John Reosti is a reporter covering community banks in particular and the financial services industry in general. He also focuses on the Small Business Administration, the National Credit Union Administration Board and issues connected to the CECL accounting standard.
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GrandSouth Bancorp's issues with floor-plan loans to car dealers serve as a reminder of another pitfall in auto lending besides consumer loans.
By John ReostiMay 31 -
The NCUA aims to give credit unions access to in-person hearings with its governing board. Such an opportunity is lacking at federal bank regulators.
By John ReostiMay 26 -
While CUs welcome the changes to the appeals process, the merger transparency rule is sure to raise a few eyebrows.
By John ReostiMay 25 -
The Treasury Department significantly raised an estimate for how much the exemption will cost the government over the next decade, giving bankers some hope that their complaints are finally being heard.
By John ReostiMay 24 -
The Treasury Department significantly raised an estimate for how much the exemption will cost the government over the next decade, putting credit unions on guard that bankers' arguments could be gaining traction.
By John ReostiMay 24 -
Union Bankshares is poised to become a nearly $12 billion-asset bank in a state that lost most of its midsize institutions in the 1990s and early 2000s.
By John ReostiMay 22 -
First Savings Financial in Indiana and Dime Community in New York are keen on making more SBA loans as a way to diversify revenue and generate fees through loan sales.
By John ReostiMay 19 -
Numerated Growth Technologies has a platform that lets banks make lending decisions in as little as five minutes. The spinoff will be run by Dan O'Malley, Eastern's former chief digital officer.
By John ReostiMay 17 -
Federal regulators are early in the process of deciding whether to broaden credit unions' access to capital markets, but banking lobbyists have seen enough to argue that it would let credit unions skirt business-lending limits.
By John ReostiMay 15 -
The comment period on NCUA's notice of proposed rulemaking on alternative capital ended last week, and judging by the letters, another battle is brewing.
By John ReostiMay 15










