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Use Our ERC Assist Program to Raise Deposits

South State Correspondent

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. ERC gave eligible businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50% of $10,000 for qualified wages paid per employee. In 2020, the U.S.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

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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Trade-based money laundering: The link to terrorist financing

Abrigo

See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. Read now Means and methods How trade-based money laundering works In recent years, investigations have documented how terrorist organizations work with transnational organized crime groups to facilitate terrorist financing.

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Top CECL Questions Answered

Abrigo

Strategies to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. For CECL, Schroeder explained, the board looked at a range of solutions, from ignoring losses to fair value, and examined each solution to determine if it was operable, understandable, and auditable. How to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks.

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Navigating the Loan Landscape: A Guide to Small Business Financing

Ublocal

Below is a list of the core requirements: Must be an operating business, organized for profit Located in the U.S. and primarily operating in the U.S. Pay taxes to the U.S. If requested, you’ll also need to provide your personal tax returns from the past three years. Sole proprietors can provide their Schedule C.

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The case for end-to-end digital lending

Independent Banker

Community bankers tell us why. In early 2021, the $490 million-asset community bank launched its Finastra Consumerbot product, which offers online applications for consumer loans for items like boats and vehicles. Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Stopping PPP Fraud

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 This round of PPP funding focuses on new borrowers in low- and moderate-income communities. . There is no doubt that the COVID-19 global pandemic has challenged communities across the country and has created a significant economic downturn, which has hit small businesses especially hard. PPP Fraud Spikes.

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