Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY. We published various articles comparing community bank alternatives to LIBOR (such as SOFR, Ameribor, Fed Funds, and Prime). Historically, community banks have hesitated to adopt derivatives for several reasons.

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PopularBank

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Recently, Florida passed SB 4-D, a new safety regulation for condominium and cooperative association buildings. Building inspections are required for community buildings in all 67 counties in Florida that are three or more stories in height. Structural integrity reserve study. Florida’s new condo safety laws at-a-glance.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps to acknowledge financial inequality issues, reach out to traditionally underserved populations to expand access to credit, and further protect consumers from discrimination. This blog post contains a summary of those efforts.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. In a competitive lending environment, many banks and credit unions are concerned about losing good-quality loans if they over-price them.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

New Military Lending Act regulations kick in next fall. Following a three-year study on predatory lending, the U.S. Department of Defense has now issued the final rule to implement the Military Lending Act. Transactions not covered by Regulation Z are excluded from coverage under the rule. Beginning Oct.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In fact, corporate culture is more important to an innovative culture than the institution's size, level of investment, location, or regulatory environment, according to a recent study by the ? Executives must center their communication on the vision for the technology and what employees will gain from it. Lending & Credit Risk.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

New York’s Department of Financial Services is recommending that online lenders are subjected to the same scrutiny and regulations that traditional banks face. Cuomo on June 1, 2017, required DFS to study online lending in New York State and submit a report of its findings. A bill signed by Governor Andrew M.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2015

The ABA’s 2015 Survey of Bank Compliance Officers , conducted February through March 2015, had participation from more than 450 financial institutions, with almost 80 percent being community banks. ABA president and CEO, Frank Keating, commented that Dodd-Frank has impacted banks, their customers and the communities they serve.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 12, 2022

He observed that many banks have moved to eliminate overdraft fees, and applauded those banks for making the right choice to benefit these communities. Chairman Warnock and Senator Warren both cited a CFPB study that found 80% of overdraft fees were charged to 9% of consumers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. Other recent API developments aim to offer professionals an efficient way to process payments and remain compliant with local regulations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

A Wells Fargo regulator is planning a civil suit against 10 former company executives for their roles in its retail banking scandals. Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent. Amid FICO Changes, Does Lending Slowdown Loom? OCC Prepares Civil Suit Against Former Wells Fargo Executives. Fair Isaac Corp.,

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The CARES Act extended the CECL implementation deadline for many larger community banks until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community bankers tell us that while the extension is welcome, they’re already down the road to implementation. ICBA tells FASB CECL isn’t feasible for community banks. ICBA backs Stop-and-Study bill.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2022

Every year, Cornerstone Advisors conducts a survey of community-based financial institution CEOs that asks what their top concerns are. Regulations – The practical application of regulations to specific situations at the institution requires deep “inside” knowledge. And they vary by FI.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

The ICBA and community bank campaign to improve those rules has included a comprehensive study on their impact that was released before the CFPB announcement of its proposed changes, which are expected to be formally adopted. Of course, this community bank victory is not the result of just one survey. See feature for details.).

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The ICBA and community bank campaign to improve those rules has included a comprehensive study on their impact that was released before the CFPB announcement of its proposed changes, which are expected to be formally adopted. Of course, this community bank victory is not the result of just one survey. See feature for details.).

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 8, 2013

Louis Fed recently performed a study to uncover the characteristics of community banks that thrived during the financial crisis. As with most government driven academic studies, there were numerous answers. In addition to that, here is what I think a bank should do to avoid the lending hubris that led up to the crisis: 1.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon went on, at some length, to say that the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. “In Ideally, such arguments will withstand the scrutiny of an independent study.”.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Among the newest financial industry disruptors are online marketplace lenders, the deceptively benign name for potentially predatory nonbank lending platforms proliferating on the Internet. Their risky, virtually unregulated and rapidly expanding lending is troubling—for borrowers, for our economy and for our financial system.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

That is why we are calling on regulators to make the most of the latest mandatory review of federal banking rules. The agencies are required to study their regulations for dead weight every 10 years under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. Community Bankers Chosen as CFPB Advisors.

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Filene

JULY 7, 2016

And with the guiding philosophy of “people helping people,” credit unions may worry how they can continue to serve and help their members with a continual tightening of regulations. Right now. (Am Am I being too subtle?).

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

For execs who climbed the ladder in finance, lending or branches, buckle in because the techies are about to steal the show. Banks are most afraid of big tech, just when these players face regulation. However, between anti-trust regulations, algorithm investigations and states focused on privacy (e.g.,

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Celent Banking

MARCH 16, 2015

The conference was full of community bankers discussing evolving business models and the pressures its placing on their ability to gather deposits. Large banks are now trying to compete on serving the customer and they´re positioning themselves to look and feel like a community experience. P2P lending), and new payment schemes.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2015

Sure, if you cite studies that say these banks' loan books are predominantly small, as the FDIC measures them. If a de novo starts with $15 million of capital, its largest possible lending relationship is $2.2 I'm also skeptical that small community banks in general are financing startup businesses.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs. By Ed Avis.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

and finance experts are celebrating with new data on the state of the entrepreneurial community. More than 90 percent of survey respondents said they feel the government did not adequately prepare the small business community for the new tax code. National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S.,

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 4, 2018

Regulators and consultants promulgate this untruth. This week I sat in a bank CEO's office where he complained, ranted really, about his latest exam and the regulators' perception of liquidity risk, driven by the aforementioned Supervisory Insights. This has happened before. We need a smarter discussion on liquidity.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 21, 2024

According to Randi Zeller, senior advisor to Community Reinvestment Fund, USA: “There is no lack of capital. Minority small business owners need ‘fair and accessible’ lending. When amending Regulation B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the CFPB wrote: “There is limited data on small businesses’ access to credit. To the U.S.

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

Through guidance, each of the federal bank regulators prescribes a Compliance Management System (CMS) as the framework for an effective compliance solution. To make the CMS framework effective, every community bank needs to customize it in the context of its profile and performance. What agency is our prudential federal regulator?

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. Jack Hartings Photo by Michael Nemeth. By Kelly Pike. The Peoples Bank Co. Coldwater, Ohio. Assets: $450 million.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The case study of Shopify is case in point?—?the Affirm wins when it plugs in a technology network as a distributor of its lending product. As we see in the diagram above, the capital itself still sits in licensed and regulated entities. In turn, Stripe is providing that financial infrastructure to Shopify.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The case study of Shopify is case in point?—?the Affirm wins when it plugs in a technology network as a distributor of its lending product. As we see in the diagram above, the capital itself still sits in licensed and regulated entities. In turn, Stripe is providing that financial infrastructure to Shopify.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2023

Banks in rural America are not going to have the same kind of lending activities, or depositor relationships as this bank seemingly had. Lending to startup companies with a plan to go public is not itself a problem. Not having any knowledge of the bank’s actual practices or internal discussions, I am relegated to supposition.

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Strategy Lending Security Analysis 195

Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2022

At recent Abrigo CECL Kickstart webinars, consultants demonstrated CECL implementation practices with an emphasis on the needs of community banks and credit unions. Once factors like the economy, new regulations, management changes, or even natural disasters are factored in, a greater allowance may be necessary.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

The CHOICE Act rolls back regulations that Sullivan said can pin down a community bank and prevent it from serving its function. Community banks are spending more money and resources on hiring compliance people than they are on lending to their community,” he said.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In the age of Twitter, Apple Pay and Lending Club, it’s important to remember the shareholder performance delivered by Gleason and team when compared to the behemoths. To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. Community bank marketing resources. Regulator Award.

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