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. Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry.

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Community Bank Community Fraud Texas 134

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

While creditors are allowed to price loans differently based on objective differences in creditworthiness, New York’s Fair Lending Law prohibits discrimination against protected classes for the granting, withholding, extending, renewing of credit or in the fixing of interest rates, terms or conditions of any form of credit.

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New York Lending Community Bank Community 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “ payday lending rule ” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The judge wrote in his March 19 ruling that he had not received a request to lift the stay. This is still illegal federally.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

Aura , a community development financial institution that provides cost-friendly loans to families, has completed a $50 million private social bond issuance, the company announced on Thursday (Mar. The money from the issuance will allow for 32,561 credit-building loans to what the company calls underserved and underbanked communities.

Arizona 107

Arizona Illinois Community Capital 107

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

Fifth Third Bank is focusing its SME lending reach through a new partnership with nonprofit lender Accion. Reports late last week said the bank will work with SME lending portal Accion, a nonprofit company, to facilitate the financing of these companies across five states: Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

Indiana 109

Indiana Lending Resources Michigan 109

Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2020

“Our goal is to position lenders as the single point-of-contact for small businesses – the application, loan processing, and disbursement of funds will all be administered at the community level,” said Carranza said in a news release. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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How To Lending Illinois System 195

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

NYMBUS secured Series D financing (led by Insight Partners), partnered with Hurdlr for small business banking; with Atty Bank, Saint Louis Bank ’s legal community bank; and with Roger, Citizens Bank of Edmond ’s military niche bank. Numerated , a business lending origination platform, partnered with Finastra for a LaserPro integration.

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Fintech Software Illinois Lending 103

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Academy Bank COO Tom Kientz notes that the community bank was eager to expand its deposit and loan services. Today, the community bank has successful relationships with HOAs across the country. billion-asset community bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dickinson Financial Corporation, a $3.5 Photo by Jason Tracy.

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Kansas City Kansas FDIC Community Bank 91

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

6247-A) to the New York Community Reinvestment Act (NYCRA) that expand the NYCRA’s coverage to non-depository mortgage lenders. New York now joins a small group of states, including Illinois and Massachusetts, that apply CRA-type laws to non-depository mortgage lenders. The amendments are effective November 1, 2022.

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New York Community Regulation Data 78

Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

community bank during the pandemic. The community bank, which was started de novo in 2006, already had numerous commercial clients in the city; they had been referred by existing customers of Providence Bank’s five existing locations, clustered about 45 minutes east of Raleigh. We thought COVID would be a two- or three-week shutdown.”.

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Raleigh Community Community Bank Lending 91

American Banker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In a bid for scale and diversification, Illinois-based Empeople Credit Union said it would expand in Wisconsin with the planned acquisition of TSB Bank.

Wisconsin 50

Wisconsin Illinois Community Bank Community 50

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Treasury program that’s the well-kept secret in small-business lending. Community banks are vital providers of small-business credit because of their extensive local market knowledge and deep customer relationships. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas.

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Oregon Illinois Community Bank Lending 70

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

One Community Bank’s 30-year relationship with All-Color Powder Coating is carried on by banker Steven Erickson (left) and Dan Anderson. Whether achieved by internal or external resources, community banks provide valuable support for small businesses. To achieve this, community banks use a number of strategies.

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Community Bank Wisconsin Community Resources 91

Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

There is no secret sauce to our community bank’s recent strong performance. The housing market in central Illinois has remained strong, and Goodfield State Bank has focused on residential real estate. Members of our lending team are not order takers. Our lending culture is “let’s make it happen.” ROAA in 2015: 2.27

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Marketing Illinois Community Lending 70

Independent Banker

JULY 1, 2015

In Delaware’s local business community, David Ferguson is known as someone who “knows his stuff,” particularly when it comes to commercial lending. As vice president of commercial lending for Artisans’ Bank, what sets him apart as a community banker, however, is his passion for sharing his knowledge with colleagues. “His

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Lending Community Illinois Management 70

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Illinois bank launches insurance premium financing sideline. In an era of exceptional competition with tight interest margins, many community banks are attempting to tap new lines of business. Triumph Community Bank in Moline, Ill., has established a specialty finance division to lend to insurance agents nationwide.

