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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Community bankers need to understand their competitive landscape. Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage.

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From Community Hubs To In-Store Theater, Retailers Double Down In Digital At NRF

PYMNTS

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization. We’re not a data company.

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Digital Services Mean Every Bank Is a National Bank

Bank Innovation

Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business. But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national.

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NCUA grants third charter of 2023 while Maryland group aims to be next

American Banker

The National Credit Union Administration approved the Young Community Federal Credit Union to begin operations in Kentucky soon. An organization in Maryland is shooting for a 2024 opening.

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The Death of the Community Bank

Jeff For Banks

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Much like the General Store fell victim to the supermarket and the lumber yard fell victim to Home Depot, I predicted the community bank that did not pick targeted customer niches or develop product expertise will meet it's doom.

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How FICO and Operation HOPE are Taking Steps toward Financial Literacy for All

FICO

But thanks to nonprofit organizations like Operation HOPE — which collaborates with financial institutions, corporations, municipal agencies, and community organizations to help low- and mid-income Americans achieve financial independence — credit education is available more widely than ever before. Unfortunately, the U.S.

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Restaurant Industry: Over Half-Million Eateries In ‘Economic Free Fall’

PYMNTS

Over 110,000 restaurants have shuttered since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and another 500,000-plus establishments are in an "economic free fall," the National Restaurant Association said in a letter to Congress. The survey included 6,000 restaurant operators and 250 supply chain businesses Nov.

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