Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. Between the [Trump] administration and Congress and the regulators, they did a terrific job of allowing banks to work with their borrowers,” says Jeff W.

Community Bank 209

Community Bank Community Texas Dallas 209

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Here’s what community bankers need to know when planning their budgets for the next year. Source: 2021 Provident Bank survey. These days, there’s a lot to contend with as a community bank, from changing consumer behaviors due to the pandemic to uncertainty surrounding the economy and inflation. Build a lending niche.

Community Bank 170

Community Bank Community Lending Leadership 170

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. A relationship-based, community focus in a digital world. learn more.

Lending 259

Lending Community San Antonio Survey 259

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb.

Community Bank 169

Community Bank Community Montana Leadership 169

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

Community Bank 144

Community Bank Community Lending Louisiana 144

Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community. They’re not your hometown.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Management Lending Capital 221

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. A relationship-based, community focus in a digital world. learn more.

Lending 195

Lending Community San Antonio Survey 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

Community Bank 131

Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Community banking may get a boost from technology, if recent activity is any indication. In Florida, reported American Banker – in the community banking realm – Seacoast Banking has paired with SmartBiz Loans to shorten the loan approvals process. Joint efforts from community banks are reportedly picking up steam.

Community Bank 104

Community Bank Community Fintech Florida 104

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.

Regulation 150

Regulation FDIC Survey Community Bank 150

Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2023

You might also like this whitepaper: "2022 Loan Review Benchmark Survey Results." If the system is not efficient and manual data entry contributes to increased risk, a greater headcount is not the solution. The benefits of a user community Businesses always pursue growth and improvement.

Software 195

Software Lending System Risk Management 195

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Takeaway 2 The rule is aimed at tracking small business credits to enforce fair lending laws and ID and support women- and minority-owned small businesses. The regulation, expected to be finalized in weeks, outranked BSA/AML rules, beneficial ownership requirements, and current expected credit loss (CECL) obligations.

Data 195

Data Lending Compliance Resources 195

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

Community Bank 150

Community Bank Handbook Lending Risk Management 150

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Plus, online lending startup SoFi is looking to go public through a SPAC. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks.

San Francisco 130

San Francisco Community Bank Video Capital 130

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. Two years ago, more bankers surveyed for that report named core deposit growth as their greatest challenge than any other issue. Consumer Lending.

Conference 195

Conference San Antonio Lending Fraud 195

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. By Karen Hoffman.

Compliance 101

Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

Bipartisan support The SAFE Banking Act's long road to the Senate Many in the AML/CFT community have been watching the unfolding of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for some time now with no significant progress. appeared first on Abrigo.

Lending 195

Lending Fraud Operations Ohio 195

American Banker

JUNE 29, 2016

is launching a survey this month to collect data on the small business lending practices of insured banks. WASHINGTON -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Survey 40

Survey Lending FDIC Washington 40

Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2015

According to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA), more than 46 percent of respondents had to reduce offerings for loan or deposit accounts, or other services, at their bank because of regulatory compliance burdens. A recent Forbes commentary, Dodd-Frank, Community Bank Decline, And The Effect On U.S.

Compliance 150

Compliance Community Bank Community Survey 150

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 12, 2018

When I first read Standards Needed for Safe, Small Installment Loans from Banks, Credit Unions by the Pew Charitable Trusts that encouraged financial institutions to get back into small ticket consumer lending, I thought “what are they nuts!” So why would banks expand small-ticket, unsecured personal lending? Even the big banks.

Lending 60

Lending Resources Community Metro 60

Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

In addition, even before the recent banking troubles, regulators have emphasized the financial institution’s responsibility to provide leaders with information on key areas of planning, operations, and risk management. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

Report 195

Report Risk Management Capital Data 195

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. Superintendent Maria T.

