PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2020

After more than half a year of living the pandemic lifestyle, consumers are getting comfortable with their digital lives – and a bit bored with their own home cooking. That’s what PYMNTS surveys tell us, anyway. Consumers’ interest in going back to their old habits when it comes to things like shopping for groceries and retail goods has persistently been diminishing since we first started asking them about it in the spring.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

“We are poised to lead the charge in striking the right balance of technology and connection for our customers and communities.”. Remember when video conference calls were a novelty? A year ago, I had a smattering of them. Now, not a day goes by without at least eight. I’m grateful for the technology, but, as social creatures, we’re also hardwired to seek connection.

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BankDeals

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Security First Credit Union (TX) offers very competitive CD rates with terms of 24-, 37-, 48-, and 60-month. Minimum deposit for the highest rates is $100k.

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TheGuardian

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Santander accused a designer of supplying forged documents – but refused to explain its actions A businesswoman who found herself placed on the National Fraud Database after she applied to Santander for a mortgage, says she went through a “nightmare” after the bank refused to admit it had made a mistake. When Claire Foster* from Hertfordshire applied for a buy-to-let loan, staff reviewing her application placed a note on the database of the fraud prevention service Cifas warning that she had att

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Self assessments are hard, period. Not just in banks. But since this is a banking blog, let's focus there. Strategic plans should include a fact-based self assessment. Some call it a situation analysis, others an environmental scan. They usually include a SWOT, which some people dislike but I find the vitriol around a SWOT to be mostly related to them not being honest or laundry lists of things the management team plan on doing nothing about.

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