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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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Amazon’s Saudi Arabia eCommerce Site Debuts

PYMNTS

The feud between Bezos and the Saudi leadership had some analysts speculating that Amazon would curb its business in Saudi Arabia, although this does not seem to be the case. Bezos said leaked texts between him and a girlfriend, done by a U.S. tabloid, were being investigated for reported meddling from a Saudi-backed entity.

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Popular Association Banking’s Molly Hime to Retire. Carlos Hernandez Named New Division Manager.                                       

PopularBank

Molly has been with Popular Bank since 2005 and was instrumental in growing PAB into a $2 Billion loan portfolio business and the national platform it is today. Under her leadership, the team has quadrupled in size and has originated more than $5 Billion in association loans as well as more than $1.6 Billion in deposits.

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CFPB hires Assistant Director for Office of Small Business Lending Markets; announces other senior leadership additions

CFPB Monitor

Earlier this week, the CFPB announced the addition of several new members to its senior leadership team. The leadership additions announced by the CFPB were the following: Grady Hedgespeth will serve as the Assistant Director for the Office of Small Business Lending Markets.

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PSCU Names Two New Account Management Execs

PYMNTS

Ploof has been with PSCU since 2015; her most recent position was as a regional vice president of account management. Before coming to PSCU , she worked with Covera Card Services, moving up the leadership ladder for 14 years and reaching the title of chief operating officer before the company was acquired.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6 Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment.

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Why Leadership Trumps Performance Now

American Banker

Then get executives to offer thought leadership on social issues, rather than just having them be a mouthpiece for quarterly earnings. That's what the Reputation Institute recommends, as leadership replaces performance as a key driver of bank reputations. Want customers and noncustomers to hold your bank in high regard?