Community banking
Community banking
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Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan Portfolios
March 1 -  
Community banks, which for years have relied heavily on commercial real estate lending, have been tightening underwriting standards, conducting more frequent loan reviews and stepping back from certain subsectors to minimize their credit exposure.
February 28 -  
The bank, formed in 2019 when investors bought and recapitalized Sound Bank, will use the funds to hire lenders and improve its overall infrastructure.
February 26 -  
Soybean, corn and wheat are trading at their highest levels since 2014, meaning farmers are more likely to catch up on loan payments and pursue expansions that require them to take out more loans.
February 25 -  
The founder of Commerce Bank in New Jersey and Metro Bank in the United Kingdom has served as Republic First's chairman since 2016.
February 24 -  
Hildene Capital, which is pressuring CIB Marine to issue subordinated debt to redeem preferred stock, has nominated two individuals to stand for election to the company's board.
February 24 -  
From delivering water door to door to turning offices into shelters, bankers in the state have adapted their hurricane-response plans to offer customers and employees relief from the past week's snow emergency and power outages.
February 22 -  
Year to date through Dec. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.
February 22 -  
The company has agreed to pay $32 million for a bank with six branches and $256 million of assets.
February 18 -  
Consumers who have felt betrayed by banks are more likely to turn to mobile apps that give them a greater sense of financial control. Bankers must reconnect with these people and reassure them that their personalized advice is safe and valuable.
February 17 -  
On Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.
February 16 -  
On Sep. 30, 2020. Dollars in thousands.
February 16 -  
Gov. Michelle Bowman said the agency's analysis of certain deals should weigh the competitive threats posed by technology companies and nonbanks.
February 16 -  
Others, like JPMorgan Chase, have shut down their mobile-only brands. But Rising Bank, Midwest BankCentre's three-year-old neobank, is meeting its deposit goals, adding new products and avoiding cannibalization, says Dale Oberkfell, the bank's president.
February 16 -  
A full rebound won’t occur until next year at the earliest because of the slow vaccine rollout, most executives at small banks said in a new survey. Last summer, more than half expected a turnaround this year.
February 15 -  
Transportation and clean-energy upgrades could create significant new lending opportunities, but some observers fear the government will foot the bill through a special tax on banks and other financial firms.
February 11 -  
Ken LaRoe, whose First Green Bancorp was sold a few years ago, is seeking approval for a de novo called Climate First Bank that would cater to low-income communities hurt by climate change and favor ecology-minded tech vendors.
February 10 -  
In his new book, the Princeton lecturer and financier JC de Swaan contemplates what it means to be virtuous in a financial system that prioritizes profits and shareholder returns.
February 10 -  
The department of financial services will grant credit under the state's community reinvestment law to New York-chartered banks and credit unions that finance projects aimed at helping low-income communities better adapt to a warming world.
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