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Community Bank Policies Community Illinois 70

American Banker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

West Town Bancorp in Illinois has revved up its government-backed lending to small businesses, making it a good example of how community banks can outhustle big lenders in the quest for new sources of fee income.

Chicago 28

Chicago Illinois Community Bank Lending 28

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs. By Ed Avis.

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Compliance Community Bank Community Training 70

American Banker

JANUARY 9, 2020

Even in the face of soft loan demand, banks in the region have held firm on terms. That should position them well for the next economic downturn.

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Lending Regional Wisconsin Indiana 48

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Even though the industry identified several major regulatory burdens, including those posed by the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, few substantive regulations were repealed. Many community bankers concluded that the EGRPRA is little more than a “check the box” process for regulators. Starting fresh.

Washington 70

Washington Fort Worth Regulation Community Bank 70

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

We still have a high demand for cash,” says Tylynn Theis, vice president of Harvest Bank, a $130 million-asset community bank in Kimball, Minn. also sees a continuing, important role for cash and coins, even as the use of hard currency skews toward older customers at his $131 million-asset community bank. “We

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Community Bank Community Maine Mississippi 70

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 16 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. BNCCORP, Inc. OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc.,

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North Dakota Arizona Michigan Florida 60

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations. BNCCORP, Inc. OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc., share at the end of 2010.

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North Dakota Arizona Minnesota Los Angeles 87

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Lending marketplace for small businesses. HQ: Evanston, Illinois. Distributed ledgers for financial community. Tags: Institutions, lenders, mortgage, lending, customer service, mobile, account opening. Total raised: $44.7 HQ: New York City. Source: FT Partners. Funding Societies. Latest round: $7.5 million Series A.

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New York City Company Fintech Comparison 18

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The bank was founded in 2006 and operates 19 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. and equipment lending and asset based lending through Triumph Commercial Finance. (Nasdaq: MCBS) MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.,

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Capital Texas Metro North Carolina 78

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

57, disapproving of the CFPB’s Bulletin 2013-2 regarding “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” The states whose AGs signed the comment letter are North Carolina, California, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.

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Rhode Island District of Columbia North Carolina Vermont 60

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 30, 2018

Supreme Court ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. The trade groups’ views are set forth in comment letters submitted to HUD in response to its advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on the need for revisions to the Rule following Inclusive Communities.

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Groups Rhode Island District of Columbia North Carolina 68

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

million for its P2P lending platform for small businesses. Alt-lender focused on lending against existing automobile titles. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Tags: SMB, lending, P2P, peer-to-peer, underwriting, credit, investing, Finovate alum.

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Company Fintech New York City Lending 12

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 21, 2015

It was a broad mix of sub-sectors, from crypto (Ripple) to lending. Tools and programs for alt-lending to businesses. Online network for private equity community. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Bitcoin-denominated P2P lending. Tags: P2p, peer-to-peer lending, underwriting, Bitcoin, Finovate alum. Planwise $750,000.

San Francisco 12

San Francisco New York City Company California 12

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Democratic Congressman Bill Foster, who represents the 11th District of Illinois, has sent a letter to Maxine Waters, Democratic Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, to express his “strong interest in serving as the Chair of the Taskforce on Financial Technology and Innovation that will be convened in the coming weeks.”

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Fintech Illinois Community Financial Technology 68

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Headline writers found no shortage of dramatic ways to characterize the final version of the CFPB’s short-term lending rule that dropped yesterday (Oct. But today, the journey came to an end as the CFPB has offered its final ruling on the future of the payday and title lending industry in this country. “The clamp down.” “The

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Lending Regulation Community Bank Industry 128

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

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America National Denver United States 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Headline writers found no shortage of dramatic ways to characterize the final version of the CFPB’s short-term lending rule that dropped yesterday (Oct. But today, the journey came to an end as the CFPB has offered its final ruling on the future of the payday and title lending industry in this country. “The clamp down.” “The

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Lending Regulation Community Bank Industry 100

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

From opposite political directions, Senators Shelby and Brown stand on point to greatly influence community banking’s agenda in the next Congress. The mix of contrasts and similarities of Shelby’s and Brown’s perspectives and policymaking portend an active session for community banking’s agenda in the new 114th Congress. By Ed Avis.

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Community Bank Alabama Ohio Community 70