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What will drive bank lending

01/06/20

Population shifts and the explosion of e-commerce will upend commercial real estate lending while heightened demand for clean energy, not to mention pressure from investors, will diminish banks’ enthusiasm for fossil-fuel financing.

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Regulators' powerful incentive to fast-track CRA reform

01/06/20

The prospects of a potential Democratic sweep of the 2020 elections could spur regulators to quickly finalize changes to the Community Reinvestment Act.

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What embracing agile methods has done for U.S. Bank

01/06/20

Werner Loots, the bank’s first head of transformation, is helping the bank redesign how work is done, then streamlining and digitizing as much as possible.

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Bankers try on second hats — as economic forecasters

01/06/20

Here's one way community banks are trying to win over commercial clients and wealthy households: by sharing internal research with them and positioning themselves as experts on everything from business sentiment to demographics.

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How tech — and free publicity — helped this small bank double its deposits

01/06/20

Quontic Bank is offering high-interest, digital-only savings like others, but it says its secret sauce is homegrown technology that optimizes deposit prices. Financial bloggers have taken notice.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans

01/06/20

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Portfolios of First Mortgages

01/06/20

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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House banking panel to hold two hearings this month on CRA reform plan

01/06/20

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters announced she will hold two hearings in January to examine a proposal to overhaul the Community Reinvestment Act.

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Citi’s investment bank plans to hire 2,500 coders this year

01/06/20

The institutional clients group will add the jobs in New York, London, Shanghai and several other cities across the globe.

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ChoiceOne to enter new Michigan markets with Community Shores deal

01/06/20

The company will pay $29 million for a bank located northwest of Grand Rapids.

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