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3-D SECURE 2.0 FAQs
3-D SECURE 2.0 FAQs Q: What is authentication? A: It is a way to gain better assurance that the genuine customer is using his or her card online. The authentication outcome is added to the...
SOUTHERN FIRST REPORTS RESULTS FOR 2017
2018-01-23 SOUTHERN FIRST REPORTS RESULTS FOR 2017 Greenville, South Carolina, January 23, 2018 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST) holding company for Southern First Bank, today...
Gerrish's Musings on Board succession, activist shareholders, acquisitions, having skin in the game, unsolicited offers, keeping your powder dry & regulatory confusion
Gerrish's Musings on Board succession, activist shareholders, acquisitions, having skin in the game, unsolicited offers, keeping your powder dry & regulatory confusion Latest Musings on Board...
What Merchants Are Looking For In 2018
2018-02-06 Innovations in online, mobile, and social technologies have created a revolution in merchant services that is intensifying competition between merchant acquirers and new market entrants....
3DS 2.0 Authentication Is Coming!
3DS 2.0 Authentication Is Coming! 2018-01-29 In September, ICBA Bancard partnered with CardinalCommerce to implement a powerful 3-D Secure, 2.0 authentication solution for community bank clients...
EDUCATION LENDER EXPANDS CONSOLIDATION OPPORTUNITIES
2018-01-22 EDUCATION LENDER EXPANDS CONSOLIDATION OPPORTUNITIES Aberdeen, SD, January 10, 2018– To meet the rising costs of postsecondary education, iHELP Student Loans has made financing more...
CCB ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGERS AT THEIR JAMESTOWN AND DUNKIRK LOCATIONS
CCB ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGERS AT THEIR JAMESTOWN AND DUNKIRK LOCATIONS LITTLE VALLEY, NY – CCB (Cattaraugus County Bank) is pleased to announce the addition of Sean Connor and Tricia Moore to its...
Bureau Raises Regulation C Thresholds
2018-01-03 Bureau Raises Regulation C Thresholds The Bureau raised the HMDA Regulation C asset-size threshold from $44 million to $45 million as of Dec. 31, 2017. Read More The Bureau raised the...
CFPB Issues HMDA Resources
CFPB Issues HMDA Resources The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently launched the HMDA Check Digit Tool and Rate Spread Calculator, which are designed to support calculation of data field...
Gerrish’s Musings on the new tax act, an unusual bank closure, boards being held hostage & more
2018-01-22 Gerrish’s Musings on the new tax act, an unusual bank closure, boards being held hostage & more Latest Gerrish’s Musings on the new tax act, an unusual bank closure, boards being held...
2017 Donations New Tripoli Bank
Tripoli Bank Donations 2018-01-19 2017 Donations New Tripoli Bank Since 1909 New Tripoli Bank has been committed to helping our community. Currently, New Tripoli Bank has two Lehigh County, PA...
U.S. Banks’ Concerns with Compliance, Risk Management on the Rise According to Wolters Kluwer Indicator
New Regulations and Recent Data Breaches Behind Three Percent Overall Rise in Concern Wolters Kluwer today announced results of its annual Regulatory and Risk Management Indicator survey of U.S....
Servicemember Foreclosure Sunset Date Extended
Servicemember Foreclosure Sunset Date Extended Military personnel will receive certain protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act through Dec. 31, 2019, due to legislation signed into...
TFNB Expands Charity Champions, Hires Former CRU Exec to Head Bank’s Community Outreach
MCGREGOR, TX (December 12, 2017) — As TFNB Your Bank for Life expands its footprint in Central Texas, the bank announced Dale Smith has been hired to take its popular nonprofit program, Charity...
Meridian Bank Rings Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell
Meridian Bank Rings Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christopher J. Annas 484.568.5001 CAnnas@meridianbanker.com Meridian Bank Rings Nasdaq Stock Market Closing...
ICBA Thanks Senate Committee for Passing Community Bank Regulatory Relief
Bipartisan bill advances many provisions from ICBA Plan for Prosperity Washington, D.C (Dec. 5, 2017)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today thanked the Senate Banking Committee...
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Jelena McWilliams for FDIC Chairman
ICBA Statement on Nomination of Jelena McWilliams for FDIC Chairman Washington, D.C (Dec. 1, 2017)—Scott Heitkamp, chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and president...
Labor Department Extends Fiduciary Rule Deadline
The Labor Department extended the compliance deadline for its fiduciary rule to July 1, 2019. The 18-month extension was approved as the department reviews the rule, which was approved during the...
ICBA Extends iHELP Relationship for Community Bank Issued Student Loans
ICBA Extends iHELP Relationship for Community Bank Issued Student Loans Washington, D.C. (Nov. 17, 2017)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) has extended its Preferred Service...
CFPB Publishes Payday Loan Rule in Federal Register
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published its "Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans," rule in today's Federal Register. The rule is to become effective January,...