Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 26, 2023

I recently spoke to a community group, and subsequently a community bank all-staff meeting regarding the definition of a community bank. The FDIC has defined community banks in their December 2020 Community Banking Report that either exclude or include the following criteria: Seems complicated.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2022

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment. What's Next.

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Banking Exchange

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Small lenders have seen their balance sheets expand rapidly this year, but will get a temporary reprieve from new reporting requirements Community Banking Feature3 Covid19 PPP Feature Duties Compliance Compliance/Regulatory.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Key Takeaways To better serve their community, as well as stay competitive in this fast-moving environment, savvy CFIs are carefully blending digital innovations with their hallmark relationship banking practices. CFIs reinvest in their communities, supporting local businesses and helping community members make financial decisions.

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Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2023

Share these reports on AML activities to inform directors Reporting to the board on AML and fraud compliance is an essential obligation. Here are several types of reports that provide vital information. Why regular reports matter Board reporting on AML compliance activities BSA Officers have a lot of responsibilities.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 26, 2022

Be recognized as one of community banking’s best employers. ICBA Independent Banker ‘s Best Community Banks to Work For award is your chance to show job hunters and current staff why your community bank is an unbeatable place to build a career. Please send a note to nominations@icbabanks.org. -->. Leadership.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.;

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American Banker

MARCH 5, 2024

New York Community's recent disclosures that it had financial reporting weaknesses in 2023 raises new questions over the auditors' role. The auditing giant KPMG audited the three regional banks that failed last year.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Rural communities with lower incomes or a higher percentage of minorities saw the most closures, losing 1,553 bank branches in 794 counties, a decline of 14 percent. Urban areas lost 9 percent of branches in 802 communities. More than half of the 3,114 counties in the U.S. Earlier this month, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

The Federal Reserve has formed a FedNow Community group for its upcoming instant payment offering, the FedNow Service , and needs volunteers to support it, the Fed announced Wednesday (May 6). Last summer, PYMNTS reported the FedNow initiative was expected to speed up the time it takes to process paper checks, inching the U.S.

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. Currently, the accompanying regulations have not been written, so what should community financial institutions take away from these priorities now? financial system. Gain confidence in your BSA program. Learn more.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Here’s what community bankers need to know when planning their budgets for the next year. These days, there’s a lot to contend with as a community bank, from changing consumer behaviors due to the pandemic to uncertainty surrounding the economy and inflation. By Cheryl Winokur Munk. Quick stat. Source: 2021 Provident Bank survey.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The social media giant has begun testing a new feature in Canada, dubbed Neighborhoods, that would steal a page from Nextdoor’s playbook and allow users to link up through community-based groups, according to engadget. The pilot program was spotted by Matt Navarra, a social media consultant.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

All the while, traditional community financial institutions (FIs) have quietly served their local communities, playing an instrumental role in COVID-19 recovery and laying the foundation for nationwide resilience, starting with their local economies. Community FIs are critical to maintaining competition and equity in the U.S.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

The pandemic forced industries to accelerate their adoption of digital applications, and community banking was no exception. And as banking processes increasingly moved online, community bankers needed to fortify their online defenses against fraud and cybercrime. In August, ICBA hosted the Bank Security Institute. Tiffany Lukk.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions.

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Abrigo

MARCH 9, 2017

And to thrive, those customers need economically diverse and healthy communities in which to live and work. Partnering with local organizations to promote the health of those communities is often a top priority for banks. communities where capital tends to be scarce.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. According to a recent Bank Director survey, nearly half of financial institutions report not effectively using their available data, which leaves potential strategies untapped. billion-asset First State Community Bank in Farmington, Mo. “Yes,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

To help local businesses encountering difficulty because of the coronavirus or civil unrest, the Mall of America is contributing a 5,000-square-foot retail space to local businesses called the Community Commons. 1 and will stay in operation up to next spring on Level Two on the south side of the mall, KARE 11 reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

The pandemic is currently causing severe disruption and financially threatening the existence of many nonprofit community organizations, but many retailers are teaming with buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution providers to form partnerships that can encourage customers to donate to pandemic-related causes. About The Tracker .

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Banking Exchange

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Greenwich Associates reports widening gap in digital investment between national and regional banks Community Banking Feature3 Feature Technology Retail Banking Covid19 PPP Customers Tech Management Mobile Online.

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TheGuardian

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Chief executive of embattled bank steps down after company reports ‘material weaknesses’ in internal controls New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) came under fresh pressure on Wall Street after reporting “material weaknesses” in its internal controls, booking a $2.4bn hit to earnings and replacing its chief executive.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Some coverage of the lackluster mall performance reawakened calls for reuse options for malls that have lost anchor tenants, and a New York Times report examined potential social ramifications as department stores leave many malls with gaping dark holes where stores used to be. on the residential component.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said community banks have helped process many of the small business Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The relief is meant to support the economy during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, CNBC reported. Big banks taking applications and will submitting them shortly.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

The August Faster Payments Tracker™ , powered by NACHA , highlights notable news and developments from across the faster payments landscape, including coverage of the long-awaited release of the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force report on how to improve the U.S. Community banks meet the millennial generation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Community bankers are largely positive about the future, based on the first results of a new index gauging business sentiment among the financial professionals who serve a critical role in local economies. trade war with China, were more likely to report an index value below 90. Grow your loan portfolio. Learn More.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The guidelines are being developed by the British Standards Institution, reports said last week. and MarketInvoice.

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BankInovation

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Consumers and businesses have high opinions of community financial institutions (FIs) but increasingly demand digital banking services, so "for community banks and credit unions that have fallen behind the digital transformation curve, the opportunity cost of not modernizing is now a matter of survival."

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

PYMNTS' latest Real-Time Payments Report done in collaboration with The Clearing House looks at the matter through numerous use cases, none more informative than that of New Jersey-based community bank Cross River , with its enthusiastic embrace of real-time payments (RTP). If only enthusiasm were enough. Preparing For Complexity.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

The National Restaurant Association , the country’s (and world’s) foodservice trade association, released its annual State of the Restaurant Industry report on Tuesday (Jan. The report looks at sales expectations for the coming year, operational changes in the industry, consumer behavior, menu trends, employment statistics and more.

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ABA Community Banking

AUGUST 4, 2021

As kids head back to school, banks across the United States will deploy their resources, reach and expertise to provide the next generation, particularly those in underserved communities, with the financial education they need.

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