Community banking

Congress seals deal on Dodd-Frank reforms

05/22/18

The bill passed by the House took a more cautious approach to relief than prior legislative proposals but has still been hailed by banking industry groups.

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Rebranded Texas bank raises $90M in capital

05/22/18

MapleMark Bank, which was known as First National Bank of Edgewood when it was bought by an investment group last year, will use the funds to support commercial lending and private banking.

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How fintech gave this SBA lender an edge

05/22/18

Seacoast in Florida slashed the time it took to make 7(a) loans within months after establishing a partnership with an online lending startup.

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Banks alarmed by California privacy measure

05/22/18

A first-in-the-nation ballot initiative would give consumers more control over their personal information, but banks and other companies say that it would amount to a tax on doing business in the Golden State.

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Banks ride tax law to record $56B in profits

05/22/18

Banks were helped by better loan spreads thanks to higher net interest margins, but the recently enacted tax cut helped boost profits by 27% from a year earlier.

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United Financial in Conn. to enter new markets with branch purchase

05/22/18

The company will snag its first branches in three towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island after buying locations from Webster Financial.

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FB Financial chairman ceding majority ownership with stock sale

05/22/18

James Ayers' stake in the Tennessee company will drop below 50% after a planned stock offering.

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Hanmi is latest acquirer to buy a bank in Houston

05/22/18

The Asian-American bank agreed to buy SWNB Bancorp for $77 million.

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First Midwest shuttering branches, cutting jobs in efficiency effort

05/21/18

The Chicago company will close 19 branches and eliminate 150 jobs, partially reflecting changing customer preferences.

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Proxy fight at HomeStreet rejected on technicality

05/21/18

An effort to oust two directors at the Seattle company was nullified after the investor failed to seek the required approval from the bank's state regulator.

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