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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

China is struggling to bridge its small businesses to financing for growth, with broader fiscal policy at odds with the initiative, according to reports. 29) that the government’s efforts to spur small business lending by pumping money into the financial services market has yielded only modest success.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

banking industry is in flux, largely thanks to federal policy that has made it easier (and faster) for institutions to merge. ” Other critics have raised the issue that the OCC is advising examiners to take community group concerns into consideration separately from their M&A approval processes.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As of 2021, Lakeland’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) assessment area included majority-white areas of Essex, Somerset, and Union counties and excluded the portions of those counties that contain majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently issued a request for information ( RFI ) seeking input on appraisal-related policies, practices and processes in connection with home mortgage loans. FHFA states that the flexibilities demonstrate “how a more flexible appraisal process can assist the flow of liquidity to the housing market.”.

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Ublocal

APRIL 6, 2023

Local Causes of Food Insecurity in New Hampshire and Vermont Causes of food insecurity in Vermont and New Hampshire both follow national trends, while also having some underlying origins unique to our New England region. We are so thankful for the continued support of our community, including partners such as Union Bank.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

While entrepreneurs continue to reflect record-level optimism, their top concerns are increasingly including the tight labor market and the importance of retaining staff in such a climate. “And that’s the way the market economy works, for better or worse.” How did small businesses fare in job growth last month?

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PopularBank

JUNE 23, 2022

At Popular Association Banking, we are happy to see many community associations being proactive with their contingency planning and setting aside money for repairs, replacement reserves and emergency funds, but it is critical that those plans are kept current. For community associations, preparedness is key.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Financial Markets & Economic Update - Fourth Quarter 2023 Summer Update On this warm October day, I am staring at my Bloomberg screen, still heartbroken over the Phillies Phailure. Do you remember what it means for Fed policy to be “restrictive?” But not in this market. Now, all of our hopes ride with the Eagles. Be patient.

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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. Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The United Nations (UN) needs to embrace blockchain, António Guterres, U.N. For the United Nations to deliver better on our mandate in the digital age, we need to embrace technologies like blockchain that can help accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals,” said Guterres in the statement provided exclusively to Forbes.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Podcasts for Bank & Credit Union Execs & Staff Are Plentiful; Here Are 10 Good Ones These banking podcasts discuss current events, strategic and policy issues, competition, digitalization advice, and more. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

However, many traditional community lenders will face real challenges meeting their lending goals for more business loans and higher yield, given expected interest rate hikes, higher non-interest expenses, and increasing competition for borrowers. It is the backbone of what many community financial institutions do, and they do it well.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

A new approach to loan protocols is just one way for community banks to grow in new and different directions. Assessing best practices, rates, marketing efforts and more can position loan producers for future success in unpredictable market conditions. David, Community Bank Consulting Services, Inc.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Under the settlement, Rhinebeck will pay a $950,000 civil money penalty, provide restitution to borrowers, and develop a compliance plan which includes updates to its auto policies to cap dealer markups on installment contracts purchased by the bank. to 2.5% (and up to 3%, in a small number of cases) depending on the term of the contract.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. A three-year time horizon isn’t long enough if say you want to take your lending platform nationally such as specializing in lending on robotics. You can buy loans, but you can’t buy bulk deposits for below market rates.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The CFPB’s proposed revisions to its “Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs” (TDP Policy) have been strongly criticized by consumer and public interest groups who, in addition to other objections, assert that the proposal exceeds the Bureau’s authority under Section 1032(e) of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 20, 2021

Transnational Organized Crime Reaches Far and Is Growing One of FinCEN's first priorities for AML/CFT policy is to combat transnational organized crime (TOC). Crime proceeds linked primarily to the national sector such as fraud, burglaries, theft, robberies, loan sharking or protection racketeering were not included in these estimates.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Businesses are putting into place paid leave for staff who are under quarantine or reconsidering their sick time policies for hourly workers, CNBC reported. Walmart , in one case, has implemented a policy for emergency leave on the heels of a store associate in Kentucky having a positive result for the virus.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

Stock and bond market volatilities are also seeing winter squalls and are sending messages about shifting investor sentiments about risk. At the same time as Fed tightening, the fiscal policy of handing out “free money” has apparently ended and the consequential explosion of demand will abate. Credit spreads have begun to widen.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

government affairs and public policy, said in a letter to the Fed that Google “worked closely” with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to build Google Pay for the Indian market. Mark Isakowitz, Google’s head of U.S. billion now.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

driven by economic strength, government policy and continued efforts among the financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ) communities to introduce new tools for entrepreneurs — to make running their businesses easier, more efficient and more profitable. In a survey of 1,000 small business owners in the U.S.,

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 8, 2022

Eight national trade groups have filed a petition with the CFPB that urges the Bureau to engage in rulemaking to define larger participants in the market for data aggregation services. According to the trade groups, the current situation creates “an unsustainable model as the aggregation services market grows.”

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 13, 2023

But can it be for the community banks that would covet the customers that make up the $1.9 Wells Fargo was slapped with a similar CO back in 2016, while they were third in the nation in deposit market share. annually, while others in the top 10 deposit market share averaged 7.1% Not a red-letter day for BofA.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 30, 2020

Bernard will serve as Assistant Director for Regulations in the Research, Markets and Regulation Division. Before joining the Bureau, she served as the Director of the Office of Regulations and Policy in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

Credential and digital identity management solution company Dashlane announced Thursday (May 30) it raised $110 million in funding and appointed Joy Howard as chief marketing officer. ” As for the appointment of Howard, Dashline called her a world-class marketer and brand strategist. .”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

National economic policy has China cracking down on its shadow banking market, which has also exacerbated small businesses’ struggle to access financing, analysts said. However, analysts said these initiatives are likely to take some time to make an impact on the SMB community.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 10, 2020

Since April 2018, he has served as CFPB Policy Associate Director for Research, Markets, and Regulations since April 2018. She joined the Bureau in 2012 and has over 20 years of experience, having worked in consumer advocacy, community and economic development and on Capitol Hill.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities, or whether the technology posed a risk to national security. Ring users place their trust in us to help protect their homes and communities, and we take that responsibility very seriously,” a spokesperson said. Markey recently released findings into the company.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The poll was conducted by a San Francisco-based advocacy group called Small Business Majority, and its CEO John Arensmeyer has been a proponent of community grants that exist outside of the formal banking system that has controlled government aid up to this point. Policy put into place must target Main Street.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

PYMNTS recently caught up with Erken and Boonstra for insights into India’s demonetization experiment, including the lessons the country can learn from European nations that have successfully pursued their own demonetization plans. But the nation’s automotive market is not the only vertical in which cash is heavily utilized.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The analyst community balked at longer-term questions about the company’s liquidity even though 2019 was the company’s sixth straight year of triple-digit revenue growth with over 177,000 cars delivered and just shy of $4 billion in revenue. This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. New Markets. Ontario (L.A.),

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

She explained why lawmakers should exempt community banks from Basel III capital rule. Community bankers score big changes in final credit-loss standard. The agencies said in formal guidance that community banks will be able to meet the new standards without complex models or third-party service providers. By James Kendrick.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

COVID may have accelerated things, but talk of booster shots and workplace policies wasn’t the most striking contrast at AOBA 2022. Maybe instead of Acquire or Be Acquired, this conference should be called Evolve or Be Acquired,” observed Eric Sprink, CEO of Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash., Let’s put COVID aside for a minute.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

is officially in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. In good economic times, when banks and credit unions are experiencing minimal losses, it’s easy for financial institutions to become complacent when developing credit memos and perhaps allow policy exceptions to slip by.

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