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Small Business Lending Is Crucial in Fighting the Deposit Wars

Gonzobanker

For bankers to be successful in the small business lending market, they need to execute on several key tenets: strategy, people, process and technology. Another key player for successful small business banks is the vice president of business lending, who manages the relationship managers and reports to the chief lending officer.

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Is Small Business Lending Facing a ‘Moment of Reckoning?’

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? In a recent American Banker. In a recent American Banker. Source: DeBanked ).

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Survey: Most Americans Plan to Save Their Tax Refunds in 2021

MyBankTracker

The 2021 tax season is likely to stand out from previous years as many Americans might need their tax refunds more than ever. According to a recent MyBankTracker survey, Americans are most likely to put this year’s tax refunds into savings, which may not come as a surprise. percent) of a tax refund for the 2021 tax season.

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Let’s Put a Stop to Credit Union End Run Around Congress

Finer Points

The United States has three branches of government to prevent any one from having too much power. The tax-exempt credit union industry apparently skipped this civics lesson because it obviously doesn’t believe it should have to listen to Congress. Current […].

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The $300B Employee Financial Stress Tax On Employers

PYMNTS

Thus: short-term lending, massive debt and a financial black hole that gets deeper and deeper. The company – which provides both financial education and short-term lending programs to more than 100,000 employers, who in turn offer them to their employees – was born of Kilby’s personal experience. The cost is $300 billion to the U.S.

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AAR annual risk software report recognizes Sageworks

Abrigo

Specifically, AAR highlights products and services spanning the full life-of-loan suite offered by Sageworks, a suite used by more than 1,100 financial institutions across the United States. Electronic Tax Return Reader (ETRR). The products featured in the report include: · Credit Analysis. Loan Administration. Loan Decisioning.

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Top concerns and growth strategies of community banks: Part II

Abrigo

We can find answers in the August Bank Director’s 2014 Growth Strategy Survey , which asked executives from banks of all sizes across the United States about their growth strategies for the next 12 months. banks are moving back into commercial real estate (CRE) lending as the economy continues to improve.