Community banking

Regulators shutter banks in Kentucky and Ohio

10/25/19

Louisa Community Bank and Resolute Bank were closed on Friday, raising the year's total to three failures.

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Serial acquirer bound for Boston pivots to branching

10/25/19

Hometown Financial, which completed three acquisitions this year, is considering branch openings for a push into the city.

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The Bancorp warns of potential hit from ACH transaction

10/25/19

The Delaware company recently learned of a disputed transaction that could take a bite out of future earnings.

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Flushing adding to Long Island operations with latest acquisition

10/25/19

The New York company will enter Suffolk County after it buys Empire Bancorp.

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Credit union regulator moves to quiet redlining fears

10/24/19

The National Credit Union Administration has unveiled a proposal to address a federal judge's concerns that its 2016 field-of-membership overhaul could discourage lending in low-income areas.

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Her work here is done: CEO leaving Bank Leumi after transforming it

10/24/19

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, who will leave the company at the end of the month, has raised net profit and lowered costs by revamping its technology and culture.

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A survival guide for small regionals

10/23/19

Midsize players like BankUnited, BOK and Fulton Financial plan to rely on selective M&A, catering to niches overlooked by big banks, aggressive recruitment of commercial lenders and other strategies to stimulate revenue growth.

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'Race to the dumbest': Irrational terms creep back into lending

10/23/19

Executives say they are passing on more loans as bank and nonbank competitors cut rates and forgo traditional safeguards.

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