Community banking
Community banking
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Perennial No. 1 Oregon Bancorp, which operates as Willamette Valley Bank, boasts strong sources of fee and interest income, sound underwriting and vibrant geographic markets. It’s a formula shared by many on American Banker's list of the 200 highest-performing publicly traded small banks.
May 17 -
RBB Bancorp says it's investigating complaints by its former vice chairman, who stepped down along with another director, about potential conflicts of interest involving other members of the board.
May 17 -
On Dec. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.
May 16 -
On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.
May 16 -
Foes ousted Hill as leader of the divided board after the death of one of his key allies. Hill remains CEO.
May 15 -
Grain Technologies guarantees to cover fraud costs for the banks it works with. One of those partners, the $1.65 billion-asset Ponce Financial, recently disclosed just how high that figure has reached.
May 13 -
Banks report solid commercial and industrial loan demand, but are increasingly concerned about how soaring inflation and the specter of recession will affect their clients.
May 12 -
On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.
May 9 -
On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.
May 9 -
On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.
May 9 -
A U.S. District Court ordered the Philadelphia-based bank, headed by Vernon Hill, to respond by Monday to Driver Management’s claim that its board improperly postponed a May 10 shareholder meeting.
May 6 -
The Florida bank said it would pay $173 million to buy Drummond Banking, which operates 18 branches in the northern part of the state.
May 5 -
United Community, which bought Reliant Bancorp in Tennessee earlier this year, would deepen its presence in several Southeastern markets and expand its wealth management business with its deal for Progress Financial.
May 4 -
Even "lifers" are considering new jobs as financial institutions bulk up to expand into new markets.
May 3 -
After failing to win funding for a direct-lending program last year, Small Business Administration chief Isabella Casillas Guzman says the agency continues to study the option because banks and credit unions are making fewer small-dollar 7(a) loans than several years ago.
May 2 -
First Century Bancorp has terminated its sale to First Internet Bancorp because the two banks were unable to close the transaction on schedule and failed to agree on terms for an extension.
May 2 -
First Citizens BancShares said its $2.2 billion acquisition of CIT Group, closed in the first quarter after months of regulatory delays, is finally coming together.
April 28 -
The new hires joined Veritex from Bank of Houston, which has also been aggressively recruiting bankers.
April 28 -
Lendistry, a fintech community development financial institution, obtained a license that allows it to become one of the few nondepository lenders with access to the Small Business Administration's flagship lending program.
April 27 -
The Mississippi-based First says the deal would allow it to acquire key talent, bolster its presence in northwest Florida and expand into the Tampa area.
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