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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. Among the names joining up are Citizens & Northern Bank (based in Pennsylvania), Inland Bank (Illinois) and Lincoln Savings Bank (Iowa).

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US Rep Calls For Action On Predatory SMB Lending

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Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is calling on lawmakers to address predatory lending to small businesses (SMBs), The Washington Post reported on Thursday (June 27). “By ending confessions of judgment in commercial lending, we can stop some of the abuses that are crippling honest small business owners,” she said.

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Fundation Pulls Community Bank Into FinTech Collaboration

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Large financial institutions (FIs) are increasingly turning to FinTech firms and alternative lenders to augment their small business (SMB) offerings, but community banks are beginning to get on board with the partnership strategy , too. They’re very disciplined on credit and interest rate risk,” he said.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

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With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t)

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What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? They are also too large to get funding through programs solely focused on small business lending.

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Podcast: Behind the Scenes with a Community Bank’s PPP Loans

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Luke Bernstein, EVP at Orrstown Bank in Orrstown, Pennsylvania, discusses his bank's PPP lending. The post Podcast: Behind the Scenes with a Community Bank’s PPP Loans appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Wells Fargo Taps Former Mastercard Exec To Run Merchant Services

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She graduated from Spelman College and earned her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The company revealed that David Kowach has been named head of community banking, while Jim Hays has come on board as president and head of Wells Fargo Advisors. Her first day will be Aug.