Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) in Fresno, Calif., has named James Ford president of its bank.
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The Senate is poised to vote on a massive, five-year farm bill this week that includes several provisions important for community bankers and agricultural lenders.
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There were a lot of deals last month involving larger community banks, and prices rose nearly 60% from a year earlier. The results will only feed more of those kinds of transactions.
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In a speech Monday, Shaun Donovan said a housing trust fund must be part of housing finance reform legislation, including at least $5 billion a year to preserve and increase the supply of rentals for low-income families.
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TGR Financial (TGR) in Naples, Fla., has added a former bank leader to its board.
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Access National (ANCX) in Reston, Va., has named a veteran banker to joins its board.
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A little-noticed charge taken by Regions Financial (RF) in the fourth quarter may portend that other banks will take similar losses on such modified loans, known as troubled debt restructurings.
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ATM and branch locator apps can serve a valuable purpose for consumers seeking cash in unfamiliar territory, but there are many hurdles to keeping their data current and the machines properly branded.
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Maria Contreras-Sweet, selected to succeed Karen Mills at the Small Business Administration, has a background in lending to Hispanic groups and women. But bankers hope she'll focus on shifting the SBA to more online loans.
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Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations will grow to $300 billion in 2014 -- a 7% increase from last year, according to the latest forecast from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Colonial Financial Services (COBK) in Vineland, N.J., has revised its third-quarter financial statements to reflect non-compliance with regulatory capital ratios.
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First Bancshares (FBSI) in Mountain Grove, Mo., has completed its conversion from a thrift to a state-chartered bank.
February 3 - Indiana
Old National Bancorp (ONB) in Evansville, Ind., benefited from lower expenses in the fourth quarter.
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UMB Financial (UMBF) Kansas City, Mo., has a new chief financial officer.
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Contrary to sensationalistic headlines, community banks remain the lenders of choice for small businesses, who appreciate these institutions expertise and personal attention.
February 3 -
Cash Store Financial Group, which operates Cash Stores and Instaloans in British Columbia, Canada, has been ordered to repay more than $1 million to B.C. customers after allegedly charging them exorbitant interest rates on payday loans and charging extra to load the loans onto debit cards.
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A U.S. district court judge in Florida has issued a contempt order against Bryon Wolf and Roy Eliasson, two people who operated a deceptive marketing scheme since 2009.
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Attorneys Rusty Conner and Michael Reed are bringing their expertise in bank M&A and capital markets to law firm Covington & Burling.
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The Idaho Department of Finance closed the $153.4 million-asset Syringa Bank in Boise on Friday. It was the first bank closed in the state in nearly five years.
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