Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Illustration by miakievy/iStock. The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. We asked them for their need-to-know social tips. By Julie Kendrick. While so many things about banking have changed in recent years, social media continues to grow in its impact on prospects, customers and employees.

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Accenture

JULY 13, 2022

As the 21st century began, banks revolutionized bill payments by introducing online bill pay. Customers could finally ditch their check books and stop licking stamps. They simply had to log on, enter their biller information and make payments electronically. Customers loved the convenience of paying their bills in one centralized place, banks created more loyal….

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Payments Dive

JULY 20, 2022

A federal government report released this week takes aim at the problem of fraudulent public benefit payments, which mushroomed to $281 billion for fiscal year 2021.

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Perficient

JULY 13, 2022

I will be sharing my personal experience with learning Power BI and clearing the PL-300 (Earlier called DA-100) exam. I hope this will help the other aspirants. I would not be compromising the signed NDA; hence no questions will be disclosed in this article. About the Exam : PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst. Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI (PL-300) is the requirement for Microsoft Data Analyst Associate Certification.

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Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 20, 2022

The lack of ownership in driving digital transformation is a huge roadblock for financial institutions. In my digital transformation work with Cornerstone Advisors clients, I often ask executives a simple question: “Who owns digital?” The most common responses are: 1) blank stare, 2) scrunched face of contemplation, and 3) “a lot of different people.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 25, 2022

Overdraft and NSF fees remain very much on the radar of the CFPB, the federal banking agencies, and certain state banking agencies. The very fact that the CFPB continues to closely monitor bank call reports with respect to overdraft and NSF fee revenues demonstrates the Bureau’s ongoing focus on this issue. While we do not expect the CFPB to launch a rulemaking to curb certain practices, we do anticipate that the Bureau will closely scrutinize overdraft and NSF practices during examinations an

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Accenture

JULY 19, 2022

Telecom firms play a critical role in connecting people: 85% of the US population use smartphones today, and the penetration rate in the UK has reached 92%. This access to a massive market creates a unique opportunity for the key telecoms players to offer streamlined, end-to-end customer journeys, which can be powered by frictionless digital…. The post 3 key areas where payments can empower telecoms appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Payments Dive

JULY 14, 2022

The Federal Reserve plans to unleash a U.S. real-time payments system next year in the form of FedNow, but it’s an open question as to whether, or how, consumers and businesses will adopt instant payments.

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Perficient

JULY 18, 2022

A TRACE-eligible security does not include a debt security that is issued by a foreign, sovereign government or a money market instrument. A money market instrument is, other than a U.S. Treasury Security, a debt security that at issuance has a maturity of one calendar year or less, or if an agency or government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), a maturity of one calendar year and one day or less.

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Treasury teams at community banks face an ongoing challenge of delivering frictionless customer experiences as they support treasury products – especially RDC. This infographic focuses on the efficiencies community banks gain when partnering with a proven managed services provider. You’ll see the advantages you can gain when a managed services partner leverages online tools, skilled customer and technical support personnel, and fulfillment and logistics capabilities to streamline RDC fulfillment

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SWBC's LenderHub

JULY 28, 2022

I'd like to welcome you to the first of a series of conversations I will be having with real estate and real estate lending professionals regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion within our industries. I believe strongly that inclusion and equity can be strong drivers of change in an area of lending that needs to evolve.

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Cisco

JULY 26, 2022

It’s Blockbuster Night! Say that to any Gen-Xer and it should bring a smile and recollection of days gone by. Netflix took Blockbuster by storm and grew from mail order DVDs to the streaming behemoth they are today. One day, will we reminisce about brick and mortar financial services companies being replaced by digital-first financial services companies like Alipay, Block, Grab, Klarna and Paypal?

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 12, 2022

In Mortgagee Letter 2022-09 dated July 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets forth new flexibility in underwriting guidelines for calculating effective income for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured loan applicants who incurred a reduction or loss in income as a result of a COVID-19 Economic Event. The guidance in the Mortgagee Letter is effective for Title II single family forward mortgage loans with case numbers assigned on or after September 5, 202

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Accenture

JULY 20, 2022

The recent nCino nSight 2022 conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, was the first large-scale, in-person event I’ve attended in over two years. Although the presentations at the event were very informative and insightful, (look below for our nSight 2022 key session summary), I’m not going to discuss those here. Instead, I’d like to focus on…. The post Back to in-person events (for now) and loving it!

