Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It’s been a long two years since bankers and investment bankers nationwide made their annual pilgrimage to the Arizona desert for the Acquire or Be Acquired conference – and ohhh man, a completely different world has emerged since the January 2020 get-together! Let’s put COVID aside for a minute. A new frontier of efficiency will arrive.

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Fintech Customer Experience Conference Technology 167

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

More legal troubles have emerged for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its plan to introduce national bank charters for FinTechs, aimed at making it easier for alternative financial services players to do business. Reports in Reuters on Thursday (Oct. The body of U.S.

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District of Columbia National Fintech New York 156

Abrigo

MARCH 9, 2017

Terms range broadly based on the interests of the bank and the activities and needs of the CDFI—from short term operating lines of credit to long term loans that support a CDFI’s lending to affordable housing and community facilities developers, for example. Department of the Treasury both maintain lists of CDFIs by geography.

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Community San Francisco Capital Philadelphia 246

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

” “There is no doubt that the lease accounting standards will add new complexities to a broad range of business functions, including sales, lending, contracting and financial reporting,” wrote Whitney Schiffer, CPA, in an article last week for accounting and advisory firm Berkowitz Pollack Brant.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

By way of example, FinTechs must cobble together money transmitter licenses from each state in which they operate. And in effect, these tech-savvy upstarts would have been able to act like banks, operating as banks do, to take deposits and make loans. Might the Supreme Court, eventually, be the ultimate arbiter of this debate?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities.

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Regulation Fintech Community Bank Community 147

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced last week that it has agreed to implement 14 recommendations made by its Fintech Industry Advisory Panel (Advisory Panel). The Advisory Panel has a subgroup focused on lending and another focused on payments. In October 2018, CSBS filed a second lawsuit in D.C.

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Fintech Conference Survey Regulation 68

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. The ICBA Leadership Development Conference will take place Sept. Education Resources. Community Banker University®.

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Minneapolis Community Bank Community San Antonio 70

Abrigo

JUNE 30, 2020

In response to the national emergency declared in mid-March and numerous states ordering residents to shelter at home, financial institutions along with other employers scrambled to shift many of their employees to remote workspaces. It has also required some operational changes that have been less than ideal.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

An Oxford Business Group report on the nation pointed to an estimated 2.5 For instance, such informal lending means arbitrary interest rates and repayment agreements. In Latin America, Colombia is a bright spot for innovation and growth within the small business ecosystem. Blurring the Debt Lines. Mixing Tech With the Human Experience.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. We don’t operate from a position of fear.”.

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Community Bank Community Montana Leadership 169

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2019

federal district court in October 2018 by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) to stop the OCC from issuing special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to fintech companies. Nothing in the NBA identifies deposit-taking as an indispensable function for a national bank to be engaged in the “business of banking.”.

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Fintech Regulation New York National 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

That caution comes even while the door is being opened for some lenders such as OnDeck Capital to operate nationally rather than contending with a patchwork of state regulations and operating in each market, in effect, locally. Might a floodgate be opened — if only one were to open the floodgates?

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Fintech Survey Regulation Resources 101

FICO

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Sibulelo Ncamani, head of operational risk and governance at Absa Bank (previous winner). Sibulelo is responsible for operational risk management, valuations strategy, management assurance and governance at Absa Bank. Graham Rand, operational researcher and editor of Impact.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 6, 2019

In doing so, the court found that the term “business of banking” as used in the National Bank Act (NBA) “unambiguously requires receiving deposits as an aspect of the business.”. National Resources Defense Council, Inc. The court’s textual analysis started with a review of the powers of national banks under the NBA.

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Fintech New York National Regulation 68

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. By Ed Avis.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 13, 2024

Last week, Nacha held its Smarter Faster Payments Conference in Miami, a significant event for over 1,800 bankers and vendors. With our team of eight members at the conference, we were able to provide comprehensive coverage and distill the ten most essential insights for you.

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Conference Payments Fraud Data 195

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Many credit unions operate as member-owned organizations with a not-for-profit business model and are thus able to offer more personalized services than traditional banks. and can work late because of after-school activities or parent-teacher conferences, finding time to visit a branch during business hours can be difficult.

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Innovation Tennessee Resources Regulation 108

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Consumer Lending Laws & Compliance Financial institutions offering consumer loans need to know about these major consumer lending laws and recent compliance issues. You might also like this webinar, "Consumer Lending 101.". Consumer lending compliance spotlight. Pandemic Issues.

Compliance 195

Compliance Lending Risk Management Regulation 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim!

