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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

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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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Bad Actors Emerge in PPP Lending – More Expected as Forgiveness Guidance Emerges

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As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. This is welcomed news for community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

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unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). The following is an example of how I would address the structural exception of non-recourse lending. Of course, for this to work, there can be no references to exceptions in other credit policies in the institution.

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PPP Forgiveness Timeline: What Lenders Need to Know

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Key Takeaways The PPP forgiveness process is a major concern among community financial institutions, and many worry about having the resources to handle it. The PPP forgiveness process is a major concern among community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

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What the Coronavirus Has Taught Us About Banking Relationships

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One of the key values community financial institutions have always leaned into is their relationships with their customers, but these relationships have been put to the test amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hershberger referred to PPP loans as a “bonding experience” between the borrower and the lender. Lending & Credit Risk.

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10 Reports every bank and credit union should run NOW

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the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio). This report requires (and therefore improves) communication between the credit and lending area of the bank or credit union and those responsible for liquidity management.

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Hearing On BB&T/SunTrust Merger Raises Questions On Size

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During questioning by lawmakers, and in reference to scale, Rep. Community banks and credit unions are likely to go out of business, he said, “and they do not have the money to launch these mobile banking platforms.” billion for small business lending. billion for small business lending.

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