PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

This was the question posed to Bank Profitability students as part of the Oregon Bankers' Association's Executive Development Program (EDP). These were up-and-coming bankers, the future leaders of our industry, identifying industry trends that will have the greatest impact on their bank, in no particular order.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2024

How to respond to CRE loan distress Use these tips for banks and credit unions to identify and handle commercial real estate loans that are showing signs of being problem CRE credits. Takeaway 2 Address early warning signs immediately so you don't risk liability that could lead to the financial institution losing the CRE loan's collateral.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

How to close more loans by speeding up lending and credit analysis Seeking a quicker loan origination workflow is worth it. Takeaway 3 Many aspects of traditional lending that slow down the loan origination process can be addressed through expanded automation. Learn where to find opportunities for improvement.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Construction loan risk management software leverages technology and sound process management to pull construction lending away from its manual roots. Takeaway 2 Improve the customer experience with a better system and faster turn around times. Takeaway 3 Manage construction loan risk better with more accurate and up-to-date data.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2024

While it is tempting to sign the contract for Copilot at a starting cost of $30 per person and distribute the technology bank wide, bank management should understand the greater context of the strategy and investment. This tight integration allows bankers to boost productivity, be more accurathave more creativity.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

You might also like this on-demand webinar: "Problem loans: Identifying warning signs and management options" WATCH Takeaway 1 Executive leaders of small community financial institutions face complex issues, including declining deposits. Balance runoff is picking up speed, according to financial consulting firm Curinos.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But not all technology is made equal, especially when it comes to lending software. Many older construction software products are excellent for the bank office but are not collaborative with inspectors, builders, and borrowers because the users’ systems are not connected. Here's what to look for in a software. DOWNLOAD .

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

If signed into law, the SAFE Act would allow banks to provide services to cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) in states that have passed the legalization of marijuana in some form. According to a letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) to the Senate Banking Committee, only about 11 percent of all U.S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Q2’s acquisition follows many years of paced, organic growth in consumer and business digital banking and a string of acquisitions including digital deposit origination specialist Gro Solutions and loan/lease origination system provider Cloud Lending. Recent acquisitions illustrate how data is driving fintech valuations.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Employees are back to work. We are in awe.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Independent Banker Survey. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Technology sets up future lending success. Here's what they're doing. Would you like others articles like this in your inbox?

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Illustration by Jill DeHaan. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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Abrigo

APRIL 23, 2020

During a webinar hosted by Abrigo, Walter Lara-Figueroa, a Lender Relations Specialist from the North Carolina District Office of the SBA, said lenders should plan to book loans very soon after President Donald Trump signs the bill approving new funding. My best estimate is that if he signs today, it will be available the next day,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

President Donald Trump signed the $2 trillion economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus crisis one week ago, CNBC reported. Still, trade groups complained about the lack of guidance to get online systems up and running until just hours before the deadline. As of mid-afternoon Friday, among the largest U.S.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2022

As a result, bankers love the idea of a sales funnel – put enough prospects at the top of the funnel, and a certain number of customers will fall out the bottom. Some will not know the answer, and other bankers will talk about more marketing, more salespeople, more geography, better follow-up, or a more focused sales effort.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2016

At most institutions, lenders track outstanding opportunities and their sales activities in spreadsheets, calendars and notebooks, and without a centralized system, it’s challenging for management to measure progress or build predictable forecasts. Improving transparency into business development.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2014

Let’s just get this out of the way right up front: most bankers rank going through a formal system selection process right up there with a trip to the dentist. The biggest difference is that if the system selection is not done properly, the pain lasts a hell of a lot longer.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Takeaway 3 Signing up for 2022 conferences is another smart use of surplus budget funds, because some events are offering early-bird discounts. Two years ago, more bankers surveyed for that report named core deposit growth as their greatest challenge than any other issue. Beef up your loan pricing strategy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

“The technology transformation that has taken place in the last 10 or 20 years has put a strain on many community bankers,” he told PYMNTS in a recent interview. He pointed to small business lending operations as one example of this balancing act.

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2020

Eight weeks at the beginning of this PPP process may have seemed sufficient, but with states opening back up at various paces and staging and delays of the businesses openings referred to as non-essential, the longer covered period is a welcome update.’” 75%) of loan proceeds required to be spent on payroll.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. These levels of revenue and EBITDA multiples have never been seen in the history of core banking platforms. Let’s take a closer look at each deal: Finxact Goes To Fiserv.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. 1 issue raised by CEOs in our surveys, bankers had to craft a new and compelling post-Covid value proposition to attract it. OK, show of hands. Pull ’em down. Nobody did.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Takeaway 1 Signs point to increased loan modifications and loan workouts, and regulators have urged financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers. . Takeaway 2 Meanwhile, banks and credit unions will likely see a beefed-up regulatory emphasis on credit risk management practices, especially tied to CRE. .

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

You have a bank that was born out of COVID and could have gone the other direction but ended up thriving.”. Those poker deposits, like all others at the bank, go through anti-money laundering screening by software linked to the bank’s core system. Photo by Sammy Tillery. By Tom Groenfeldt. Name: Lexicon Bank. Assets: $237.6 Quick Stat.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

But in a wrinkle — and with a nod to the “cash in, cash out” feature — the users also can visit one of over 60,000 JazzCash agents located in Pakistan, who can help users set up and use their JazzCash accounts (and transact in cash to buy goods). According to the World Bank , that represents a total of 100 million individuals.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. Everything.

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FICO

MAY 6, 2020

While small businesses are scrambling to obtain emergency funding, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed some of the shortcomings of the big bank system. This is the story and timeline of a small banker’s experience with PPP loans. Friday, March 27 – The CARES Act Is Signed Into Law. By this time, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2018

Blue Suit would listen to the customer’s pitch and decide whether to lend that person money. If Blue Suit’s kids were on the soccer team with the applicant’s kids, then the banker would likely consider that person trustworthy and would agree to the loan, regardless of how likely the customer truly was to pay it back.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It’s a CDFI, which means that 60% of lending is made to low- and moderate-income customers or underserved communities. The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. By Roshan McArthur. Name: Beneficial State Bank. Assets: $1.5

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile…” -David Byrne.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. Keeping up communication. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. LESS THAN $250 MILLION.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits. If their platitudes about scale are correct, then the largest FIs should logically demonstrate better shareholder returns, right?

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Bob Moore, Augusta Food Bank’s executive director, says traffic was backed up for miles. That day’s event was just one of the many ways in which Kennebec Savings Bank stepped up to help its community in 2020. A local stalwart since its founding in 1870, the community bank was signed into existence by Civil War hero and Gov.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

And, man, did it ever … with the Aliens -esque signs of bankers getting their brains sucked out (or was it minds being blown by presenters, not sure?). He appealed to bankers to talk about their value creation and higher purpose instead of just making money. Innovation Showcase & Global Innovation Awards.

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