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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

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.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

Meanwhile, leaders at small banks recognize that their institutions play a vital role in helping community businesses and individuals not only weather uncertainty but also thrive. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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More PPP Funds Would Help CDFIs Lend Money To Micro Businesses

PYMNTS

Democrats in Congress are looking to address that issue by setting aside about 50 percent of proposed additional PPP funding to help CDFIs, credit unions and community banks. . “We Ruben Alonso, president of the CDFI loan fund AltCap in Kansas City, Mo.,

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Bowman Concerned About Community Banks’ Exit from Mortgage Markets

ABA Community Banking

Speaking to attendees at a mortgage industry event in Kansas City, Missouri, today, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman expressed optimism about the trajectory of the housing market but raised concerns about the declining number of community banks remaining in the consumer real estate mortgage market.

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At home with HOA banking

Independent Banker

Academy Bank COO Tom Kientz notes that the community bank was eager to expand its deposit and loan services. Looking for an avenue to increase its deposit base, Academy Bank tapped into a market it hadn’t explored before: homeowners associations. Name: Academy Bank. Location: Kansas City, Mo.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. Ballard, Vice President and Director, First Iowa State Bank, Albia, IA.