article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

Ten Questions for Kansas City Fed President Esther George

American Banker

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George is best known nationally as a critic of the Fed’s monetary policy, but in a wide-ranging interview she talks about Dodd-Frank, bank capitalization and the challenges facing community banking, in addition to interest rates.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Agencies cancel community reinvestment conference due to coronavirus

American Banker

The banking regulators have announced that they are postponing next week’s National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference because of growing health concerns about the virus outbreak.

article thumbnail

Kansas City Bank to Pay $2.8M in Redlining Case with HUD

American Banker

First Federal Bank of Kansas City has agreed to a $2.8 million settlement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to resolve allegations of redlining in African-American neighborhoods.

article thumbnail

Lime Raises $310M For Micromobility Expansion

PYMNTS

The company also plans to focus on safety issues , and pledged to work with regulators around the world on the issue. It’s only through new and existing partnerships with local governments that we are helping communities to elevate micromobility in public policy development,” the company said. Louis Scooter Safety Task Force.

St. Louis 139
article thumbnail

NFL Unveils 2020 Schedule But Questions Persist

PYMNTS

10 as the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans in a rematch of the American Football Conference Divisional playoffs, according to the NFL. The National Football League’s 101st season begins in prime time on Sept. Or will it? “In

article thumbnail

How to Measure Interest Rate Risk Effectively in Banks & Credit Unions

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 Regulators stress sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk (IRR). Regulators have repeatedly stressed the importance of sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk. EVE Analysis.

How To 195