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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations.

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Why Migrant Workers Need Financial Service Offerings All Their Own

PYMNTS

Trust is also an issue, particularly for consumers coming from nations where banking services are far less reliable and trusted than in the U.S.,” Different diasporas have completely different sets of needs, and this is where our community integration plays a big role,” he said. For $5 per month, Majority members in the U.S.

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Why Migrant Workers Need Their Own Financial Services

PYMNTS

Trust is also an issue, particularly for consumers coming from nations where banking services are far less reliable and trusted than in the U.S.,” Different diasporas have completely different sets of needs, and this is where our community integration plays a big role,” he said. For $5 per month, Majority members in the U.S.

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The Federal Home Loan Bank System: Lender of Next-to-Last Resort

Jeff For Banks

"The FDIC recently has observed instances of liquidity stress at a small number of insured banks." So opened the Summer 2017 FDIC Supervisory Insights issue. The national average rate for a money market account at the end of last year was 0.09%. Train board members 4. And so went your exams. What would you do?

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Addressing Elder Abuse

Independent Banker

Awareness of elder financial abuse is growing, and community bankers are often relied upon as the front line of defense in the protection of their customers, including as providers of crime prevention education and information. Buhrmaster, president of 1st National Bank of Scotia, in Scotia, N.Y. “As What is the SHCPF?

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

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. As Barr points out, most community banks—close to 75 percent—are now growing their loan portfolios. By Karen Hoffman.

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More Gain, Less Pain

Independent Banker

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., See sidebar for details on the tool itself.).

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