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May 18, 2023
Read the latest banking news, trends, facts, and opinions focused on issues vital to community financial institutions.
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May 18, 2021
Discover what PCBB’s podcast, Banking Out Loud, is all about in this sneak peek episode.
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Apr 25, 2024
Community banks and the people who work for them are often fantastically giving toward their communities. Every April, we observe Community Banking Month, publicizing the efforts that community banks make to serve the people and businesses around them. This article, the last in our 2024 Community Banking Month series, highlights creative and committed community engagement and support programs, including charitable giving.
Apr 18, 2024
Every April, we observe Community Banking Month, publicizing the efforts that community banks make to serve their communities. This article celebrates community banks that are unwrapping new technology and fresh strategies, including developing an AI-based employee information resource, using machine learning to assist with loans and accounting tasks, and using banking product incentives to encourage customers to donate to their communities.
Apr 11, 2024
Every April, we celebrate Community Banking Month through a series of BID articles that showcase the efforts of local banks to serve their communities, support their staff, and enrich the customer experience. In this second of four articles in our Community Banking Stories series, we highlight examples of community banks supporting educational initiatives.
Apr 4, 2024
Every April, we celebrate Community Banking Month through a series of BID articles that showcase the efforts of local banks to serve their communities, support their staff, and enrich the customer experience. Some community banks have responded by beginning or increasing their efforts to support well-being and development of both their employees and their community.
Apr 25, 2023
For Community Banking Month, we’re featuring the work community banks do to support their communities. Our final article of this year’s series recognizes local banks for providing their communities with financial literacy education.
Apr 18, 2023
Each April, we observe Community Banking Month by recognizing the efforts that community banks make to serve their communities. This article celebrates their efforts to help children in their communities.
Apr 11, 2023
Every April, we celebrate Community Banking Month, publicizing the charitable services that CFIs perform for their customers and communities. In this edition, we showcase banking institutions that have focused on fighting hunger and food insecurity.
Apr 4, 2023
Community banks are known for the tremendous work they do for their communities. In honor of Community Banking Month, we proudly highlight some of the community outreach efforts made by banks across the country to help their neighbors through donations, awareness campaigns, sponsorships, and more.
Apr 1, 2024
Partnering with fintechs is a good way for CFIs to quickly enhance their online services and offerings. But such partnerships can also create unintended risks for CFIs, a reality that has spurred regulators to step up oversight in this area.
Dec 12, 2023
We interviewed industry expert and PCBB’s President Mike Dohren about the key trends CFIs should look out for in 2024, including increased cyber risk, funding and liquidity struggles, and credit quality.
Dec 7, 2022
In the second part of our review of 2022, we look at the challenges presented by a tight labor market and high turnover at financial institutions. Organizations are focusing on strategies to attract and retain the best talent in this competitive environment, including hybrid working models — a must-have for many employees.
Sep 22, 2022
Digitization is a critical component in CFIs’ efforts to remain competitive with fintechs and their largest peers, but the personalization of smaller banks is their most valuable asset. We explore how to reconcile these seemingly competing forces to achieve a digital experience that works for your customers and your CFI.
Sep 7, 2022
Merger and acquisition activity soared last year and this business strategy could be the answer your CFI needs. Financial institutions are teaming up not only to create more scale, but also to broaden their scope as they seek ways to increase their stability in the face of challenging industry winds.
Aug 1, 2022
CFIs have been successful in expanding relationships with small business owners who came to the institution during the pandemic for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Indeed, some PPP borrowers even moved their entire banking relationship over to the CFI. We look at some of the ways CFIs have been able to deepen those relationships.