Community banking

Four Oaks in N.C. freed from regulatory order

05/10/17

The 2015 written agreement had required Four Oaks to improve corporate governance.

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Treasury exits largest Tarp investment

05/10/17

The agency sold nearly 10.3 million shares in First BanCorp in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for $57.7 million.

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Six ways community banks are boosting bottom lines

05/10/17

The recent earnings season shined a light on community bankers’ tactical moves. Here’s a look at what some institutions are planning in coming months.

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Live Oak seeks to recreate nCino's success with First Data's help

05/10/17

A tech JV between Live Oak and First Data aims to do for small-business deposits what the bank previously did for lending.

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Why a bank needed to sell itself to Uncle Sam to find freedom

05/09/17

One Bank & Trust in Arkansas just sold itself to the Treasury, resolving a legal judgment and clearing the way for a resale to the private sector.

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Texas commissioner approves state's first bank application since 2009

05/09/17

Bank of Austin still needs approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., though organizers remain hopeful it can open this summer.

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Bank M&A's super shoppers

05/08/17

The post-election rally in banking stocks has given certain buyers the ability to make acquisitions that would add to tangible book value, perhaps making it easier for them to pursue more deals.

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New ICBA leader’s charge: Turn community bank support into action

05/02/17

Rebeca Romero Rainey, a third-generation community banker who rose to executive leadership in her early 20s, has been tasked to lead the Independent Community Bankers of America at a pivotal time.

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Why community bankers should care about blockchain tech

05/02/17

Blockchain technology requires major change in people and processes and smaller banks need to prepare, according to Joe Dewey, an attorney at Holland & Knight and author of a new book about distributed ledger technology.

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Trump administration aiming for two-tiered regulatory system

05/01/17

During a meeting with more than a hundred community bankers on Monday, Trump administration officials made it clear they favored a system with different rules for small and big banks.

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