Online 100

Online New York Lending Regulation 100

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Financing of all sorts was on the downswing, and SMB owners began dipping into their own piggy banks before seeking a lending agreement. That finding comes care of data gathered by 12 regional Federal Reserve banks in a survey conducted over the third and fourth quarter of 2017. In the 10 years following the financial crisis, the U.S.

Lending 115

Lending Community Bank Survey Community 115

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 28, 2021

The fate of the OCC’s Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) final rule , issued on May 20, 2020, hangs in the balance following the inauguration of President Biden on January 20 and the resignation of former Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks, who was a major proponent of the rule, on January 14.

FDIC 131

FDIC Community Lending Survey 131

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Regulators warn once again about rising CRE concentrations and risks. Just about every community bank makes commercial real estate loans. A whopping 95 percent of ICBA members are active commercial real estate (CRE) lenders, according to the latest ICBA Community Bank Lending Survey. Responsible lending.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Lending Community Regulation 70

Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2022

Every year, Cornerstone Advisors conducts a survey of community-based financial institution CEOs that asks what their top concerns are. The 2022 survey produced the biggest one-year change we have ever seen. A focused plan for the development of next generation talent is no longer optional. And they vary by FI.

Training 154

Training Survey System Data 154

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Under the right circumstances, providing residential mortgages that fall outside of the new federal Qualified Mortgage definition could help a community bank grow its lending, some community bankers say. a $613 million-asset community bank serving central and northern Wisconsin that engages in non-QM lending.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Lending Community Survey 70

Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

In that meeting, the CEO of a community bank said he offsets his branch costs by leasing branches out to unrelated businesses, like a masseuse. The anxiety community bankers feel about consolidating branches is palpable. Will the regulators frown on us closing a branch in a rural and/or low to moderate income town?

Community Bank 78

Community Bank Community Survey Management 78

Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

As in past years, community bankers will have a dynamic regulatory environment to contend with in 2016. Safety and soundness concerns will remain a prominent driver of that supervisory dynamic for community banks. IB: What safety and soundness issues are the regulators watching out for this year? IB: What are their concerns?

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Regulation Lending 70

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Community financial institutions are familiar with utilizing their asset/liability management solutions to limit the risk of rising interest rates. Obviously, protecting financial institutions against the impact to capital and earnings of rising interest rates has been the particular focus of regulators for more than a decade.

Management 150

Management FDIC Community Risk Management 150

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The FTC has sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. With respect to research and policy development, the letter discusses the following initiatives: Auto survey. The survey could be a prelude to such rulemaking.).

Report 68

Report Big Data Lending Survey 68

FICO

OCTOBER 2, 2019

I would like to examine what I think ‘small banks’ (community banks, regional banks, and credit unions) can do to capture more market share of the small business lending market. I may use the bank for my checking and deposit bank or have previous lending experience with them. Community banks are called that for a reason.

Lending 40

Lending Marketing Community Bank Online 40

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. By Elizabeth Eurgubian.

Washington 70

Washington Community Bank Community Survey 70

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. By Elizabeth Eurgubian.

Washington 70

Washington Community Bank Community Survey 70

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

Yes, the General Data Protection Regulation took the spotlight, debuting in Europe, as had been long anticipated, on May 25. As previously reported, regulators have said they are not ready to enforce GDPR. It wasn’t all about GDPR. Well, a lot of it was.

Regulation 101

Regulation Data Survey Online 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A PwC poll released in May, surveying 3,000 corporate finance executives, found that nearly half remained in the assessment phase of adopting revenue-recognition standards, while one-third were still remediating known issues. However, small community banks without such resources are sounding their concerns.

Community Bank 153

Community Bank Community Report Lending 153

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As if that wasn’t enough, regulators took a sledgehammer to debit fee income with Reg II changes that will begin reducing card-not-present interchange fees starting in July 2023. 1 issue raised by CEOs in our surveys, bankers had to craft a new and compelling post-Covid value proposition to attract it. What a year. Bravo April!

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216