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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Samsung plans to build a $17 billion chip plant in town about 30 miles away from its existing facility in Austin. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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Registration deadline approaching - Risk management summit 2017

Abrigo

In September 2016, more than 240 bankers and industry experts from both community banks and credit unions attended the Risk Management Summit in Austin, Texas. The Summit is the industry’s leading life-of-loan conference, spanning loan origination through portfolio risk management in a CECL - current expected credit loss - world.

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Registration deadline approaching - Risk management summit 2017

Abrigo

In September 2016, more than 240 bankers and industry experts from both community banks and credit unions attended the Risk Management Summit in Austin, Texas. The Summit is the industry’s leading life-of-loan conference, spanning business development through portfolio risk management in a CECL - current expected credit loss - world.

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Texas Court Rules Against CFPB’s Payday Lending Act Delay

PYMNTS

In a joint motion filed late last week in federal court in Austin, TX, Mulvaney, the Community Financial Services Association of America and the Consumer Service Alliance of Texas asked a judge to delay the new regulations from going into effect.

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Celebrating FinCrime Fighter Day: Honoring the heroes of financial security

Abrigo

At Abrigo, we’ve always focused on helping financial institutions thrive—not just for their own benefit but for the sake of the communities they serve. Think about it: when a fraudster targets a small business owner or when an individual’s life savings are wiped out, it doesn’t just hurt the bank—it devastates families and communities.

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How a community bank helped save Whole Foods from an early demise

American Banker

Former employees of the Austin-based City National Bank still recall the 1981 flood that deluged the city and Whole Foods, and they take pride in the lender's role in rescuing what was then a fledgling health food store.

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A bridge to affordable housing

Independent Banker

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. We worked with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to jumpstart its down payment assistance program,” recalls Schaeffer. “We

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