Community banks

United Community enters new Florida markets with Three Shores deal

03/10/20

The Georgia company will expand into central and southern Florida by buying the parent of Seaside National Bank & Trust.

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Coronavirus fears dampen mood at community bankers' conference

03/09/20

The outbreak and a free fall of oil and stock prices are rattling bankers at this year's ICBA gathering in Orlando, Fla.

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'Too big to fail' is alive and Wells

03/06/20

Wells Fargo remains the TBTF poster child and regulators continue to do too little to address the problem. And as always, small banks suffer collateral damage.

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Amerant Bancorp parting ways with CFO and co-president

03/05/20

The South Florida company said Alberto Peraza, who played a key role in its 2018 initial public offering, is leaving for personal reasons.

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Don’t fear big-bank competition. Lean into it.

03/05/20

The best community banks layer human-facing services with new technology to beat the heavyweights in their market.

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Iowa regulators put the kibosh on credit union's bank branch purchase

03/05/20

The state's Division of Banking, led by a former bank CEO and trade group chief, blocked GreenState CU's move to buy seven branches from First American Bank. This is the second time this year regulators have halted a credit union-bank deal.

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A small California bank is unionizing. Here's what it means.

03/03/20

The outcome at Beneficial State may be hard for organizers to replicate at other banks, but it serves as a reminder that labor groups see an opportunity in an industry where many low-paid workers chafe against sales pressure.

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How ‘old school personal banking’ helped turn Optus Bank around

03/02/20

From 2010 to 2018 the South Carolina bank was on the FDIC's problem bank list, but in the last two years it has been profitable. Dominik Mjartan, the bank's president and CEO, explains how technology upgrades and relationship building helped it get back on track.

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New York bank fends off activist challenge

02/27/20

Hanover Bancorp will move forward with plans for an initial public offering after shareholders backed its slate of director nominees.

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House panel criticizes SBA over proposed affiliation rule

02/26/20

Members of the House Financial Services Committee expressed concerns to SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza that the rule could harm poultry farmers.

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