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Bank credit: is it growing, and where’s it going?

Lenders have loosened purse strings, but some sectors are monopolising bank loans. Hence the clamour for more credit

Here's What You Need to Look For to Make Sure You're Not Being Scammed at the ATM

Mortgage Loans: Stick With A Bank Or Go With A Broker?

It matters where you go for a mortgage. Who offers a better deal — a banker or broker?

Is a personal loan for you?

Personal loans have surged in popularity, due in part to increasing consumer confidence and a growing array of online lenders to provide them.

5 Things You Should Never Buy With Your Credit Card

Put that plastic away! For these six expenses, you’re better off leaving your credit card in your wallet.

Tips for a successful Youth Month Savings Challenge

There’s less than two months to go until National Credit Union Youth Month™, when credit unions from coast to coast will urge kids to “Give a Hoot About Savings” and discover the life-changing power of credit union membership. As your celebration planning gets underway, don’t forget about one of the most powerful business development opportunities …

How to Compare Banks and Credit Unions When Looking for a New Financial Home

Let's say you're moving to a new community and thus need a new home for your banking and checking services, or let's say you're in a situation where you've

Five Things Every Community Bank Website Needs

Banks face a lot of competition both in the real world and online. Standing out in the crowd can be a daunting, difficult task — especially for community banks. Often...

What community banks don't know about digital is hurting them

There’s an alarming gap between how small and large banks view the importance of digital engagement, according to a recent survey by Celent and Arizent.

5 questions to ask when considering new technology at your community bank

Where are our greatest needs? There may be something new and exciting on the horizon, but is it the greatest need you have right now? Is your mobile app out of date? Do you keep getting complaints about it? If so, maybe it’s time to shift focus from those cool things you want to the …

Smart Ways to Find Loan Growth

How can banks overcome the unique challenges of putting their Covid-induced liquidity to work funding loans?

There’s a target on the back of your community bank

As is the case with so many good ideas, rules to implement an obscure provision of a law passed in 2010 — The Dodd-Frank Act, intended to corral the risky...

How one community bank's ALLL calculation went from a week to 30 minutes

One community bank recently described how it has benefited from utilizing an automated solution for the incurred loss model & CECL prep.

Is a Credit Union Mortgage Right For You?

There are many pros to getting a mortgage through a credit union — if you qualify.

Why community banks form charitable foundations

Supporting local causes and charities is a core differentiator of community banks. To that end, some community banks have elected to form foundations to be lasting stewards of their charitable contributions.

Why this credit union says AI can reduce lending bias

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

Don’t blame community banks

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