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October 26th – BSA/AML Day | Nationally Recognized

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Professionals across the nation encouraged to celebrate National Financial Crime Fighter Day. We started that effort in full-force in 2017, with an idea to create a nationally recognized holiday – BSA/AML Professional Day – to be observed on October 26 th each year. You may be asking what is so special about October 26.

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ICBA LEAD FWD Summit

Independent Banker

Bolton welcomed LEAD FWD attendees in Fort Worth, Texas. ICBA chairman Brad Bolton showed examples of ICBA bankers on social media. LEAD FWD is the only national leadership conference specifically for community bankers. The leadership conference hosted 26 speakers that helped attendees prepare for the future of banking.

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SEC Halts Texas Financial Firm’s ‘Illegal’ ICO

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29), the SEC’s complaint states that AriseBank “used social media, a celebrity endorsement and other wide dissemination tactics to raise what it claims to be $600 million of its $1 billion goal in just two months.” In addition, the agency was able to freeze the company’s assets and those of its two co-founders, CNBC reported.

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

When the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors was introduced at ICBA LIVE in San Antonio, Texas, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air. Policy Development chair Quentin Leighty, President and CFO, First National Bank of Monument, Las Animas, Colo. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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Companies in states with low to no tobacco taxes — such as Florida, North and South Carolina, Texas and Virginia — have enjoyed the financial advantages of these lower costs of doing business, which have given them resources for better boosting their online presences. Sales taxes are “pretty devastating” in this industry, Rogers admitted. .

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

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