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Feb 2 · 4 min read · By Kimberly Hebb For too many community banks, the regulatory examination process is a stressful, all-hands-on-deck crisis. It can involve weeks of panicked document scrambling, long hours, and disruption. The truth is that exam readiness should neve...
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Jul 22, 2025 · 4 min read · In my last blog, I discussed exam preparation. Now comes the part where I remind banks, and hopefully inform some fintechs, of the more candid aspects of readying for a regulatory exam. The key to each of these items is transparency. Review the Inter...
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Jul 14, 2025 · 2 min read · All banks know that regulatory oversight is a necessary evil to keeping the doors open (their words, not mine - says the former regulator). What is often forgotten is that the regulators also what to keep the bank’s doors open. This isn’t an adversar...
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Aug 15, 2024 · 5 min read · As many within the financial industry have noted, over the past several decades financial products, services and methods to meet customers’ needs have continued to evolve. More recently, we’ve seen what is tantamount to a revolution of innovation mov...
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Jul 25, 2024 · 4 min read · Over the past six months, we’ve seen various federal banking regulators issue formal enforcement actions that focus on risk management deficiencies related to Banking as a Service (“BaaS”) programs. There are common themes to these enforcement acti...
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