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Helping Nonprofits Embrace Cash Management

PYMNTS

These groups also face a common small- to medium-sized business (SMB) challenge — needing to track every transaction to prove fiscal responsibility to donors and regulators. million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., according to the latest figures from the IRS, which monitors and regulates such organizations.

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Ensuring AML Programs Minimize Personal Liability

Abrigo

The former Chief Operational Risk Officer was fined for insufficient action on AML program deficiencies and staffing issues. The regulators don’t care what your budget is,” Luttrell says. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. The recent $450,000 fine of U.S. Fraud Prevention.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. Lucas White: We need to continue to differentiate community banks and educate policymakers on why tiered and proportionate regulation is necessary. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Offering advisory services: Piecemeal or holistic approach?

Abrigo

Requirements for delivering an advisory service “can differ quite a bit depending on the type of advisory service,” he says, given the differences between risk advisory services, tax planning, or performance management consulting, for example. Consequently, the methodology that will be the backbone of the service deserves some focus.

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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S. By Judith Sears.

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Threats, Risk Coming At Businesses From All Sides

PYMNTS

Businesses face mounting risk thanks to things like geopolitical uncertainties and regulation but are also threatened by something as seemingly arbitrary as group chat platforms. And we’re not just talking about cyberattacks. 40% more cyberbreaches impacted U.S. businesses in 2016 than the year prior, found CyberScout.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Our time is now

Independent Banker

ICBA’s incredible members, staff, state and regional partners, leadership bankers and, of course, the inimitable Cam Fine have given strength and momentum to our association and to the community banking industry more broadly. Now, the future is ours for the taking.