Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Banking technology decisions now affect future growth With the possibility of a recession, community financial institutions may consider a delay or cut in technology spending. The company has estimated that the impact of its system meltdown during bad weather will cost it as much as $825 million. Systems often fail at the worst time.

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Technology Lending Community Software 195

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On October 24, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule amending their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act.

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Community FDIC Compliance Regulation 78

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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Community Bank FDIC Community National 195

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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Community Bank FDIC Community National 195

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Key Takeaways Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. Many of the objectives of a credit risk review system support business goals. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards. Identify problem loans early. learn more.

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System Lending Compliance Risk Management 150

Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry.

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Community Bank Community Fraud Texas 134

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The panel, which traces its genesis back two years, is comprised of two groups, focused separately on lending and payments, and is in turn part of CSBS Vision 2020. “As We have formed a working group of state regulators to develop the model. Our FinTech industry advisory panel did include a few community banks.

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Regulation Fintech Community Bank Community 147

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.

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Lending Community San Antonio Survey 259

CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2022

After moving alone in 2020 to reform its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board in issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the CRA.

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FDIC Regulation Community Lending 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

Financial regulators have made $500 billion in capital available for lenders around the world , which gives lenders the freedom for another $5 trillion of loans around the world to go toward cushioning the blow the coronavirus has dealt to the world’s economy. In the U.S., unemployment has soared to record highs.

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Capital Lending Regulation Study 150

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?

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Community Bank Community Lending Louisiana 144

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

For community banks and credit unions, their physical proximity to the small businesses they’re servicing is often pointed out as a major advantage these smaller players hold over the big banks, enabling these FIs to develop deeper relationships with their small to medium-size business (SMB) clients, anticipate their needs and establish trust.

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Lending Community Bank US Community 152

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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?

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Kansas City Community Lending 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

But the latest initiatives reveal a growing interest in transforming internal processes, particularly among smaller banks looking to upgrade their core infrastructure and elevate small business lending operations. Hawthorn River Eyes Open Banking for Community FIs. Yet maturation is low. Yes Bank Woes See API Disruption.

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Lending Risk Management Fintech Community 194

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

Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. This is welcomed news for community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending.

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Lending Rhode Island Fraud Los Angeles 195

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Some financial institutions may view stress testing as a “check the box” practice to satisfy regulators, but others are making the most out of the process. Effective stress testing can benefit many different facets of lending, from risk management and strategic decision-making to capital adequacy and liquidity management.

Lending 150

Lending Risk Management Analysis Capital 150

Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2023

However, many clients evaluated an internally developed system before ultimately acquiring loan review automation. The cost associated with the typical multi-year effort to develop a customized system is usually far more expensive than the acquisition cost.

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Software Lending System Risk Management 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.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

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.

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Data Lending Compliance Resources 195

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.

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Risk Management Management Lending Capital 221

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It would instead offer payment companies a national servicing platform to replace the regime of state regulations such firms would be subject to under existing laws. Commercial companies accessing a payments charter would avoid oversight and regulations that protect the financial system and consumers,” the bank industry leaders wrote.

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Regulation National System Industry 349

PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

29) that the government’s efforts to spur small business lending by pumping money into the financial services market has yielded only modest success. The publication pointed to the government’s conflicting policy of stricter lending rules as one reason why efforts to boost small business loan volumes hasn’t taken off.

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Policies Lending Regulation Community 100

Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. What is regtech?

Technology 195

Technology Fraud Compliance Regulation 195

Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. What is regtech?

Technology 195

Technology Fraud Compliance Regulation 195

Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Community banks and credit unions partnered with their communities to help families and businesses through these unprecedented times , causing spikes in consumer fraud that must be faced head on. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Ag Lending. CRE Lending. SBA Lending.

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Fraud Lending Software Analytics 195

Abrigo

APRIL 10, 2017

Ancin commented that this is consistent with the trend he has seen with his clients either beginning to dip their toes into the MBL market, or other clients that are aggressively competing with community banks on commercial lending. Next, Ancin moved into a discussion of the current regulatory environment around MBL.

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Regulation United States Lending Community Bank 150

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On October 24, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a final rule amending their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) (the “Final Rule”). Continue Reading

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Community Regulation System FDIC 78

Abrigo

OCTOBER 6, 2017

On September 27, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a Community Bank Summary entitled Proposed Simplification to the Capital Rule Pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996.

Regulation 150

Regulation Risk Management Community Bank Community 150

Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For banks and credit unions, this often means a deep understanding of regulations and compliance and adhering to the institution's risk management standards. In the Federal Reserve report, bankers emphasized the importance of eliminating siloed processes and ensuring that information can flow seamlessly across systems. Asset/Liability.

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Fintech How To Innovation System 195

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

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Management Community Bank Community Regulation 103

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

Such as direct lending funds, and insurance companies. Shadow bank lending is similar to bank lending but is not subject to the same regulations, and compensating deposit balace requirements. And, according to some EDP students that are lenders, are turning to the shadow banking market that do not have deposit demands.

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Banking Trends Trends Millennials Oregon 115

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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Regulation FDIC Community Lending 78

South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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How To Community Bank Community FDIC 195

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Community Bank Community Industry Texas 239

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions. Section 4011 – Temporary Lending Limit Waiver.

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Regulation United States Community Bank National 122

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.

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