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Podcast: Inside a Community Bank’s ESG Strategy

ABA Community Banking

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law releases report

CFPB Monitor

The Taskforce was charged with examining the existing legal and regulatory environment for consumers and financial services providers and making recommendations to the Bureau’s leadership for improving consumer financial laws and regulations. The report consists of two volumes. Small dollar credit.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. And then invest in at least one nap per day as you glide through the no-work last week of December!

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CFPB files first enforcement action under Biden Administration

CFPB Monitor

Earlier this week, the CFPB announced that it has filed its first enforcement action under the leadership of Acting Director Uejio. The lawsuit was filed in a Virginia federal district court jointly with the Attorneys General of Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York. The complaint names as defendants Libre by Nexus, Inc.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Under Stuart’s leadership over the past 17 years, OnPoint has gone from under $2 billion in assets to knocking on the door of $10 billion, all while becoming the most recognized financial brand in the Portland market and achieving some of the industry’s best profitability in 2023. Oh, and along the way, OnPoint will provide an amazing $2.5

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB

PYMNTS

And, under his leadership, the new CFPB seems bent on doing things very differently than it has in the past. The CFPB also announced that in the meantime, it would be providing waivers to banks hit by the implementation deadline so that compliance efforts would not be complicated by rule changes.

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Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World

CB Insights

It can also be used to track worker compliance. Massachusetts-based enVerid , which focuses on improving indoor air quality using energy-efficient HVAC solutions, states that building owners can see 20-30% reductions in HVAC energy costs while improving occupant comfort and indoor air quality with its enVeridHLR modules.

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