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Trump budget could worsen flood insurance woes

03/17/17

The Trump administration's decision to slash all funding for the flood mapping and loss mitigation efforts in flood prone communities is getting push back from supporters of better management policies.

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Independent Bank in Mass. taps new bank president

03/17/17

Gerald Nadeau has been the company's top commercial lending executive since 2007.

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Reg relief's biggest hurdle is getting the issue prioritized, bankers say

03/17/17

Attendees at this year's Independent Community Bankers of American convention are being urged to lobby hard to get regulatory relief moved closer to the top of Washington's to-do list.

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Fidelity Southern names new CEO for its bank

03/17/17

H. Palmer Proctor has been the Atlanta company's president since 2004.

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Alternative lenders undermine financial inclusion

03/17/17

Banks are losing wealthier underbanked customers to alternative lenders — an undercurrent that is halting progress in expanding credit access for all.

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Fed raises threshold for more rigorous review of bank mergers

03/17/17

The Fed said it will conduct extensive reviews only of deals that create banks with assets of $100 billion, replacing the prior mark of $25 billion. The disclosure was included in the Fed's approval of People's United's purchase of Suffolk Bancorp.

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'Fintech charter was a whimsical notion': Comments of the week

03/17/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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Blankfein defends 'GovSachs'; Stumpf cashes in

03/17/17

Goldman CEO tells the bank's shareholders he's proud of his employees' service record; former Wells CEO realizes $83 million in well-timed exercise of stock options.

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Why Bank of the West is flaunting its global reach

03/16/17

The San Francisco firm unveiled a new logo that prominently depicts its connection to its longtime owner, BNP Paribas. In doing so, it is wagering that any fallout from negative public perceptions of global megabanks will be outweighed by new opportunities to generate revenue.

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To err is human, to get fired for it … female

03/16/17

Financial advisers accused of misconduct are treated very differently depending on their gender, with women far more likely to get fired. Plus, what happens when a guy switches email signatures with his female coworker?

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