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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

At the same time, asset-based liquidity options at some community banks have been constrained by large unrealized losses in available-for-sale securities. The best lending software for small banks, for example, is flexible enough that it can be customer-facing for only those product types the bank chooses.

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AML human trafficking red flags and other ways banks can support victims

Abrigo

Two recent guests of the Abrigo podcast Ahead of the Curve shared ways that their organizations, Made Free and the Texas Advocacy Project (TAP), fight against human trafficking. Look into wires to and from foreign countries more skeptically,” said Terri Luttrell, Director of Compliance and Engagement at Abrigo. “A

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 

PYMNTS

CFPB and Payday Lending. The repayment provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) payday lending rule will not be in place as of today, which had been the date mandated in regulations announced two years ago. The compliance date has been pushed back to Nov. August 19 is here, and a deadline comes and goes.

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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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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

It is annual report season, meaning publicly traded financial institutions are finalizing their 2013 numbers and submitting their 10k''s to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). To exemplify, here are three Texas bank''s "Business" and "Business Strategy" sections to their most recently filed 10k. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.

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

Abrigo

Whether that is the case or not, the reprieve is now over. On December 16, 2021, FinCEN announced an $8 million civil money penalty against CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) for willful Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. CommunityBank of Texas' citations.

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