PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Neither entrepreneur is hoping to disrupt the world with noodles or sandwiches — but both would very much like a chance at disrupting Main Street in their respective towns. If accepted, the small business sets up an “offering” on the platform, where it essentially pitches its concept to the local community — and the wider digital world.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The regulators themselves can’t even find their way to agreement. Regulators would still have the discretion to alter these ratings based on the facts on the ground. Multiple community groups have argued that banks could receive CRA credit for building a sports stadium as long as it was constructed in an opportunity zone.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 9, 2024

We estimate that the average contractual loan commitment for term credit at community banks has decreased from just under five years in 2022 to just under three years currently. Community banks should carefully consider the prudence of such a strategy from both a risk and revenue perspective.

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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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Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. Regulation is an important issue for banks to get into P2P lending and depending the country, there may be restrictions. This is why he works on 3 key issues (in order of importance): Regulation.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The main goal of the project is to widen the bank’s understanding of the eKrona’s technological potential. Meanwhile, Bottle Pay, the bitcoin payments startup, closed down, noting the AMLD5 European Union regulation that is taking effect early in January, Coindesk reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based financial services startup Earnin has potentially run afoul of New York State regulators with its payday advance product for consumers. The main complaints seem to be technical — and that software glitches and spotty customer service have left them mired in debt.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Working through any difficulty or crisis at your community bank won’t be a walk in the park, but it may lead to an experience for which you’re truly grateful. As a community banker, you’re either going through a crisis or you’re preparing for one. And today, CAMELS are a main area of focus for our bank. Photo by Chris Williams.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Small banks do not want to compete with the Amazons and Walmarts of the world when it comes to offering financial services for clients — and as of today, they more or less are protected from having to do so by regulations that prevent banks’ holding companies from branching too far outside of core financial services businesses.

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Abrigo

JUNE 18, 2020

Key Takeaways The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been a critical foothold for community financial institutions seeking to obtain and diversify business lending relationships. Credit unions, on the other hand, embraced the opportunity to gain traction with small businesses, reinforcing their commitments to supporting local communities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Australian challenger bank Judo Capital has chosen VERMEG , a leading banking and insurance software solution company, to meet its Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting requirements as it pursues its full banking license. “Regulatory reporting is an essential function for Judo. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

To service Main Street businesses, it’s an obvious advantage for a financial institution to actually be on Main Street. They view themselves as technology companies … On the other side of the spectrum, you’ve got community banks and credit unions.” “This is an extraordinary thing. In the U.S.,

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NCR

MARCH 7, 2018

Initially, a wave of fintech startups were viewed as posing the main threat, but more recently, it has been suggested that it is the bigger tech players – the likes of Google, Facebook and Apple – that may pose the biggest challenge. But now one key regulator in the US has suggesting this could change.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite expectations for growth, bankers, regulators, investors, and others are watchful about potentially lower returns and credit risks ahead. Despite the painful evolution in retail, many experts expect another year of growth for commercial real estate – and for commercial real estate lenders, including community financial institutions.

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Abrigo

JUNE 7, 2021

Banks and credit unions that continue to use their ALM models to manage risk and plan strategically during the projected recovery will generate sustainable earnings that allow them to maintain capital to grow, add shareholder return, or continue bringing value to their communities in other ways. Which risks does ALM address?

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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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average. Praising Torres and the other councilmembers, he said the bill would ensure that everyone can shop or eat at any place in the city.

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Abrigo

MARCH 22, 2023

See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. Banking regulators and criminals understand TBML, so be sure your AML investigative team also does. Transnational criminal organizations will use anything of value, which can be turned quickly into funds. Gain confidence in your BSA program.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

However, that’s not for lack of interest among the small business community in switching providers. Awareness of Open Banking, a key regulation designed to boost FinTech competitiveness, remains low among small business owners. ’s efforts to promote bank switching and overall competition in the SMB FinServ market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

When small business (SMB) investment marketplace MainVest announced a $3 million Seed funding round last week, it did something that many Main Street SMBs cannot do. 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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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Having worked in banking for nearly 23 years and having been preceded in executive leadership by my father and grandfather at our family’s community bank, I have repeatedly heard similar statements from our mortgage customers. They are discovering how regulations are restricting how and when we can close loans (i.e.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

He also recommended that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) be charged with “the responsibility to create a framework for regulating cryptocurrencies and developing guidelines for strong protections against money laundering and cybersecurity threats to those marketplaces.”.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Within the financial industry, the word “regulation” often receives a mixed reaction. What’s been mostly out of the mainstream news cycle, though, is the effects of regulation following the financial crisis on the community banks– specifically, credit unions. ” The piece was written by B.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2019

It never ceases to amaze me how powerful we are when we work together, community bankers. First and foremost, we have a new farm bill—something that is good for American agriculture and for community bankers’ ability to provide credit to support their local economies. As a community banker in Taos, N.M., And while S.2155

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Independent Banker

MAY 26, 2016

The so-called TRID rule took effect last fall, of course, and has since been the bane of many mortgage and compliance officers on Main Street. Whoever proposes any new regulations should first have to personally apply their proposals in a real-world bank setting.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

With regulations surrounding data ownership, privacy and open banking now in full swing in multiple markets around the globe, opening up account data is now a requirement for many financial institutions (FIs). They view themselves as technology companies … On the other side of the spectrum, you’ve got community banks and credit unions.”.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Specifically, on behalf of community banks nationwide, the association has asked a federal court to invalidate the NCUA’s member business lending rules set to take effect in January. In the process, however, the regulation also tramples upon consumers, taxpayers, the financial system and the integrity of responsible government.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Community bankers offer real-world reasons for more Basel III relief. Nearly one year after the Basel III capital rules went into effect, community bankers say that now recognize just how much more complex and how much more difficult this new set of capital rules will make life and business for them if they remain in place.

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Abrigo

APRIL 26, 2022

The $25 million assessment was the largest imposed by regulators at that time. have not historically seen this as a serious risk to their financial institutions, especially at the community financial institution level. Even at the community level, U.S. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. Whitepaper.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Data is being sent at an unprecedented rate — one of the main reasons there are so many rules surrounding its flow between merchants, businesses and consumers. We maintain a privacy leaders council with the heads of privacy as well as payments communities, [and] this is never a new conversation,” he said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

One of the main goals for the Monetary Authority of Singapore is to facilitate the development of payments solutions like PayNow, supporting the introduction and rollout of unified point-of-sale terminals at merchants and introducing new payments legislation to safeguard consumer interests and facilitate innovative online payment solutions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

The goal now, he said, isn’t just to build the “Yelp of financial services,” but to create the AI-based financial advisor that Main Street consumers are sorely lacking. All of our reviews are based on community votes to recommend or not recommend. An Information-Rich Marketplace .

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. So first, we’ll look at how two community banks have become trusted pillars of the community through charity work and good old?fashioned billion-asset community bank. Build your community. It’s in their DNA.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Ruby Valley National Bank is not much different from other community banks, except our risk threshold is probably higher than most. Serving a marketplace with a population of 7,800, where cows outnumber people by five to one, our community bank has developed strong agricultural lending expertise. By Ken Walsh. Twin Bridges, Mont.

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Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

For example, the accounting standard will now be crystal clear that community banks can forgo certain unnecessary or inappropriate disclosures. They avoid what otherwise would have become seriously unworkable accounting requirements for community banks. Soon the regulators will take up the CECL standard. We must stay on point.

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