iowa Policies 60

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At an industry fair lending conference last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) outlined fair lending priorities for their agencies. along racial, ethnic and national origin lines. along racial, ethnic and national origin lines.

Conference 78

Conference Lending Industry Regulation 78

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Biden Administration’s prioritization of fair lending as a law enforcement focus took center stage last week with the announcement that the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices “as force multipliers to ensure that fair lending enforcement is informed by local expertise on housing markets and the credit needs of local communities of color.”.

Mississippi 78

Mississippi Memphis National Tennessee 78

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. By Karen Hoffman. Benjamin Franklin famously said that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

Compliance 101

Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Greater uncertainty wins as the Supreme Court upholds statistical evidence in fair lending claims. Supreme Court, it is, and the high court’s recent ruling to that effect is likely to affect community banks, their regulatory examinations and their potential exposure to fair lending lawsuits. lending compliance.

Lending 70

Lending Community Bank Policies Community 70

CFPB Monitor

MAY 7, 2020

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2019 activities is scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register. The Bureau states that an area of innovation that it is monitoring for fair lending and credit access issues is “artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, machine learning (ML), a subset of AI.”

Lending 78

Lending Report FDIC Policies 78

Abrigo

APRIL 8, 2020

Provide a BSA refresher course to your lending staff. BSA compliance remains crucial to protecting financial system. Key Takeaways BSA requirements still apply to Paycheck Protection Program loans. While these loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, fraud is still a concern.

Compliance 195

Compliance Lending Fraud Community 195

CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2019

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2018 activities was published in today’s Federal Register. In addition to discussing the symposium and Data Point report in the section on “Access to Credit,” the new fair lending report discusses conducting supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

Lending 60

Lending Report Policies Compliance 60

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

New Military Lending Act regulations kick in next fall. Following a three-year study on predatory lending, the U.S. Department of Defense has now issued the final rule to implement the Military Lending Act. 1, 2015, and compliance with the rule is required by Oct. 3, 2016, compliance date. By Mary Thorson Wright.

Lending 70

Lending Compliance Regulation Virginia 70

American Banker

MAY 13, 2020

The Independent Community Bankers of America refused to rule out legal action if Congress doesn't address the National Credit Union Administration's recent decision expanding the low-income designation.

Community 78

Community Community Bank Regulation America 78

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Moving all customers to digital statements, restructuring compliance reviews and employee onboarding are just some of the more popular efforts that banks are undertaking in 2023. Lending Focus – Interest Rate Sensitivity and Credit Accuracy. Many banks, for example, are still hyper-competitive in multifamily lending.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Training Lending 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Plus, online lending startup SoFi is looking to go public through a SPAC. economic slowdown fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue into 2021 but could start bouncing back by mid-year as the population gets vaccinated, according to a December survey from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).

San Francisco 130

San Francisco Community Bank Video Capital 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

In a press release issued on Monday (June 25), the SBA announced a strategic alliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help small businesses (SMBs) facing regulatory compliance and enforcement issues. The SBA and AICPA have been working together since 2008, the entities noted.

Groups 101

Groups National Compliance Lending 101

American Banker

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The nation's largest credit union allegedly engaged in racial discrimination resulting in calls for further investigations and regulations. Had Navy Federal been subject to the Community Reinvestment Act it may have avoided this problem.

Community 74

Community National Regulation Compliance 74

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Lisa Rice, President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance; Mr. Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League; The Honorable Byron Donalds (R-FL), United States House of Representatives; Mr. Devon Westhill, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity; and Ms. The witnesses included: Ms.

Community 78

Community Compliance Industry National 78

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 28, 2021

The fate of the OCC’s Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) final rule , issued on May 20, 2020, hangs in the balance following the inauguration of President Biden on January 20 and the resignation of former Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks, who was a major proponent of the rule, on January 14.

FDIC 131

FDIC Community Lending Survey 131

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 25, 2020

On May 20, 2020, the OCC issued a final rule to “strengthen and modernize” its existing Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) regulations. The final rule is effective October 1, 2020 but sets mandatory compliance dates based on the applicable performance standards. This is the second in a series of five blog posts about the final rule.

Community 97

Community Lending Meeting Retail 97

FICO

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

This issue was discussed at the NAGGL 2019, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, conference where hundreds of SBA lenders gathered to learn about policy changes, SBA online application submission solutions, how to create successful sales reps, and other trends in the industry impacting SBA lenders. Or visit our website.

Community 67

Community Community Bank Policies Leadership 67

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

Australia’s alternative finance community has vowed to heighten transparency following criticism over Prospa ‘s high interest rates, which caused the FinTech to scrap its initial public offering (IPO). Lending platforms must also provide compliant mediation services and ensure compliant draft contracts.

Lending 100

Lending Comparison Fintech Compliance 100

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2015

84 House members recently wrote to the CFPB to urge it to expedite rulemaking to implement the small business lending data requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1071. They assert that “[t]ransparency in small business lending data is the key to understanding the credit needs of women-owned and minority-owned small businesses.

Lending 60

Lending Data Groups Regulation 60

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

AI can help solve customer pain points—but does it mean community banks will lose the personal touch they pride themselves on? As community bankers themselves tell us, the answer is no. First, with AI’s ability to mimic human intelligence, community banks can quickly process huge amounts of data to ease customer friction.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Customer Experience Data 91

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

Minneapolis 70

Minneapolis Community Bank Community San Antonio 70

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. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

Fintech 195

Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The first panel will focus on the current state of, and future outlook for, the small business lending marketplace. The panel will be moderated by Grady Hedgespeth, Assistant Director in the Bureau’s Office of Small Business Lending Markets. Neiman, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs, Lending Club.

Tampa 60

Tampa Lending California Community 60

CFPB Monitor

MAY 22, 2020

The OCC has issued a final rule revising its regulation implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The final rule applies to national banks and federal savings associations. The final rule is effective October 1, 2020 but sets mandatory compliance dates based on the applicable performance standards.

FDIC 78

FDIC Lending Retail Compliance 78

American Banker

JULY 5, 2016

While fintech companies are urging federal regulators to create a federal charter that would allow them to follow a single national standard instead of a myriad of state rules, such a benefit will almost certainly come with strings attached, including possible compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.

National 40

National Fintech Compliance Community 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

” “There is no doubt that the lease accounting standards will add new complexities to a broad range of business functions, including sales, lending, contracting and financial reporting,” wrote Whitney Schiffer, CPA, in an article last week for accounting and advisory firm Berkowitz Pollack Brant.

Community Bank 153

Community Bank Community Report Lending 153

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

ICBA’s in-depth certification programs vault compliance officers to the highest standards. imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. By Ed Avis. I think that’s very important.”.

Compliance 70

Compliance Community Bank Community Training 70