News Topic: Community banking

The parent of Bell Bank said that the pending sale of Discovery Benefits is not a prelude to selling its bank. ... Read full article

The Montana company will more than double its assets in Utah when it buys FNB Bancorp. ... Read full article

Farm Services Agency staff will have three days to work on existing loan applications and provide tax documents for existing loans. ... Read full article

The company recently agreed to be sold to SmartFinancial in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Read full article

Bob Jones will retire in early May. He will be succeeded by Jim Ryan, the Indiana company's chief financial officer. ... Read full article

The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

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

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

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

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

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

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. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

The North Carolina company agreed to pay $38 million in cash for First South Bancorp. ... Read full article

Silver River Community Bank is the fifth de novo in Florida to apply with the FDIC in the last three years. ... Read full article