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From CRE to Corporate Culture – BIG Ideas from 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Drive Growth.

Abrigo

Plan for new technology and innovations. From economic forecasts to company culture, there were important takeaways for all community financial institutions. . Millennium Bank, like many community financial institutions, is heavily concentrated in commercial real estate (CRE). Drive Growth.

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How Financial Institutions Focus on Customers Is Key

Abrigo

The community bank model is built around customer service, but for many bank and credit union customers, the definition of “good service” has been changing over the last couple of decades. Stay Up-to-Date On Lending Best Practices. To learn more about the other lending and credit risk topics during the conference, see the agenda.

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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

PYMNTS

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest solutions that FinTechs and lenders are developing to ease the PPP lending process for SMBs and FIs alike, with many initiatives focused on enabling regional and community banks to maintain a competitive edge against the biggest banks. Lendsmart, Griffin Technologies. Citizens Bank Of Edmond.

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Creating a Customer-Centric, Digital Financial Institution

Abrigo

It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but for many community financial institutions, a spectrum of different customers and banking needs is something that they see every day. Does your financial institution support a culture of innovation and an environment that welcomes new technology?

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

PYMNTS

At the same time, many early stage startups, particularly in the technology sector, still have access to traditional financing, like venture capital and private equity. Exploring the importance of the small business through the lens of its immediate community is a critical component of promoting education among entrepreneurs.

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Lender Life

Independent Banker

Robust online mortgage websites embrace today’s lending challenges as well as consumer needs. When Community Bank of Bergen County unveiled its online mortgage hub this summer, the bank put “ease of use” at the top of its goals for the site, says President and CEO Peter Michelotti. “I By Elizabeth Judd.