Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

In the wake of the devastating Dixie Fire in northeastern California, Plumas Bank partnered with a local community foundation, forming the Dixie Fire Fund with a $50,000 bank donation. community, Plumas Bank has seen its share of wildfires, which have blighted northeastern California in recent years. By Paul Sisolak.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

The offering is now available from almost 2,000 stores in California, New York and Illinois, among other states, with plans to grow throughout the country in the months to come, according to an announcement. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

California-based FinTech Zact rolled out its linked payments and expenditure management system, according to a Tuesday (Nov. The features will be available next year, according to the blog post. Zact Rolls Out Linked Payments, Expense Management System. 24) announcement.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. By Roshan McArthur.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Those efforts include helping the Tampa SMB community get ready for the big game. The offer is a culmination of Visa’s season-long commitment to help SMBs as part of its collaboration with the NFL, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We have a responsibility to our customers and the communities where we operate to ensure these partners meet our high standards for things like safety and working conditions,” said an Amazon spokeswoman, according to Bloomberg last week. There are another 120 workers slated to be let go in Michigan. “We

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Abrigo

MARCH 20, 2015

The list highlights the top 20 banks within each region of the U.S. Regionally, Southern banks included the highest number of institutions with a zero Texas Ratio, with 16 of their top 20. California is also a healthy state for banking – with 15 of 20 banks on the Western list in the Golden State. with the lowest Texas Ratios.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Federal Reserve began raising interest rates about three years ago from almost zero, and after the financial crisis, many small and regional banks ramped up their lending with long-term and low-rate loans. Since the banks are now paying out more to their depositors, earning rates on those loans are scarcely making a profit.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

increase in average hourly wages at small businesses, the company found, but according to IHS Markit Chief Regional Economist James Diffley, the key takeaway is the pressure that a difficult jobs market puts on the small business community. The month saw a $0.66 percent, up from 2.28 percent last August. .” percent, up from 2.28

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Regions Bank announced in its recent earnings call that it is leveraging IBM Watson to help customers get answers to their customer service questions over the phone and to help bankers improve the speed and accuracy of their answers. First are API-based models that integrate partner, client and peer communities.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Downtowns everywhere from Maine to California are dealing with varying degrees of economic and existential pain as a result of the pandemic, but nowhere is the pain as acute as in college towns. Canceling commencement cost South Bend, Ind., home of Notre Dame, about $17 million in lost revenue.”. Amherst, Massachusetts is one of those towns.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

One of these lenders, Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution , better known as Clearinghouse CDFI, offers an interesting view into the state of SME finance. in particular, a cross-section of states that CEO Douglas Bystry says has its own unique demands and impacts on regional economies. A Regional Reach.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

This creates an exciting opportunity for the communities that surround these properties.”. Writing in NJ Biz, Linfante points to the mall anchors and other tenants that have already closed, expressed financial concerns or filed for bankruptcy that will lead to significant challenges will be faced by regional malls.

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American Banker

JANUARY 27, 2025

Financial services providers in the region say they're ready to do their part rebuilding Southern California after a series of devastating fires. For many regional and community banks, initial fire-damage surveys identified limited impact.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

While our lending business has served Main Street small businesses for years, we knew that as our sellers and their communities were facing deep economic uncertainty, we could play a meaningful role in disbursing stimulus funds,” said Jacqueline Reses , the head of Square Capital, in a statement. “In

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (May 2) that Amazon told the also-ran cities, via conference call, that a “key issue” was toed to regional transportation — or, more specifically, the lack of a network facilitating that transportation. The financial publication illustrated that the efforts made by individual cities varied.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The combination of low population density and poverty provides for a chilling effect when it comes to construction of large-scale supermarkets in such regions, which drives consumers toward higher cost, lower nutrition options that are more accessible. . Fighting food deserts and flipping them into food oases is no easy task.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

We asked community banks how they’re dealing with the resulting shifts in their employment models. Before remote work was an emergency measure to keep employees safe from a devastating virus, it was a perk some community banks offered to retain and attract talent. is among the community banks carefully navigating the new landscape.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

“We are excited to expand in the state of Georgia and add a new fulfillment center to better serve our customers in the region,”Akash Chauhan, vice president of Amazon’s North America operations, said in a statement. “This facility will create hundreds of new jobs with competitive pay and great benefits starting on day one.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Companies like American Tile & Stone and Premier Packaging have already begun using Uber Freight to improve their shipping operations, and we’re excited to now roll out the platform widely to our freight community,” the company wrote in the blog post.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For example, if you are a bank in California, Florida, New York, or Pennsylvania, going after private schools, colleges, or insurance companies should be considered due to not only the large number of target institutions but also the size of those institutions, which lends itself to having multiple banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Careem has quickly leapt to the leadership of ridesharing within the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] regions by delivering rapid innovation and customer growth, and it is spearheading new ways to transport people from point A to point B.”. What’s New. What’s next for automaker-backed venture capital firms?

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2016

Uber is writing a new chapter in its estranged relationship with its driver community. The association, according to The New York Times , will work under the regional affiliate of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

“I love being around people, and people are what community banking is all about.” Overcoming various long odds over the years, Shirley Nelson launched and then grew a thriving California community bank. Shirley Nelson has built a nearly 50-year career doing two things she loves—community banking and giving back to her community.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Years were spent building up the content and community. They then become ranked on leaderboards split into regions (Mid-Atlantic, California and Hawaii and the Midwest). Smith pointed out that the platform has a vibrant community of people who are passionate about camping — just like they are.

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ABA Community Banking

MAY 22, 2015

SNL Regional Report: San Diego shimmers, allowing banks to boost lending Management Financial Trends Community Banking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

While some larger financial institutions (FIs) have joined the platform, regional community banks and CUs account for 85 percent of Zelle’s participants. Among those FIs is Santa Ana, California-based SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union , which currently has about 863,000 members and holds approximately $15.2 billion in assets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

The firm takes in-person returns from participating online retailers at six malls in California, Chicago and Virginia. Returned items are sent to a regional processing hub, then on to retailers’ fulfillment centers, third-party logistics companies or liquidators. Vacancy rates are up in community shopping centers in 30 of 77 U.S.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

California CCPA), it’s hard to imagine just how far techies will be able to upend the nuts and bolts of the banking industry. Community banks and credit unions do not fear each other. Here’s a great question for community bank executives: What would it take for your local competitors to fear you as much as a Top 5 player?

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Changing customer banking habits means it’s more important than ever for community banks to use every tool at their disposal. Community banks may have longstanding relationships with their core vendors, but that doesn’t always mean they keep up to date on all the latest features and functionalities. billion-asset community bank.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Yet community bankers serving the oil industry say they’ve been expecting a drop in the notoriously cyclical price of crude. billion-asset community bank based in Happy, Texas. New energy regions adapt. By Howard Schneider.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Here is an except of the conversation: PYMNTS: Can you describe your personal and/or professional experience with the tech community in Charlotte? The first reason is that the tech community here has just really started to establish itself over the past few years, and we’ve become a name that has become associated with the growth.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The bank's approval last year to buy OneWest Bank included a condition to submit an updated Community Reinvestment Act plan, but the CRA program now being presented by CIT is far from adequate.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Unlike other regions of the country, the western U.S. has seen very few large bank mergers in recent years. Here's why Pacific Premier's acquisition of Opus Bank could change that.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

During the two weeks, there were over a hundred significant cyberattacks by nation-states on national and regional banks that you could watch unfold in near real-time (bel0w) at Gartner and Money 20/20. Any community bank that believes it can keep up and thwart millions of attacks per second is fooling itself.

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