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Gonzobanker

JULY 7, 2015

In recent years, the trade press and industry conferences have buzzed with admiration for digital darlings such as Simple, Moven, GoBank and BankMobile. Capital One has not stopped growing since acquiring ING Direct to add to its own direct banking operations. How strategic is your technology spending ?

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Digital Banking Industry Capital Strategy 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street. The Real “Lending” Stock Award – Goes to longtime player LendingTree. At a banking conference. It had another turd of a year.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 19, 2012

And don’t forget that they are still finishing the $667 billion Operation Twist Program by year end 2012, where they sell shorter maturities and buy longer term ones to push interest rates lower. Bhutan, a Buddhist nation between India and China, began calculating the Gross National Happiness, or “GNH,” Index in 1972.

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National Security US Massachusetts 79

Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

“There’s really not a lot we can’t do,” says Travis Edlund, senior vice president and regional manager of the San Antonio market for Amarillo National Bank. Amarillo National Bank (ANB) in Amarillo, Texas, plans to open its first full-service retail branch in the home of the Alamo this year, but the $7.6-billion

Texas 182

Texas San Antonio Community Bank Community 182

CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

The agency would first offer “Payments Charter 1.0”, which he likened to a basic national money-transmitter license. He explained that while banks have traditionally provided three fundamental banking functions – deposit taking, lending, and payments – the evolving needs of financial services customers may call for a different approach. (In

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National Company Payments New York 78

Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

ICBA has planned an educational lineup of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions for next month’s Community Banking LIVE conference in New Orleans. The catch phrase for new nonbank competitors leveraging digital operations and service channels against community banks can conjure up daunting challenges. On New Competitors.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community San Diego Strategy 70

Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

According to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors , the number of money transmitters grew by 13% in 2021 in the U.S. A national framework would provide a level playing field, fostering innovation and competition in the money transmitter industry. alone, handling $6 trillion in payments.

Compliance 195

Compliance Fraud Regulation Guidelines 195

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. Community National Bank & Trust of Texas.

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Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Best Pundit in Banking – Goes to Tom Brown of Second Curve Capital, who is revered for his annual CEO Conference and whose annual branch mystery shop tradition made press in The Wall Street Journal this year. Niche Payments Acquisition Award – Goes to City National Bank for its acquisition of FilmTrak. at Kony’s Accelerate conference.

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Financial institutions generate most of their income by lending and investment activities. To remain competitive, some of the nations’ largest banks have introduced new products. Noninterest income drove 20% of community banks' net operating revenue in 2019, down from 22% in 2012, according to a recent FDIC study.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community FDIC Trends 195

Gonzobanker

JUNE 22, 2016

The following are Facts: September 2015 – During the last D+H Connections client conference, D+H executives including President Bill Neville (a bank tech and core veteran), head product marketer Lindsay Sanchez (tech veteran new to banking), and Senior Vice President David McConney presented the company’s future direction including core banking.

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Conference Management Marketing Operations 60

FICO

JUNE 21, 2022

The use of FICO prescriptive analytics for credit card portfolio optimization allows the bank to comply with rigorous national laws around credit offers while growing approvals by 45 percent and limits by 60 percent. Akbank has demonstrated how a lender can build on its analytic capabilities with optimization to increase lending profit.”.

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Analytics Cards Strategy Regulation 52

FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Andrew Jennings was challenged to answer as a guest speaker on a PBOC sponsored panel at The Third World Internet Conference in China. While one would assume the answer is ‘yes’, the world of FinTechs, P2P lending and online financial services have suffered quite a few stops and starts in China.

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Industry Conference Risk Management Lending 40

CB Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Banks have receded from mortgage lending for a host of reasons, principally because the cost of complying with strict regulation from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on loan qualification and capital requirements has made the business more expensive. In 2011, just two of the top 10 biggest lenders were non-bank lenders.

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Millennials Lending United States Technology 69

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Biden Administration’s prioritization of fair lending as a law enforcement focus took center stage last week with the announcement that the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices “as force multipliers to ensure that fair lending enforcement is informed by local expertise on housing markets and the credit needs of local communities of color.”.

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Mississippi Memphis National Tennessee 78

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

International lending platform – Create opportunities for Investors. 2015 formed aspire to address inefficiencies in alternative lending market. Companies such as Adidas, Carrefour, Cisco Systems, Danone, Fujitsu, Lufthansa Flight Training, Siemens, Société Générale and the United Nations use Liferay.

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social media ATM Mobile Customer Experience 40

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Word: Community banks don’t lend on $400 million office buildings in Manhattan and San Francisco. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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