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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

As house prices skyrocket, student loan debt grows and wages stagnate, many Gen Zers and millennials are watching their homebuying dreams move out of reach. But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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How To Compete With Banks: Start With First Principles

PYMNTS

Ninety-two percent of consumers count their primary bank as either a national bank, regional/community bank or credit union. That finding is also relatively consistent across income and demographic profiles, even for bridge millennials (the largely affluent 30- to 40-year-old crowd) and Gen Z respondents. Seven percent (7.4)

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

PYMNTS

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. faster payments system. When ‘Wait And See’ Won’t Cut It Anymore.

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NEW REPORT: Do Community Banks Need A Faster Payments Wake-Up Call?

PYMNTS

The August Faster Payments Tracker™ , powered by NACHA , highlights notable news and developments from across the faster payments landscape, including coverage of the long-awaited release of the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force report on how to improve the U.S. Community banks meet the millennial generation.

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How to Attract Multiple Generations to Open New Accounts and Apply for Loans

Understanding these attitudes and using them to inform marketing messages enables community banks, regional banks and credit unions to better serve their customers. How are Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z defined? What makes the group different in how they receive information?

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

Consumer Demographics and Changing Customer Demands Remember all the pre-pandemic talk about millennials? You couldn't go to a conference without every presenter having millennial this or millennial that on their slide decks. Now the oldest millennial is 43 (see table by Statista).

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4 Ways to Reach Aging Consumers About COVID-19 and Vaccines

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While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC ) recommends healthcare consumers over 65 get vaccinated, few communications have targeted these groups or provided understanding and navigation to how to access the vaccine in their community. How are you reaching them?