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At last, a Washington idea community banks and credit unions can use.

Long Lasting Ideas

Often in this space, we’ve written about how Washington has made community banks its personal punching bag. Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, the FDIC and other financial regulators – as well as Congress and the White House — have not been friendly to community banks, all while bailing out Wall Street big boys.

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Cutting the red tape for community banks

Abrigo

Many community banks see this as a welcomed move towards offering smaller institutions some relief from the regulatory pressures of their larger, national counterparts. Laura Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Washington said of preparing the call report: "It almost feels like a full-time job."

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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. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. By Karen Hoffman.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

.” Other critics have raised the issue that the OCC is advising examiners to take community group concerns into consideration separately from their M&A approval processes. ” Now, Powell is also raising concerns about how bank industry consolidation could negatively impact the small business community.

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Finance Policy Predictions 2020: AML, Authentication, Collections & CRA

FICO

Industry is anxious for some clear rules of the road, including resolution on such issues as to how many attempted calls can be made weekly to a debtor and how collectors can leverage modern communications technology (e.g., Some are saying this spring but in Washington, D.C., email and texts). deadlines always seem to slide.

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FDIC Extends Comment Deadline on Deposit Recordkeeping Proposal

American Banker

WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has extended the comment period on a plan that would require large banks to keep better track of their insured deposits, while making clear it will not extend it to community banks.

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FDIC Launches Small Business Lending Survey

American Banker

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is launching a survey this month to collect data on the small business lending practices of insured banks.

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