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Putting the "Community" Into Community Banking

Jeff For Banks

Community banking has almost achieved Kleenex or Xerox fame, being generalized to the point of meaninglessness. PNC ($557 billion in total assets) calls itself a "Main Street Bank." We have not done a good job explaining what a community bank is. There are attributes that community banks should yell loudly from the rooftops.

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Saving Main Street: Advocacy Groups Propose New Government Relief Programs

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The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. Patrice Frey, president and CEO of the National Main Street Center , is a proponent of supporting existing local economic development organizations like chambers of commerce, community foundations and Main Street programs.

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Why Saving Main Street Will Take More Than Just More Money

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She said two truths that unite the otherwise diverse community of SMBs are that small businesses are economically vital, but extremely fragile. First, for every dollar someone invests in a small business, 50 percent to 60 percent of that stays in the local community, Urrutia said. Many Small Businesses Only Have Two Weeks Of Cash.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. In an interview with CNBC at the time, Ohio’s then-State Treasurer Josh Mandel said the initiative would increase “options and ease” for businesses, and support the local tech startup community.

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Restaurant Association Seeks Federal Help To Stabilize Industry

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The National Restaurant Association has issued a Blueprint for Restaurant Revival to help stabilize and stimulate the industry, including funding for restaurants and at-risk communities in need of help, according to a press release.

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Agora Services Debuts New Tools For SMB Banking

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There will also be receipt managing sub-accounts for tax purposes, and other such perks. Community banks have been an integral part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , who said on Twitter that they had helped process over $875 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

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A Better Deal

Independent Banker

Tax credits for Main Street lending. As a small urban community bank, North Valley Bank is increasingly challenged with heavily government-subsidized competition. In response, ICBA is promoting a new tax policy idea as part of its Plan for Prosperity regulatory-relief legislative package. Chuck Johnston.