Community banking outlook 2024: Taking measured risks can ensure future success
With a few months of 2024 behind us, now is the perfect time to ponder what lies ahead for community banks for the remainder of the year ...
Harnessing automation to improve dispute resolution
Kris Bishop, CEO of Fintegrate, spoke with BankBeat about how tech is helping banks resolve disputes. ...
Lowering the bar to entry on cross-border payments
Adam Swartzbaugh, Co-Founder & CEO of Almond FinTech, talked to BankBeat about how tech is helping facilitate cross-border transactions for ...
Community banking a year after Silicon Valley Bank failure
By embracing transparency, diversification, innovation, and a customer-centric approach, community banks can actually become stronger and more integral to the ...
Chronicles
FTC bans noncompete agreements
The Federal Trade Commission recently banned companies from enforcing noncompete agreements. ...
Bankers list inflation, regulations and real estate as top risks
Most bankers see inflation, policy uncertainty and real estate as their top financial liabilities, according to a Federal Reserve report ...
Report: CRE risks based on property type, geography
Broad-based commercial real estate risk measures do not capture the full picture of risks to individual banks, according to a ...
Bank executives concerned over CFPB overdraft fee proposal
Community bankers are concerned over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s plan to lower overdraft fees, according to IntraFi’s business outlook ...
Equity Bancshares to acquire Kansas bank
Wichita, Kan.-based Equity Bancshares, Inc., is expanding in the state by acquiring Quinter-based KansasLand Bank. ...
Federal regulators appeal CRA rule injunction
Federal bank regulators are appealing the recent injunction against the final Community Reinvestment Act final rule ...
People
Wisconsin’s National Exchange Bank & Trust announces VP promotion
Fond du Lac, Wis.-based National Exchange Bank & Trust promoted Kimberly Klaetsch to vice president/business and private banking ...
Midwest BankCentre announces officer promotion
St. Louis, Mo.-based Midwest BankCentre promoted Mitch Bridges to executive vice president-chief credit officer. ...
Associated Bank hires three senior relationship managers
Green Bay, Wis.-based Associated Bank added three senior relationship managers to commercial banking teams in Illinois and Wisconsin. ...
Opinion
HOAs a reliable source of deposits
Did you know that more than half of owner-occupied households in the United States belong to a homeowners association, or ...
Don’t let regulatory caution stifle innovation
"Even if they’re not directly tied to consumer products and services, fintech partnerships have opened up a world of new ...
Fines, fees and votes
Price fixing is always political and it is nearly impossible to miss the partisan motivation behind this anti-competitive price cap ...
Community Relations
Alerus donates $50K to Children’s Museum through partnership
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Alerus partnered with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to award $50,000 to the Grand ...
Wisconsin bank donates $5K to local homeless shelter
Medford, Wis.-based Prevail Bank donated $5,000 to homeless shelter The Taylor House. ...
Forward Bank donates $56K to local school district
Marshfield, Wis.-based Forward Bank donated $56,000 to the Medford (Wis.) School District to update its Raider Hall. ...