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The high cost of living in the state's bigger markets is limiting growth and turning off buyers. CVB Financial and TriCo Bancshares found sellers in the more affordable cities of Visalia and Bakersfield.
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The Rhode Island bank is doubling down on the nation’s largest market after agreeing in May to buy dozens of branches from HSBC. Meanwhile, Investors Bancorp’s decision to sell itself underlines the challenges facing smaller regionals.
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The Aurora, Illinois-based buyer said it would pay $297 million to acquire West Suburban Bancorp in Lombard, Illinois.
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The company has long focused on customers with ties to the two states. But as it emerges from the pandemic seeking new lending opportunities, CEO Rajinder Singh says, “We are looking at markets from Boston all the way down to Atlanta.”
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The European Union has updated value-added-tax regulations that predate digital payments, hoping to reduce compliance burdens for foreign online sellers and simplify consumer billing.
July 19 -
Lakeland is paying $244 million for 1st Constitution Bancorp. The combined bank would be the fifth largest by deposit market share in New Jersey.
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The national debit network Interac is working with Payments Canada, which oversees the country's payment system, on an instant payment rail while demand from local shoppers and a need for faster supply chain finance grow more pronounced.
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The San Francisco data aggregator, which also operates out of London, provides international connections between fintechs and traditional banks.
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Sam Susser, who built a family business of more than 630 convenience stores in the state, thinks he can find similar success in community banking by courting small commercial clients that larger rivals have outgrown.
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The Ohio community bank generated 76% of its 2020 revenue from the three-year-old business line. But mortgages are cyclical, and the bank wants to step back before things get rough.
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