News Topic: Community banking

Its latest partner, Mantl, has built software that lets consumers open accounts in four minutes. In such alliances Radius seeks expertise it lacks, gets heavily involved in product development, and tries to balance the spirit of innovation with the demands ... Read full article

Patriot National in Connecticut planned to build a regional small-business lending operation on its own — until it had a chance to buy a national platform. ... Read full article

Investors, a former serial acquirer that has been sidelined by an informal order tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance, has hired an executive from EverBank. ... Read full article

At least eight banks are in various stages of formation, including two that have opened. While that is nowhere near the de novo activity of the early 2000s, it's a positively brisk pace compared with the standstill that existed for many years after ... Read full article

Its small, locally owned banks were as decimated after the crisis as in any big city. But community bankers say changes to the economy and their lending practices offer them a shot at challenging the big banks that dominate their market. ... Read full article

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

Several banks suffered fourth-quarter hits when they reduced the value of certain energy investments. Still, renewable energy could remain a viable business thanks to other benefits embedded in the tax law. ... Read full article

The company, which is planning to sell at least $25 million in stock, said in a presentation tied to the offering that it is well positioned for M&A. ... Read full article

Seacoast Commerce is San Diego is already one of the biggest Small Business Administration lenders — half the loans on its books are tied to SBA programs. But will its underwriting hold up outside its traditional markets? ... Read full article

The private equity firms plan to sell a total of 3 million shares in the Houston company in coming weeks. ... Read full article

Banking is one of the last industries in which all the biggest companies are still run by men. That's not changing anytime soon — thanks, JPMorgan Chase. Kate Quinn plans U.S. Bank's SuperBowl debut and JPM's Marvelle Sullivan Berchtold ... Read full article

The Kansas City, Mo., company sold Marquette Asset Management, a business it gained as part of its purchase of Marquette Financial Cos., to the firm's principals. ... Read full article

Bank managers should treat all employees fairly to get the best results from their team. ... Read full article

You read that right. Community bankers hope efforts by JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway will drive down health care costs — and maybe create products or services they can use. ... Read full article

Credit union groups were scrambling Wednesday to respond to a letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch questioning whether the industry had outgrown its income-tax exemption. ... Read full article

The Massachusetts bank — and former credit union — bought Cumberland County Mortgage in Maine. ... Read full article

Thomas O’Brien made a series of aggressive cuts at Sun Bancorp in New jersey before orchestrating its sale to OceanFirst. ... Read full article