Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 6, 2025

A credit tenant loan (CTL) is typically structured as a loan secured by the real estate pledged as collateral, with or without personal borrower guarantees, and, most importantly, the obligation of a credit-rated tenant of that real estate to pay rent. But we feel that CTLs offer community banks profitable lending opportunities.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

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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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.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community continuation is not about checking a regulatory box; it means putting a name to the people who will be the future of our banks. In our bank, we have retired the phrase “succession planning” and replaced it with “community continuation.” A checklist for effective community continuation. My Top Three.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Connect with an expert Common fraud schemes Check fraud Check fraud is one of the most concerning fraud trends for community banks in 2025. These could be held in a local branch lobby, community center, or place of worship. Let our Advisory Services team help when you need it. Start or enhance a customer fraud prevention plan.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Here are some ideas for strengthening fraud defenses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Together, the companies are launching RegalOne, an application that provides integrated virtual cards to the corporate customers of regional and community banks. The app will leverage Mastercard In Control for Commercial Payments, letting community banks provide a white-labeled accounts payable platform for their corporate customers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Community banks are voicing their frustration with what they say is a lack of competition in the market for corporate bank technology providers, reports in The Wall Street Journal said Thursday (April 11). ” Fiserv, FIS and Jack Henry have secured 90 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Small business credit analysis company PayNet is linking up with a community bank to streamline SMB lending for the institution. In another statement, BNB Bank EVP and Chief Lending Officer Kevin L. . ” Analysis has also found that community banks are playing a larger role in small business lending.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

My bank’s tagline is ‘Where dreams meet solutions,’ and it serves as my guiding inspiration at the bank and, now, at the national level. As community bankers, our customers depend on us to keep their dreams alive. Thankfully, that glass-half-full attitude comes naturally for community bankers. We’re more than just banks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With the funding, the bank plans to invest in its digital capabilities, providing services that include mobile deposits, secured and unsecured commercial loans, letters of credit and consumer loans. Bank CEO Ed Jones wants Gulf Capital to model community banking relationships, in which […].

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2022

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Community financial institution (FI) Cross River Bank is acquiring Seed , a small business (SMB) digital banking company, reports in Reuters said on Monday (June 24). Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Let’s rediscover what it means to be community bankers. Because as community bankers, it’s what we do. That just may be community bankers’ word of the year. ICBA helps community banks in many ways, but here are the three I plan to take advantage of this year: ThinkTECH Accelerator cohorts. My Top Three.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 25, 2020

Still, the majority of banks have now eliminated two possible scenarios: 1) Best case scenario – that nothing will change from February 2020; and 2) Worst case scenario – that the pandemic will not end in the foreseeable future and banks should avoid loans and invest in riskless securities.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2021

A credit tenant loan (CTL) is a loan secured by the real estate pledged as collateral and the obligation of a credit-rated tenant of that real estate.

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Abrigo

MARCH 5, 2025

Data security is also a major concern. Addressing bankers worries about utilizing AI-powered tools, Kirby reassures, Yes, its secure. Abrigo knows better than to mess around with data privacy in banking. These tools are built with data encryption, robust access controls, and compliance baked in from the start.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, hopes other ICBA member banks will support the CHUCK payment network. A different kind of peer-to-peer payment service is now available, “built by community banks for community banks.”. Julieann Thurlow, Reading Cooperative Bank. CHUCK network.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Smiley Technologies, a core banking provider focused on community banks, is trying to help its bank clients secure larger deposits by partnering with deposit technology company Reich & Tang.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

ICBA’s Bank Security Institute offers critical incident response strategies to keep your physical branch location safe. The pandemic forced industries to accelerate their adoption of digital applications, and community banking was no exception. In August, ICBA hosted the Bank Security Institute.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction. In the U.S., And when it comes to legacy rails, the U.S.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The right technology tools can help institutions manage both regulatory compliance and risk exposure across various investment types, including fixed-income securities, structured notes, derivatives , and funding instruments. You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Winning the deposit game."

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2023

However, that publication, directly and indirectly, identified three discrete risks affecting community banks. We will outline what we think community bankers should glean from this publication. Risks to the Community Banking Sector Moody’s identified three risks to the banking sector, including risks to community banks.

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. Currently, the accompanying regulations have not been written, so what should community financial institutions take away from these priorities now? financial system and national security. financial system.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Community bankers need to understand their competitive landscape. Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 14, 2022

Community banks have solid competitive advantages when competing against insurance companies (primarily life insurance companies or “Lifecos”) and commercial real estate securitization conduit lenders (CMBS) for commercial borrowers. How Banks Can Compete Against Insurance Companies and CMBS. Solution Parameter. Differentiation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Morgan Chase, Bank of America, etc. — and the digital challenger banks. By contrast, he said he believes community banks run the risk of being left behind unless they partner quickly and wisely with the right technologists and raise their digital game.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

There’s another side to contactless that moves beyond convenience and ties into security. And that is something that merchants, as well as community banks and credit unions, must be prepared for.”. He stated that near-field communications (NFC) also had been a useful tool in combating fraud. Getting Prepared.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

To regain some of that ground, Connie Davis, senior vice president at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, FIs — particularly credit unions (CUs) and community banks — must transform the way they think about digital offerings and connected experiences. That means they can compete more effectively against digital-only competitors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

PYMNTS' latest Real-Time Payments Report done in collaboration with The Clearing House looks at the matter through numerous use cases, none more informative than that of New Jersey-based community bank Cross River , with its enthusiastic embrace of real-time payments (RTP). If only enthusiasm were enough. It was quite a bit of work.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 19, 2024

We continue this theme of major drivers of loan and bank profitability and discuss the importance of cross-selling and upselling, and its impact on bank performance. In a future article we will discuss how community bankers may structure their commercial loan products to maximize cross-selling and upsell opportunities.

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