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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
The power of a CDFI
First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism
The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
New Era of Consumer Engagement by Mladen Vladic
SPONSORED | Over the past 18 months, the marketplace has experienced huge disruptions. The world has changed, and so have consumers. In fact. 75% of consumers have changed their spending habits since early 2020.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Evaluate New Core Providers With Successful Vendor Management
SPONSORED | When selecting a new core provider, there are critical conversations that need to happen before signing a contract. Asking about the products, costs, and conversion timeline only skim the surface. Here are some discussion points for successful vendor management.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Focus on the light
While our decisions over the past year have been driven even more by our mission than by our bottom lines, we’ve also achieved good results.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Robert Fisher: Committing to being in the moment
Let’s collectively commit to being more present in all of our interactions. It won’t be long until we recognize what a true gift that is to ourselves and those we serve.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Charles Potts: 2021: A year of awakening
Community bankers’ awakening to new possibilities has made for an impactful year and will help position community banks to flourish in 2022 and beyond.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Inside the evolving roles of community bank tellers
Today’s tellers meet very different customer needs than they did just a decade ago. In the wake of trends like falling in-branch transactions and the rise of digital services, some community banks are filling the gap by retooling tellers with an array of new titles and skills.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
The community banks standing by hospitality customers
Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. Luckily, these lenders say loan demand is returning in many areas.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Michael Emancipator: The case against the Section 1071 proposal
The CFPB’s proposed rule to implement Section 1071 would add a burdensome and costly reporting requirement onto all community bank small business lenders.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
How did compliance change in 2021?
This year has largely been a quiet time for regulatory and compliance reform. But while community banks were focused on the economic recovery of their communities, a few changes came during 2021.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
Strategies for fighting remote authentication fraud
As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. Experts say community banks can use education, biometrics and solid cybersecurity practices to fight this growing area of crime.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
Lindsay LaNore: Moving from idea to implementation
Terms like ideation and innovation have become buzzwords in our industry, but it takes great leaders to translate exciting ideas into real value.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
9 tips for smooth succession planning
Planning for future leadership is something every community bank must contend with, but it’s not always an easy process. That’s why community bankers and other experts are using succession planning to benefit the entire institution through better communication, recruiting and planning. Here are their tips for finding the best future leaders with as few bumps in the road as possible.
December 01, 2021 |
Independent Banker
CFPB issues annual threshold adjustment
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau raised the annual threshold adjustment maximum that consumer reporting agencies may charge consumers for making a file disclosure to a consumer under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
November 30, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA, The Venture Center Announce 2022 ThinkTECH Accelerator Cohort
ICBA and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, announced the selection of 11 companies for the fourth annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program, kicking off on Jan. 11, 2022.
November 30, 2021 |
Press Release
Small Business Lending
ICBA launches comment letter campaign on 1071 proposal
ICBA is calling on community bankers to submit personalized comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to implement Dodd-Frank Section 1071 collection and reporting requirements.
November 30, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
ICBA endorses HR. 6037, pushes back against SBA direct lending plan
ICBA continued its grassroots efforts against a provision under consideration in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill that would authorize the Small Business Administration from making direct loans under the 7(a) program.
November 30, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Lending Small Business Lending Small Business Administration
Yellen, Powell testifying this week
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell are scheduled to testify this week before the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees.
November 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Crisis Preparedness
Five Democratic senators oppose Omarova nomination: report
Five Democratic senators reportedly don't support Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, raising fresh doubts about her confirmation after ICBA and state community banks groups expressed opposition.
November 29, 2021 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Government Banks OCC
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