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Fighting fraud with education

COVID-19 has exacerbated vulnerabilities to fraud. To combat this trend, Tompkins VIST Bank has been delivering valuable education to its small business customers to keep them informed and protected.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Focusing on our communities

Unlike our credit union counterparts, we pay taxes, and those tax dollars are spent at home to ensure our communities grow.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

How 4 community banks came through for customers

The past year has put community banks’ local missions to the test, and they came through with flying colors. In the spirit of Community Banking Month, here are stories from several community banks that did what they do best: help customers and communities in need. Be prepared to be inspired.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

Are real-time international payments the future?

Two rising technologies, faster payments and cross-border payments, are coalescing as more countries lay foundations to make such transactions possible. Experts say the U.S. is on a path to becoming one of them.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Payments 

Going Through a Data Conversion Project Doesn’t Have to Be Painful

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April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Payments 

Out of Office: Dave Wise

The senior vice president for business banking at $406 million-asset TS Bank in Council Bluffs, Iowa, picked up gravel riding, or biking on rural gravel roads and trails, during the pandemic to stay fit and raise money for charity.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

Robert Fisher: The importance of engagement

In today’s climate, our voices are vital not only to the future of financial services, but to the millions of small businesses and consumers who depend upon us.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

ICBA’s 2021/22 executive committee: Close the distance (part 2)

These online-exclusive interviews with the 2021/22 ICBA executive members gets their thoughts on their goals, on innovation at their banks, and on effective advocacy.
April 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

Agencies issue updated HMDA guide

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued the 2021 edition of “A Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right!” for HMDA-related data collected in 2021 and reported in 2022.
March 31, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance 

Bill would require Fed study on CBDC

Reps. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) and French Hill (R-Ark.) recently introduced legislation directing the Federal Reserve to work with other agencies to study and issue a report on central bank digital currencies.
March 31, 2021 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Digital Assets Payments 

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