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Amid market uncertainty, banks and credit unions are faced with critical decisions about the future of their commercial lending. With fluctuating interest rates and rising competition from non-bank lenders, it's critical to allocate your 2025 budget strategically to optimize lending operations. Our Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders delivers key strategies to help you navigate these challenges, ensuring your institution is well-positioned for the coming year.

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Payments Dive

JULY 5, 2022

The earned wage access provider said that it was eliminating some fees just as the federal agency decided to remove a prior order giving the company leeway under certain laws.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. One could consider it the “layaway of the digital age,” except unlike with layaway, the consumer does not have to pay in full before taking their purchase home, using the service, obtaining the tickets to an event or destination, etc., which is a huge draw to using BNPL as a non-cash payment method.

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BankUnderground

JULY 13, 2022

David Ronicle. Macroeconomic outcomes in Britain’s interwar years were terrible – they featured two of modern Britain’s worst recessions, unemployment twice peaked above 20% and was rarely below 10% and there were two periods of chronic deflation. Policy, meanwhile, was pulled in multiple directions by multiple objectives – employment, price and financial stability and debt sustainability.

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 29, 2022

The banking industry has had to make significant adjustments in recent years in response to both the COVID-19 pandemic and changing economic and customer expectations. The Bank Customer Experience Summit, being held from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 in Chicago, will cover all aspects of current innovations in banking.

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Have you ever felt the pain and loss of a client suddenly going silent, leaving you questioning everything? Ghosting can cause heartbreak; in business, it drains resources, and emotionally, it shatters your confidence. A modern credit card program can give you the tools to deliver the digital-first experiences your customer’s demand. Our eBook, “5 Signs Your Credit Card Offering Needs an Upgrade,” will help you identify key indicators that your current card platform may be holding you back and w

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 5, 2022

Not many bank CEOs can say their first bank job was. being CEO. For those who can, they say it brings a unique perspective on leadership to the industry. The post The Path Less Taken to the Community Bank C-Suite appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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TheGuardian

JULY 7, 2022

Imbalance between supply and demand continues to drive up prices despite cost of living crisis House prices in the UK rose at the fastest annual rate in 18 years last month as demand – especially for larger homes – continued to outstrip the number of properties on the market. Halifax, one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders and part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the market “defied any expectations of a slowdown”, with prices rising year on year in June by 13%, the highest since late 2004.

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Payments Dive

JULY 12, 2022

The Australian company will pay $11 million to Sezzle after it dropped a plan to purchase the Minneapolis-based company in the face of “macroeconomic and market conditions.

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BankInovation

JULY 8, 2022

Rogers Communications Inc. is experiencing a widespread network failure in its wireless and internet services, causing payment systems and automated teller machines at banks to go down. Reports of problems with the Rogers network began early Friday and have reached tens of thousands of complaints, according to the tracking site Downdetector.ca. Royal Bank of Canada […].

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Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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BankUnderground

JULY 27, 2022

Jack Worlidge. Purchases of government bonds have been a prominent tool that has helped central banks meet inflation objectives when short-term interest rates have been constrained by their effective lower bounds. But how does QE work? There are a range of channels through which QE can/might operate, though there remains uncertainty over the relative size and importance of these channels.

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ATM Marketplace

JULY 19, 2022

Typically, retail ATMs have had fewer features than bank ATMs, but that may be changing. ATM Marketplace interviewed Brad Nolan, EVP and CMO at Hyosung America, to learn more about how the market is changing.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 25, 2022

A recent survey of community bank leaders found that nearly all believe that a recession is just around the corner, with more than half of respondents blaming the Federal Reserve. The post Community bank execs see recession in near future appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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TheGuardian

JULY 28, 2022

About 8% of borrowers – 130,000 firms – have so far failed to repay government-backed emergency loans Taxpayers have been left to foot a £421m bill to cover soured Covid debts, after one in 12 businesses defaulted on state-backed emergency loans distributed at the height of the pandemic, official figures reveal. In the first set of figures detailing the performance of government-backed loans offered to struggling firms during the outbreak, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strat

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Speaker: Gary Dmitriev

Our upcoming webinar aims to demystify the process of selecting and implementing automation tools for financial institutes. This session will provide your roadmap for vetting potential solutions, focusing on due diligence, vendor assessments, and aligning technology with strategic goals. We’ll also address the critical issue of innovation fatigue, offering tips on maintaining enthusiasm and momentum for new initiatives.

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