Community banking

VyStar is latest credit union to line up bank acquisition

01/15/19

The deal for Citizens State Bank is part of VyStar's plan to expand throughout Florida and Georgia.

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Joust launches a digital bank for gig-economy workers

01/15/19

Its mobile banking app comes with bank accounts, merchant accounts, and instant credit on invoices. Behind it is a network of community banks that will gather the deposits the app brings in.

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Washington de novo receives conditional FDIC approval

01/14/19

Though it wil be based in the nation's capital, MOXY Bank will also have significant operations in Charlotte, N.C.

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Shutdown has farmers and their lenders sweating

01/14/19

The impasse has halted grant and loan applications and frozen many farm subsidies just weeks ahead of planting season.

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Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Securities Portfolios

01/14/19

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Alternative lenders try to fill void left by shutdown

01/11/19

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.

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Banks, credit unions help federal workers weather shutdown

01/11/19

Financial institutions of all sizes are offering low- or zero-rate loans, waiving fees and making other arrangements to aid federal workers — a practice that regulators officially blessed on Friday, the 21st day of the closing of many U.S. agencies.

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Banks are feeling effects of shutdown: ABA

01/11/19

The American Bankers Association has called for an end to the government shutdown, saying it has prevented customers from securing loans and threatens even more damage.

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Why more banks aren't doing the robot

01/11/19

Robotic process automation is said to have a high return on investment, but adopting it on a large scale has proven challenging, especially at community banks.

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