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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 

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Russian legislator Fedot Tumusov sent a draft bill to the country’s lower parliamentary body that calls for a limit of 20 percent on commissions for the sale of mobile apps, Reuters reported. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax. Meanwhile, Google is set to make advertisers pay Britain’s digital services tax.

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Popular Bank Implements Branch Realignment in the New York Metro Region to Enhance Focus on Communities and Small Business Support

PopularBank

Popular is committed to meeting the needs of our customers and communities, guided by our 127-year legacy. We are confident that this repositioning will improve the performance of Popular Bank as we continue to meet the growing and diverse needs of our customers, employees and communities throughout our markets.”.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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In addition, dynamic pop-up, cultural, artistic or community-oriented programming aligned with these goals will be encouraged to ensure that the space functions as a vibrant asset and experience for residents and visitors,” according to the statement. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65

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CFPB looks at connection between financial assistance for medical care and medical collections

CFPB Monitor

The key findings discussed in the blog are: Nonprofit hospitals are prohibited by the ACA from reporting medical debts as collections to credit reporting companies, or from selling the debt to another party, without first trying to determine whether the patient would be eligible for their financial assistance policies.

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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

financial system enhanced the criticality of detecting and reporting financial crime, including the financing of terrorist acts against our country. . The 9/11 Commission Report mandated by Congress after the attacks exposed this misconception, proving that the financing of the terrorists did flow through the U.S. Before 9/11.

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