Community banking

Banks nearly have REO monkey off their backs a decade after crisis

07/14/19

Lenders have reduced their holdings of foreclosed one- to four-unit family residences to roughly $2.6 billion of homes, down from more than $14 billion in 2010. Economists expect the trend to continue, but there are red flags to keep an eye on.

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Community banks' 2Q deposit costs will be put under microscope

07/12/19

Credit quality and loan growth are also topics of interest, but industry observers say the second quarter could separate the haves from have-nots when it comes to low-cost funding.

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Vernon Hill’s back in New York, and the playbook looks familiar

07/11/19

A lot has changed since Hill first entered the city, but he is determined to stick with the branch-dependent strategy he relied on before his ouster from Commerce Bank a decade ago.

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HomeStreet to buy out its loudest critic

07/11/19

The activist investor Blue Lion Capital, which had pushed for HomeStreet's sale, is selling all of its stock to the Seattle company.

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Premier to enter new Ky. market with latest bank acquisition

07/11/19

The West Virginia company will pay $15 million in cash for First National Bank of Jackson.

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Online bank's hub strategy borrows from across the pond

07/10/19

Radius Bank in Boston is adding insurers, personal loan providers and wealth management to its platform, copying a playbook popularized in Europe.

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Pittsburgh banks brace for BofA, JPMorgan

07/10/19

PNC, which has been the city's dominant bank for decades, and other local banks could face pressure as industry heavyweights expand in the market.

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New banks of 2019

07/09/19

Ribbon-cuttings for de novos have become more common as regulators have warmed up to the idea of granting new charters. These are the banks that have opened this year, along with more that are on track to do so.

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WSFS in Delaware warns of higher 2Q credit costs

07/09/19

The company disclosed that net charge-offs will spike due to issues with loans to a health care facility and a refinery.

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Piper Jaffray to buy Sandler O'Neill for nearly $500 million

07/09/19

The merger will create a firm with heft in financial services M&A, fixed income and equity research.

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