Capital

Community banks poised to resume stock buybacks

11/10/20

Many small banks are reactivating repurchase programs, signaling that capital levels remain strong and credit issues are under control.

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Organizers apply to form bank in eastern Virginia

11/06/20

Integrity Bank for Business is being pursued by a group with ties to Heritage Bankshares, which was sold in 2016.

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Proposed Tennessee de novo's organizers hit capital-raising goal

10/30/20

RockPoint Bank is on pace to open early next year. The announcement comes two weeks after Craft Bank became Atlanta's first new bank since 2010.

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Hyperion in Philadelphia looks to form holding company

10/23/20

The bank said the move will give it more flexibility for raising capital.

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Organizers look to open bank in western North Carolina

10/22/20

Highlands Banking would be based in a community near the state's borders with Georgia and South Carolina.

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Can CDFIs help their communities while keeping investors satisfied?

10/19/20

Southern Bancorp in Arkansas, which raised $35 million in capital from private investors, is out to prove that that community development financial institutions can deliver attractive returns and fulfill their missions to help the underserved.

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Arizona group receives conditional approval to open a de novo bank

10/08/20

Organizers of Scottsdale Community Bank must raise $16 million. The goal is to hit that goal and open by early 2021.

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Group with ties to Michigan brokerage firm applies to form a bank

10/07/20

The proposed Multi-Bank shares an address with the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of Multi-Bank Securities.

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State regulator group offers guidance for mortgage servicing oversight

10/01/20

The proposed best practices would be modeled after federal servicing standards and be used to supervise nonbanks firms subject to state regimes.

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Fed aims to give less complex banks relief in capital planning rule

09/30/20

The central bank issued a proposal aligning recent stress testing changes with supervisory standards that are tailored to an institution's size and complexity.

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