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First Financial entering key university market with latest deal

09/20/19

The company will by TB&T Bancshares, which operates branches near Texas A&M University.

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'These foolish ideas': Comments of the week

09/19/19

Readers react to plans by Democratic presidential candidates to reform college tuition, credit unions buying more banks, whether the next president could fire the CFPB head and more.

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Trump housing plan could have unintended consequences for FHA

09/19/19

The proposed reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have gotten all the attention, but the administration also wants to scale back the Federal Housing Administration, expand its capital cushion and adopt risk-based pricing. Some of the ideas have former agency officials concerned.

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The derailment of California's payroll advance law

09/19/19

A first-in-the-nation bill that drew unanimous support from the state Senate failed to get over the finish line this year. What happened?

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Real-time payments: Are we halfway there?

09/19/19

The promise of real-time payments and the reality of the market are often at odds. That’s not a bad thing — it’s a sign there are pockets of demand that weren’t originally foreseen.

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KeyCorp's Beth Mooney to retire; Gorman named successor

09/19/19

Mooney was the first woman to lead a top-20 U.S.-based bank. Gorman, the Cleveland company's vice chairman and president of banking, will replace her on May 1.

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Citizens Financial Services entering Delaware with MidCoast purchase

09/19/19

The Pennsylvania company will pay $31 million for a bank with $269 million in assets.

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Bank of Marin begins search for next CEO

09/19/19

The California company said it has no timeline for Russell Colombo's expected retirement.

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Do big credit unions act too much like banks?

09/19/19

From expanding their membership to buying naming rights for major stadiums, big credit unions are taking unfair advantage of their tax exemption, bankers and industry observers argue.

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New firm sees opening to provide investment services to community banks

09/19/19

JWTT, created by former Wedbush Securities bankers, says it will use its connections to court business from other investment banks that were recently sold.

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