Community banks

6 items on Fed’s full regulatory docket

06/17/18

The central bank's rule-writing workload is expected to remain busy for the foreseeable future, thanks in large part to enactment of the recent regulatory relief bill.

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Dems seek to compel bank to hand over documents tied to Russia probe

05/01/18

The Federal Savings Bank has been under a spotlight since it was revealed that it provided $16 million in mortgages to onetime Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.

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How one small bank increased lending without hiring more lenders

04/05/18

Millennium Bank in Tennessee has quickened approval times on loan applications by using software that frees lenders from repetitive, manual tasks. The result: Loan balances have increased by more than 50% in less than two years.

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Community banks like mine sorely need regulatory relief

03/05/18

A New Hampshire bank CEO argues that the reform bill awaiting a vote in the Senate will free up community banks to focus more on their customers and less on compliance.

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As construction lending rebounds, tech investment follows

03/02/18

To attract new customers, banks are getting rid of the paper-based payments process between builders and subcontractors.

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Payment fraud on the rise at U.S. banks, credit unions: Fed survey

02/06/18

The results suggest that even as financial institutions implement more sophisticated fraud-mitigation techniques, they have not been keeping pace with criminals.

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Community banks catching up to real-time messaging

01/25/18

Digital alerts for clients aren't new, but they can still provide small banks a platform to reach new markets and appeal to younger clients.

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Citi is first mover on gender pay gap – will other banks budge?

01/18/18

The difference in pay between men and women at Citi is not as striking as some other differences. A reverse mentor changed how Goldman’s Edith Cooper thinks about differences in the workplace. Banks are doing a lot more than relaxing the dress code to retain tech talent. And Ellen Pompeo offers some personal notes on tackling the pay gap.

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Early returns: 2018's top-performing bank stocks

01/17/18

Which large and midcap bank stocks have the most momentum? These 12 banks started the year off with the biggest bang, as measured by gains in stock price.

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No, the Senate reg relief bill isn’t destroying Dodd-Frank

01/17/18

Progressives have been setting off alarm bells this week over the Senate’s bill to ease some Dodd-Frank rules, but the changes are more modest than many assume.

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