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The role of bank directors in managing risk

Abrigo

The FDIC is offering a fresh take on how a bank’s board of directors should understand and manage risk. The regulator’s April edition of Supervisory Insights provides what the FDIC called a “refresher” on its Pocket Guide for Directors, the 1988 booklet outlining the basic duties and responsibilities of a bank’s board of directors.

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BEC Targets BSA Officials At Credit Unions

PYMNTS

As noted in this space late last year, five federal agencies spoke out, and presented a statement that detailed how credit unions and banks could share resources to make Bank Secrecy Act compliance efforts more streamlined.

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AI fraud challenges: How to guard against losses

Abrigo

The rise of AI Understanding AI fraud schemes Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) presents promising opportunities and daunting challenges in today's ever-evolving world of financial transactions and digital advancements. You can also proactively prevent fraud losses and protect your community with fraud detection software.

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Pulling Off Inside Jobs

Independent Banker

As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities. Community banks often already have the expertise handy in-house, they say. By Vanessa Drucker.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Communities First Financial Corporation (OTCQX: CFST) Communities First Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Fresno First Bank , which opened in December 2005 dedicated to meeting the banking needs of businesses, professionals, and successful individuals in Central California. Triumph Bancorp, Inc. Nasdaq: TBK) #4.

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CECL implementation: Survey shows where peers are as 2023 nears

Abrigo

How has CECL implementation impacted their operations and reserves for credit losses? CECL's impact on operations. For community banks specifically, they’re already reserving for a lifetime of credit losses,” he said. With just weeks left to complete CECL implementation, how are banks and credit unions doing? Process changes.

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Five Challenges to Your Bank of the Future and Ideas to Overcome Them

Jeff For Banks

In 2006, when the median asset size within my firm's profitability outsourcing service was $696 million, the operating cost per business checking account was $586 per year. billion, and the operating cost per business checking account is $710. Community bankers know the town mayor, and key business leaders.