Community banking

In-house tech tool steers bank's lucrative factoring business

02/16/18

Triumph Bancorp has developed technology to help freight brokers make faster payments to truckers, charging a fee for the service.

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Fintech-friendly Cross River Bank partners with PeerIQ on loan data

02/16/18

Their partnership aims to make it easier for community banks and other institutional investors to vet loans that they could buy from online lenders.

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Urban Partnership seeks buyer: Report

02/15/18

The Chicago institution, formed in 2010 to buy the failed ShoreBank, has hired Sandler O'Neill to gauge interest from potential buyers, according to a published report.

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Grin and bear it: The wisdom of getting along with bank analysts

02/15/18

Having solid relationships with those who cover the banking industry can lend credibility to management teams, especially when times are tough.

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Group aims to form first N.C. de novo since 2009

02/14/18

The as-yet-unnamed bank, which would be based near Charlotte, N.C., would be led by Randy Helton, a former CEO at American Community Bancshares.

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Banc of California hits reset after rocky 2017

02/14/18

The company, which recently shareda three-year plan to bring in more lower-cost deposits and commercial loans, seems ready to play offense a year after the abrupt ouster of its CEO.

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Small nonbanks call for clearer exemption from CFPB audits

02/14/18

Nonbank mortgage firms are seeking formal assurance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they will not become subject to surprise audits or enforcement without involvement of a state regulator.

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Pioneering Fla. credit union to buy community bank

02/14/18

Achieva Credit Union, which recently formed a business to advise other acquisition-minded credit unions, has agreed to buy Preferred Community Bank.

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Hilltop adds scale in Houston with latest bank acquisition

02/13/18

The company agreed to buy Bank of River Oaks for $85 million in cash.

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MainSource selling branches to German American to satisfy DOJ order

02/13/18

The Justice Department required the sales before signing off on MainSource's pending sale to First Financial in Cincinnati.

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