Community banking
Community banking
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Though many banks have capitalized on the financial crisis, Home BancShares is a leader among that group. It scooped up seven failed banks in Florida and bought two more open, but deeply distressed, ones, a tally few can top.
November 21 -
How nice it is when our capacity for being judgmental starts to be replaced with a capacity for making sound judgments.
November 21 -
From his participation in economic development plans to personally recruiting construction funds and sponsorships for the BOK Center, BOK Financial's retiring CEO, Stanley Lybarger, has been a central figure in the rebirth of downtown Tulsa.
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By the time David Marcus became its president last year, PayPalone of the most successful technology startups of the late 1990shad taken on the culture of an entrenched player in payments.
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He is perhaps banking's leading expert on the subject, but David Saul doesn't much care for the phrase "big data."
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In January, customers of the $4.9 billion-asset First Financial Bank in Abilene, Texas, began paying bills by taking a picture of them with a smartphone or tablet. A few months later, U.S. Bank became the first big bank to roll out a photo bill pay service.
November 21 -
Bitcoin has received a lot of attention this year, for all the wrong reasons.
November 21 -
What does it take to be an effective leader? Here's some insight from our bankers of the year, John Stumpf, Simone Lagomarsino, Joseph DePaolo and Johnny Allison.
November 20 -
The 66-year-old chairman of Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., sure does tell it like it is. Here are some of his more colorful quotes and the stories we enjoyed most.
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Banks may never be able to restore their reputations after the financial meltdown, the director of the "Wall Street" movies told a Commercial Finance Association gathering. Surely the association wasn't expecting a pep talk.
November 20 - WIB PH
The U.S. could be at a competitive disadvantage by being less proactive in the area of gender diversity on boards. Well need to engage CEOs everywhere to achieve meaningful progress.
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Bank of Commerce Holdings (BOCH) in Redding, Calif., has promoted Randall Eslick to be its new president and chief executive.
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Tayfun Tuzun recently become the Cincinnati companys CFO after his predecessor was reassigned as part of an settlement with the SEC. Tuzun is now handling financial reporting at a time when regulation is on the rise.
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U.S. bank divestitures hit a 10-year low in 2013, according to a new report by Dealogic.
November 20 - Hawaii
Bank of Hawaii (BOH) has approved a process where shareholders can pressure directors in uncontested elections.
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Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC) in Jacksonville, Fla., has launched a $42 million public offering.
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Pacific Premier is complementing two liquidity-driven acquisitions with the addition of a restaurant-franchise lending company. Such loans are expected to bring the California company higher-yielding loans. It's another example of banks' strong push for new revenue sources.
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Alliance Financial Services in Saint Paul, Minn., plans to exit the Wisconsin market.
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The $1.2 billion-asset company said Tuesday that net proceeds from the sales totaled $26.3 million. Old Line said the sales will increase its tangible common equity.
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