Community banking
Community banking
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Regulators have taken a number of steps to implement last year’s reforms to Dodd-Frank, but there are several important items left on the to-do list.
May 24 -
Charges against Stephen Calk indicate he lied to regulators about what he knew when he approved loans to Paul Manafort, as well as his interest in landing a job in the Trump administration.
May 23 -
As foot traffic continues to decline, bankers are relying on gimmicks like dramatic lighting and placing buildings closer to highways in an effort to market their institutions.
May 23 -
Chris Lorence, a former marketing official at the Independent Community Bankers of America, is the Credit Union National Association's latest recruit from other financial services trade groups in recent years.
May 22 -
Anthony DeChellis’ strategy for staying relevant in a competitive metro market is a little odd — rebuild the private banking business his predecessor shrank — but observers say he might be the executive who can pull it off.
May 22 -
Avidia Bank joins the network even as other community banks call on the Fed to create its own real-time payment service to compete.
May 22 -
The parent of Ponce Bank has agreed to acquire Mortgage World Bankers.
May 22 -
While regulation and nonbank competition are spooking some banks and credit unions, others believe low funding costs and the right relationships can help them succeed.
May 22 -
While some of the biggest institutions are already rapidly developing new technologies, it’s important that community banks also tap the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
May 22 -
The pace is torrid now, but it could slow if bank stock prices keep rising and one prominent lawmaker’s proposal to restrict share repurchases gains traction.
May 21 -
While regulation and nonbank competition are spooking some banks, others believe low funding costs and the right relationships can help them succeed.
May 21 -
BB&T’s chief executive has not prioritized meeting with local leaders and consumer advocates to discuss its merger plans, missing a valuable opportunity to create a new kind of large bank.
May 21 -
The company agreed to buy Charter Bank, which has four branches and $161 million in assets.
May 21 -
First Internet will gain lenders and servicing staff, along with offices in Chicago and Indianapolis, from the deal.
May 21 -
Both Democrats and Republicans devoted considerable time at a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week to lamenting how the accounting standard will hurt small lenders.
May 20 -
American Bank & Trust opened after organizers raised more than $22.5 million.
May 20 -
The Bay Area is a booming market with a limited number of smaller banks. The high premium Presidio is receiving from Heritage Commerce might spark more M&A activity.
May 20 -
Banesco USA agreed to buy Brickell more than a year after Banco Espirito tried to sell the Miami bank to a Swiss financier.
May 20 -
Credit Union Trust, a new credit union service organization, has obtained a bank charter that it will use in offering trust and investment-related services.
May 20 -
Blue Ridge Bankshares will be based in Charlottesville, Va., after completing its $43 million purchase of Virginia Community Bancshares.
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