Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 1 FinCEN published its first list of priorities for AML/CFT policy, as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA). Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. financial system and national security. financial system. Learn more.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Our clients showed banking at its best – obsessed with customer well-being, good corporate citizenship, and strong community focus.

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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. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The world of payments has provided a new leader to the National Urban League. Murphy was elected to the post during the National Urban League’s Board of Trustees quarterly meeting in New York City. “He I’m honored to be a part of that mission,” Murphy said as part of the National Urban League’s announcement.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2020

“As the cornerstones of the community, community bankers offer a light in the darkness of hard times.”. The same holds true this year, though the image of what constitutes normal in 2020 looks incredibly different than it has previously. Working together, hand in hand with our communities, community bankers make a difference.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 18, 2024

Deposit costs and liquidity remain a challenge for some community banks as competition for core funding remains intense. The graph below compares the liquidity ratio for community banks (under $10B in assets) and banks over $100B in assets. This deposit and loan repricing mismatch caused NIM pressure at community banks.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 14, 2021

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Much like the General Store fell victim to the supermarket and the lumber yard fell victim to Home Depot, I predicted the community bank that did not pick targeted customer niches or develop product expertise will meet it's doom.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

If 2020 was the year no one expected, 2021 was a year of resetting expectations. Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. Click to enlarge.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The United Nations (UN) needs to embrace blockchain, António Guterres, U.N. For the United Nations to deliver better on our mandate in the digital age, we need to embrace technologies like blockchain that can help accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals,” said Guterres in the statement provided exclusively to Forbes.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The National Football League’s 101st season begins in prime time on Sept. He added the league is prepared to make adjustments as it did during the off-season in safely and efficiently conducting key activities such as free agency, the virtual off-season program, and the 2020 NFL Draft. Are you ready for some football? Or will it? “In

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Perficient

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This microsite launched successfully in June 2020. This program launched successfully in September 2020. The nonprofit’s initiative is a robust experience that includes an interactive map of over 95 Legacy Cities and gives users the tools such as filters and controls to navigate the map and manage and manipulate large amounts of data.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

First National Bank and Black Tech Nation Ventures teamed up to support minority-owned startups in the Pittsburgh community and beyond. Driven by her goal to cultivate a supportive community for diverse tech startups, Kelauni Jasmyn founded the fiscally sponsored nonprofit Black Tech Nation in Pittsburgh in 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2021

The San Jose-based community development financial institution, or CDFI, on Tuesday (Jan. The Accion Opportunity Fund , which bills itself as the first organization with a nationally focused, small business microlending strategy, was launched in March 2020 when Opportunity Fund and the Accion U.S. Network teamed up.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, represented by Public Citizen and the Center for Responsible Lending, filed a lawsuit against the CFPB in D.C. The 2020 Rule left the 2017 Rule’s payment provisions in place. As noted above, the 2020 Rule left the 2017 Rule’s payments provisions unchanged.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

The agency would first offer “Payments Charter 1.0”, which he likened to a basic national money-transmitter license. According to Acting Comptroller Brooks, a national payments charter would align with the OCC’s role, which is to create and support national financial services platforms. would add, the initial Payments Charter 1.0

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Additionally, the recent rule by the OCC, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC strengthens and modernizes Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The effective date of the new rule is April 1, 2024, with key provisions taking effect on January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027. Banks

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Lawmakers and the regulatory community have taken notice of the increase in bank service charges and fee income and have responded, specifically regarding overdraft fees. Community banks target growth.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A November study indicated that one-third of all restaurants could shutter by the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Restaurant Association said the industry is being unfairly blamed for spreading new COVID-19 cases. One in six U.S. restaurants have already closed for good.

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Abrigo

JULY 21, 2021

As part of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) first national priorities list for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) policies, one important priority continues to be detecting, reporting, and preventing terrorist financing. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The OCC and FDIC announced yesterday that they have extended the 60-day comment period for their joint proposal to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act that was published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2020. As extended by 30 days, the comment period ends on April 8, 2020.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. American Bank, National Association.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Community bankers’ awakening to new possibilities has made for an impactful year and will help position community banks to flourish in 2022 and beyond. But I also wanted to recognize the widespread acceptance of innovation I’ve witnessed among community bankers during 2021, another challenging year. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

The two-level, 13,000-square-foot facility will be a destination for players and community members of all ability levels. The redevelopment is expected to begin in Q2 2020, with an opening projected for the latter half of the year. Allied Esports and Simon are expected to announce plans for the 2020 Simon Cup soon.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

This section further extends to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) the authority to increase to unlimited the share insurance coverage it provides on any noninterest-bearing transaction accounts to federally insured credit unions. All such programs shall terminate not later than December 31, 2020.

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Regulation United States Community Bank National 122

Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Community banks and credit unions partnered with their communities to help families and businesses through these unprecedented times , causing spikes in consumer fraud that must be faced head on. Crisis Business Membership Strategy in 2020: Adapting Technology and Executing in the New Normal. C&I Loans. SBA Lending.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

From 2019 to 2020 alone, the amount of money involved in elder financial abuse rose by nearly a billion dollars—the largest year-over-year increase since 2013. reports of suspected elder financial exploitation were filed in 2020. Community banks can help prevent, identify and report financial elder abuse. Quick Stats.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

ECB President Christine Lagarde said cooperation of the central bank community in Europe “works effectively.”. The agreement was signed by Lagarde, as well as Sveriges Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves and the governors of the Eurosystem’s 19 national central banks.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. Background of ERC ERC exists to assist businesses that were put under severe financial strain due to the government-mandated lockdowns from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

In " A Look Forward: What Executives Wish for America and the World in 2021 ," Herrero discusses how his firm's community-based digital literacy and entrepreneurship programs are harnessing technology and connectivity to improve education provision and livelihood outcomes for previously disadvantaged groups.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Since its debut four years ago, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corp. Asbe told the FT that UPI’s strength was its appeal across India’s fragmented economy, which ranges from poorer communities to wealthy consumers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. He added that the company is “hopeful we can reintroduce Lime back into these communities when the time is right.”.

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Banking 2020

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Sageworks recently ranked more than 6,600 banks in the United States to find the 15 best-run community banks. State Bank of Texas took the number one slot based on its 2014 year-to-date ROAA and efficiency ratio, with PrinsBank and Stearns Bank National Association closing in at second and third, respectively. Did you make the list?

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Community Bank Community United States Texas 78

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding. The $435 million-asset community development financial institution (CDFI) in Alamosa, Colo.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

DeFi, which is also known as “decentralized finance,” has been included in an increasing wave of business promotions in 2020, Bloomberg reported. An operating system that has been active for a minimum of three years, Tron , recently issued a DeFi token. 13) statement posted on the U.S. Department of Treasury website.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

They spoke before the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Tuesday. Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2020 that “moves the Secret Service back to its original home at the Department of Treasury.”. However, he noted that the move could negatively impact morale at DHS.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

Since early June 2020 when cries for racial justice resulted in a period of social unrest in the U.S., FFIEC : On June 5, 2020, the members of the FFIEC (FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), CFPB, NCUA and the State Liaison Committee) issued an unprecedented statement on the importance of financial inclusion.

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