Community banking

Berkshire Hills to enter Rhode Island with SI Financial purchase

12/12/18

The $180 million acquisition is the first for Berkshire since the sudden departure of CEO Michael Daly.

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Investors in N.J. to close four branches

12/12/18

The $25.5 billion-asset company has also restructured its securities portfolio as part of a broader effort to reduce costs and improve profits.

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When a credit union group buys a fintech that works with banks

12/11/18

CUNA Mutual, a service provider to credit unions, recently bought Mirador, which is heavily dependent on bank relationships. The challenge now is keeping those clients in the fold.

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What the first change to lease accounting in decades means for banks

12/11/18

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is requiring all companies to record leases for property and equipment on their balance sheets. Here’s how that revision could affect banks’ loan decisions — and their own capital ratios.

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A challenge too good to pass up put Simone Lagomarsino back in the C-suite

12/10/18

The former head of Heritage Oaks Bancorp says she relishes a chance to reinvent Luther Burbank, a thrift that wants to make more commercial loans — a shift she has deftly orchestrated before.

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Community Banks with the Largest First Mortgage Portfolios

12/10/18

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan Portfolios

12/10/18

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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BayCom to expand Southern Calif. operations with Uniti purchase

12/10/18

Uniti Financial focuses on the Korean-American community through three offices around Los Angeles.

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A big-bank loophole to escape Volcker Rule? Not so fast

12/07/18

The regulatory agencies are the last word on an exemption from the proprietary trading ban, and there are no signs they will expand it beyond small institutions.

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Cross River Bank secures $100M funding for fintech platform

12/07/18

The New Jersey bank is offering fintechs ways to stay compliant with consumer protection regulations.

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