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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

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?

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Helping Nonprofits Embrace Cash Management

PYMNTS

Nonprofit organizations are responsible for providing multiple community services, including access to shelters, clothing, food and clean water, as well as educational and mental health resources. million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., There are approximately 1.56

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

Abrigo

Now is the time for community financial institutions to pay attention. Millions of dollars in suspicious activity were not reported to FinCEN in a timely or accurate manner, including those connected to tax evasion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and other financial crimes. . Fundamentals of BSA. The world is watching the U.S.,

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

Abrigo

BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. Stay up-to-date on the latest FinCEN Priorities. Learn More.

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Stopping PPP Fraud

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 This round of PPP funding focuses on new borrowers in low- and moderate-income communities. . There is no doubt that the COVID-19 global pandemic has challenged communities across the country and has created a significant economic downturn, which has hit small businesses especially hard. PPP Fraud Spikes.

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5 Big reasons to go digital with SMB & commercial lending

Abrigo

In my experience, community banks only do what they have to do. The customer portal for requesting financials and tax returns. Loan Review and regulators love this as well. You also know when a function is habitually late and whether you might need to hire or shift more resources. They are: . Digital lending.

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Community Banks and Our Retirement Problem

Jeff For Banks

government controlled or heavily regulated. The employee can save all of the needed savings tax deferred. controlling) they should do is enforce laws against the charlatans that plague the investment community. Why can''t community financial institutions band together to help customers prepare for retirement? that reads.