Should your bank’s employees work remotely? Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Focus, Fraud, General, Operations & Management, Security, Technology Should your bank’s employees work remotely? Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Focus, Fraud, General, Operations & Management, Security, Technology Many businesses across industries allow their employees to work remotely. But with the unique security concerns of a community bank—safeguarding customer data chief among them—should your bank follow suit?
What we can learn from Sears’ failure Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Focus, Industry Experts, Industry Insight To stay relevant, community banks must align their profit and risk goals with customer preferences—something the former retail behemoth didn’t do. Interest rate swaps are one strategy that can help achieve this.
10 questions with the OCC’s Joseph Otting Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Focus, Industry Experts, Industry Insight In the first of a two-article series, we ask Joseph Otting, comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, for his views on the national bank charter, bank consolidation and whether the big banks are too big.
How banks are making the most of small-business lending Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Banks, Business, Focus, Industry Insight, Lending In the competitive small-business lending marketplace, how do community banks find success? Here are four community banks that are finding their footing
Could voice banking help your community bank? Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Banks, Focus, Industry Insight, Operations & Management, Retail, Technology, Trends Some community banks are dipping their toes in voice banking, which allows customers the ease of banking directly through their smartphone or smart home device—no hands necessary. Is it time your bank considered this emerging platform?
Add content calendars to your marketing toolbox Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Focus, Marketing, Membership A content calendar can be a useful tool in organizing your community bank’s marketing messages. Here’s how.
Let’s define ‘unfair, deceptive or abusive’ Mar 01st 2019 12:03am on Focus, Regulation & Compliance, Safety & Soundness More than its predecessors, the Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices can be a murky regulation for compliance officers. How well do you know the ins and outs of UDAAP?
How gig workers are breaking the banking mold Feb 01st 2019 12:02am on Focus, General, Lending, Products & Services, Retail As more people choose freelance work over or on top of full-time employment, a new gig economy is emerging with customers that require different products and services from community banks.
How to make small-dollar lending make sense Feb 01st 2019 12:02am on Consumer, Focus, Lending, Technology, Trends Fintech companies are automating the lending process, making it possible for community banks to make a profit in the small-dollar lending market and meet consumer demand for these short-term loans.
Transaction compliance from E to Z Feb 01st 2019 12:02am on Focus, Other / Payments, Technology From smartphones to credit cards, modern consumers are making a wide variety of transactions, and each have their own regulatory requirements.
