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ICBA Bancard announces management promotions
ICBA Bancard announced management promotions for Rebecca Kruse who was named executive vice president and chief operating officer and Dina Mickens who was promoted to vice president and manager of operations and fraud.
January 07, 2022 |
Press Release
Payments
Bank of Charles Town Automates Commercial Lending with Jack Henry’s All-Digital Loan Origination Platform
Charles Town, W.Va.-based BCT has experienced rapid growth in recent years after investing heavily in digital banking solutions, namely their website, digital wallets, and mobile deposit features. Still, the bank's previous loan origination system had a manual backend process, leading to a burdensome experience for both borrowers and employees and a lengthy loan turnaround time. To continue growing, BCT needed a loan origination solution with a superior customer front-end and a seamless process, one that would boost efficiencies, enhance customer experience, streamline internal work efforts, and ultimately eliminate unnecessary costs. With Jack Henry, the bank is gaining a centralized and flexible solution that enables lenders to make an informed credit risk decision, track and monitor individual loans as well as manage portfolios.
January 07, 2022 |
News
ICBA Urges CFPB to Expand Exemptions from 1071 Reporting Rules
ICBA today called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to exempt more community banks and small businesses from its proposal to implement new small-business loan data collection and reporting requirements.
January 06, 2022 |
Press Release
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
ICBA Announces Staff Promotions
The Independent Community Bankers of America today announced several staff promotions in recognition of their efforts to support the nation’s community banks.
January 06, 2022 |
Press Release
Credit union acquisition of Nebraska community bank denied
The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance denied an application by $7.9 billion-asset GreenState Credit Union in North Liberty, Iowa, to acquire $395 million-asset Premier Bank in Omaha.
January 06, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Credit Unions
CFPB: Credit bureaus top consumer complaints
More than half of all consumer complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from January 2020 through September 2021 were directed at Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, the bureau said.
January 06, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance
1071 comment letters due tomorrow
Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 data collection and reporting requirements are due tomorrow, Jan. 6.
January 05, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Lending
2022 ThinkTECH Accelerator virtual kickoff next week
Community bankers can join forward-thinking innovators for the 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Program kickoff next week.
January 05, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Technology
1071 comment letters due Thursday
Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 1071 data collection and reporting requirements are due this Thursday, Jan. 6.
January 04, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance Lending
ICBA: GSE disclosures key, but conservatorship must be addressed
ICBA said that while it supports robust financial disclosures for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it is concerned that the government-sponsored enterprises seem to be in a perpetual conservatorship.
January 04, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Federal Housing Finance Agency
CFPB updates HMDA, TILA asset thresholds
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two annual threshold adjustment final rules under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Truth in Lending Act, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
January 03, 2022 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Compliance
How to respond to buy now, pay later
Consumers are increasingly interested in buy now, pay later products, which are cutting into credit card usage. Here’s what community banks need to know about these products and how they can take advantage of this model.
January 03, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
How to build up your Gen Z customer base
Generation Z represents one in four Americans today, and they’re looking for their bank. To attract this new generation of potential customers, community banks must understand what banking means to them and how to meet their financial needs. The key, community bankers and experts say, is to meet this digitally savvy, financially independent group where they are: primarily, online.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
De novos in the time of COVID
The 2008 financial crisis kept the number of de novos low for years, but that trend has started to reverse. Then, the pandemic happened. Today, de novos and beginner banks report that they’ve faced a unique set of challenges—and opportunities—while launching their financial institutions.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year
If 2020 was the year no one expected, 2021 was a year of resetting expectations. Between a smoldering pandemic, the divisive political landscape and strong, albeit uneven, growth, there was a lot to account for in 2021, and some uncertainty remains. What changes will 2022 bring? Independent Banker’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Our first Innovation Conversation
Citizens Bank of Edmond evolves its innovation strategy by working with—and for—its community partners. We spoke to two of its business customers for the first article in a new series.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Payments
FNB Community Bank is conquering TikTok
FNB Community Bank’s investment in social media has paid off. Marketing manager and assistant vice president Julie Waddle has excelled at making fun and informative videos that engage the bank’s customers and occasionally reach a viral audience of millions.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Paid social media's place in your marketing strategy
As social media platforms tinker with their algorithms, marketing experts say one trend is clear: Paid social campaigns are becoming increasingly necessary to cut through the noise and reach customers. They share tips for how community banks can get started.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Rebeca Romero Rainey: The spirit of innovation
A spirit of innovation and can-do attitude will serve you well this year, helping you remain ahead of the curve and address issues that arise.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
Lindsay LaNore: Revisiting recruitment
There’s much talk these days about talent acquisition and retention, with the three Rs—Recruit, Retain and Reward—taking center stage. Let’s start the year by looking at Recruit.
January 01, 2022 |
Independent Banker
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