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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

In such an environment, community banks should focus on the power of their relationships with customers, according to Kent Kirby, a retired banker with 39 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking; lending, loan review, back-room operations, portfolio management, portfolio analytics, and credit policy.

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CFPB and trade groups ask Texas federal court to lift stay of lawsuit challenging payday loan rule but disagree over next steps

CFPB Monitor

Following the court’s initial stay of the lawsuit, the court entered an order in November 2018 staying the August 19, 2019 compliance date for both the 2017 Rule’s ability-to-repay provisions and its payment provisions. While both sides now agree that the stay of the lawsuit should be lifted, they disagree on next steps.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies. By Mindy Charski.

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CFPB does not seek lifting of stay of compliance date for payday loan rule’s payment provisions in new status report filed in trade groups’ lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB and the two industry trade groups that filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal district court challenging the CFPB’s final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (Payday Rule) filed a new status report with the court on March 8 to follow up on their March 1 status report.

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9 ways to manage credit risk

Independent Banker

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Understanding the impact of a rising rate environment on a concentrated portion of your lending portfolio is critical.”. Illustration by erhui1979/iStock. By Judith Sears.

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Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 

PYMNTS

Per the terms of the executive order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be asked to open a public complaint docket and to work with the FCC to investigate how these companies operate their platforms. CFPB and Payday Lending. The compliance date has been pushed back to Nov. In the UK, Too. District Judge Lee Yeakel.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

PYMNTS

Alternative Lending. alternative small business lending firm, that secured $900 million in 2017, while other alternative finance players, like LendingPoint and SoFi , landed significant investment rounds. The company operates a working capital and trade finance solution for companies to secure financing to power global trade.

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