Abrigo

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Key Takeaways To better serve their community, as well as stay competitive in this fast-moving environment, savvy CFIs are carefully blending digital innovations with their hallmark relationship banking practices. CFIs reinvest in their communities, supporting local businesses and helping community members make financial decisions.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

The pandemic forced industries to accelerate their adoption of digital applications, and community banking was no exception. And as banking processes increasingly moved online, community bankers needed to fortify their online defenses against fraud and cybercrime. In August, ICBA hosted the Bank Security Institute. Tiffany Lukk.

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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.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Already reviewed by Perficient, BES provides a secure and efficient portal to exchange documents, information, and communications for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations. The documents were generally minimally encrypted and therefore tended to contain non-confidential information.

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MerhantsBanks

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

In September, Merchants Bank participated in the Minnesota Bankers Association’s Community Impact Month initiative with more than half of the Company’s Minnesota locations coordinating community support events. While community support is […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Community banks are voicing their frustration with what they say is a lack of competition in the market for corporate bank technology providers, reports in The Wall Street Journal said Thursday (April 11). Community banks say their services are often too expensive and can sometimes be delayed.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance. However, a community bank’s average commercial loan size is between $250k and $500k. Some of the results are shown in the table below.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance. However, a community bank’s average commercial loan size is between $250k and $500k. Some of the results are shown in the table below.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 31, 2023

Naming conventions One benefit of customer-centric KYC is that it differentiates community financial institutions from larger, more impersonal banks by allowing clients to retain their individuality and build personal relationships. For example, form letters often filter information from core systems, automatically assigning “Mrs./Mr./Miss”

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Perficient

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As a leading digital consultancy with more than 4,500 global colleagues, Perficient is committed to expanding the expertise of each colleague and creating more opportunities for career growth in the communities where we live and work. This, while also closing the gap in opportunities for STEM careers and education across our communities.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2023

A lot of us used a customer portal for PPP Lending due to the mere volumes of customer loan requests and documents flowing to/from the bank and the customer. In my experience, community banks only do what they have to do. No more file/share renaming the documents to the appropriate customer, etc. Automated workflows.

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PopularBank

JUNE 23, 2022

At Popular Association Banking, we are happy to see many community associations being proactive with their contingency planning and setting aside money for repairs, replacement reserves and emergency funds, but it is critical that those plans are kept current. For community associations, preparedness is key.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Takeaway 2 AML staff should recognize human trafficking red flags and know their customers well to help detect suspicious activity in their communities. One issue that hurts people and communities everywhere is human trafficking, and January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Community banks are striving to increase loan yield and maintain their cost of funding (COF). We have created and used a novel structure to take advantage of the inverted yield curve to allow community banks to increase net interest margin (NIM) and fee income on these existing fixed-rate loans.

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Perficient

MARCH 4, 2021

In order to do this, program definition activities should include: Developing overarching tools, processes, and communications for the overall program. Documenting roles and responsibilities. Planning a PowerApps champion community. Determining document escalation flows. Setting up Scrum tools and processes.

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FICO

JULY 15, 2021

To help financial institutions meet this challenge, FICO is launching a new online community dedicated to helping you learn more about the latest innovations in fraud, financial crimes and identity and authentication. The new community is driven by some of the finest minds in fraud detection. by TJ Horan.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

They are usually long-term and require a lot of documentation to be submitted to the lender by stakeholders. For example, inspectors can submit documentation on their phones or tablets from the construction site instead of returning to the office to submit it. Software can automate the process of managing construction loans.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2023

community bank management team. While this community bank is not aggressively pricing new loans, losing this commercial credit with a substantial deposit relationship was painful. We offer a loan hedging program (ARC) built for community banks that avoids complex derivative accounting and arcane documentation.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Against this backdrop, agtech—the application of technology to every aspect of the food production process, from farm to table—is growing in importance to the mission of ICBA and community banks. In fact, community banks provide about $155 billion in agriculture loans. Farmers and Merchants Bank in Milligan, Neb., serves as an example.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

They are usually long-term and require a lot of documentation to be submitted to the lender by stakeholders. For example, inspectors can submit documentation on their phones or tablets from the construction site instead of returning to the office to submit it. Software can automate the process of managing construction loans.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Embracing these changes enables entities to fortify their operations, safeguard stakeholders, and instill trust within the broader financial community. Issues and Findings Management: Document issues and gaps identified during risk assessments and control testing, crucial for compliance.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In two articles in the past few weeks ( here and here ), we discussed how the “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment will affect the community bank sector – continued increase in the cost of funds (COF), steady yields on loans, and a decrease in net interest margin (NIM) will put severe pressure on ROE for new loan originations.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Community banks need to analyze the demographics and varied business segments to identify the growth potential of each market. Since fintechs are the primary competition for community banks in this space, the VP of business lending needs to pay special attention to this segment. No two markets are created equal.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

With the aftereffects of the pandemic still at hand, community banks are facing an unparalleled level of uncertainty. But as community bankers, we rise to the challenge by taking the next step forward. Almost overnight, community banks nationwide launched new fintech relationships to meet the needs of their communities.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Issues and Findings Management: Document issues and gaps identified during risk assessments and control testing, crucial for compliance. The NYSDFS Part 500 amendments signal a crucial shift in the financial services regulatory landscape and underscore the importance of robust governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. Or look at our new chairman’s bank, Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. Photo by Chris Williams.

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Perficient

JANUARY 20, 2021

The collaborative software development style focuses on public availability and communication with beginnings in the open-source community. Documentation. To achieve this, you need to define a framework for your organization which are tools/technology agnostic and build governance around the framework . Peer review.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. It can clarify roles and responsibilities, encourage timely communication and help community banks operate more efficiently. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, mitigating risk took on a whole new meaning for community banks. By Susan Springer.

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Banking Exchange

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Community bank-focused document is designed to guide companies through the innovation process Community Banking Feature3 Feature M&A Management.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Banking technology decisions now affect future growth With the possibility of a recession, community financial institutions may consider a delay or cut in technology spending. But a community financial institution often has different needs related to origination than those of a giant lender. Experts say that would be a mistake.

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American Banker

JUNE 2, 2020

The Georgia company said the agency is looking at its policies for paying, or withholding, Paycheck Protection Program fees to borrowers' agents.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Now is the time for community financial institutions to pay attention. The CBOT penalty is a solid reminder to all community financial institutions that a robust AML program is critical in guarding against money laundering and terrorist financing risks regardless of size and risk. Fundamentals of BSA. CommunityBank of Texas' citations.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 3 Articles specific to small community banks were among the most-read blogs, with best practices for construction lending at the top of the list.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2021

The San Jose-based community development financial institution, or CDFI, on Tuesday (Jan. The Opportunity Fund provides working capital loans ranging from $2,600 to $100,000 to underserved businesses that might otherwise run afoul of more rigid underwriting requirements and more extensive documentation rules at traditional lenders.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 11, 2020

It's also a good idea to review thoroughly any documentation that lenders plan to submit along with their decisions. Checking documentation for PPP forgiveness decisions. Key Takeaways The SBA's PPP Forgiveness Platform opened to lenders on Aug. The SBA PPP Forgiveness Platform opened Aug.

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