Abrigo

AUGUST 11, 2016

According to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) , credit unions had a record year in 2015, with 3.7 Joseph, a Michigan-based credit union, acquired Indiana-based Griffith Savings Bank. A recent article in the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel notes, “More community bank takeovers by large credit unions are likely.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

As has been reported, Apple Pay is also available internationally in, among other nations, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, the U.K. The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. support Apple Pay. and Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In communities across the country, there are also smaller upstarts delivering food to homes and businesses. Take Holland Eats , which caters to 30,000 residents in Holland, Michigan. The service does, however, have the kinds of interfaces that consumers might see with national food delivery services.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

In Michigan, a group of credit unions recently joined forces to form a new financial institution (FI): a bank. Seven Michigan-based credit unions recently applied to establish a new limited-purpose bank, known as Credit Union Trust. Talk about a case of strange bedfellows.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Lorray Brown, Attorney/Consumer Law Attorney, Co-Director, Michigan Poverty Law Program (Ypsilanti, MI).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Plus, there is new evidence that the middle-market business community fared particularly well in the first quarter. Not only do the figures suggest ramped-up competition between alternative and traditional lenders, but also competition within the alternative and marketplace lending community itself. Beyond the U.S., Beyond the U.S. ,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

More diverse communities are being served by CUs than ever before, with the state of Michigan recently approving the nation’s first LGBTQ-focused CU, Superbia Credit Union. Developments From Around The Credit Union Space. Federally insured CUs in the U.S. can now provide financial services to legal hemp farmers and businesses.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Michigan company will pay $101 million for the parent of First National Bank in Howell, Mich.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities, or whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Independent Banker ® magazine recognizes three community banks who have conducted creative, engaging and impactful social media campaigns. This year’s panel of judges evaluated social media campaigns submitted from several community banks across the country before selecting those that received final recognition. Campaign: Sonic Lunch.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

The retailer recently launched its Power Store concept, with the newest one opening in January in Eastpointe, Michigan near Detroit – even as Foot Locker wrestles with closing older, more traditional stores. Again, providing a retail experience is part of the foundation for the incubator effort. “To Today, the U.S.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). So how can community banks help? Source: 2022 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, National Association of Realtors.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 9, 2018

The payments company will pay $321 million for Crestmark Bank, a commercial lender that focuses on asset-based lending, equipment finance and government-guaranteed loans.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. ”

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. In other words, be a General Bank.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. The bank was hammered with credit problems during the financial crisis, as Michigan's economy was hit pretty hard. And yes, another Michigan bank. It's size today, at $2.4 Then the financial crisis hit.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations. Well done! #3. BNCCORP, Inc. OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc., Well done! #5.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Even before it closed its acquisition of FirstMerit, Huntington Bancshares made sure it locked up FirstMerit Vice Chairman and Michigan market Chief Executive Sandy Pierce.

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American Banker

APRIL 20, 2016

University Bancorp in Michigan says the main goal of its recent debt offering was to raise capital, but it also was designed to comply with Sharia and other religious standards that guard against usury.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan were co-signatories of a letter Wednesday (Nov. 20) with questions as to whether the footage could be accessed by foreign entities, or whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Perficient Bright Paths is a program designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities. Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Roughly $1 billion alone, Olsavsky noted, will go toward testing – first their own staff and then perhaps other community members as needed. Unless one spends a lot of time reading local news reports, this fact could easily go unnoticed, since Walmart hasn’t released any press releases to national news outlets.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Representatives Andy Levin of Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York have released new legislation they are calling the “EV Freedom Act” that calls for the creation of a network of high-speed charging stations within five years along the public roads of the national highway system. But the U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. billion in assets commercially focused community bank based in southern New Jersey, serving Philadelphia and its suburbs.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Top initiatives: Started building autonomous driving infrastructure with Michigan DOT in 2017. In October 2017, Cisco began working with the state of Michigan’s Department of Transportation on a self-driving car “adjacent” initiative. Top initiatives: Invested $22M in University of Michigan for robotics and AV research.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). Rest stops became iconic American landmarks that dotted the nation’s major highway routes. Americans dine out more than ever before.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. April Clobes, President/CEO, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (East Lansing, Mich.). Provident Financial Services, Inc. merges with Lakeland Bancorp. Bravo April!

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MyBankTracker

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While it’s common knowledge that car insurance premiums vary from one state to another, what’s not so well understood is that they can also be different from one community to another within the same state. Car insurance premiums in New York are well above the national average. Buffalo, $2,046. New York City, $3,868.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

National Medal of Science, Turing Awards, Kyoto Prizes, and many others. Ford’s innovation center boasts open spaces to encourage collaboration and works on projects ranging from autonomous car research with the likes of MIT, Stanford, and the University of Michigan, to Big Data and analytics initiatives. McKesson and the Mayo Clinic.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 3, 2019

It was no surprise then that the panel was comprised of five consumer advocates and one community banker from a total of eight panelists with not a single representative from the small dollar industry represented: Rev. Kenneth Whittaker, Southeast Michigan Organizing Director, Michigan United. A leading consumer advocate.).

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