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No easing into the job for Citi’s Fraser

09/10/20

When Jane Fraser takes the reins of Citigroup in February, she will have to tackle the company’s cards slump, lagging performance metrics and challenges presented by employees’ return to the office.

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Amalgamated in New York to form holding company

09/10/20

The bank said the move will provide more flexibility raising capital and more options when it comes to pursuing bank acquisitions.

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Marketing during the coronavirus? Avoid the 'gloom and doom'

09/10/20

The pandemic and economic downturn upended most institutions' advertising plans for the year, and many credit unions have had to adjust not only their messaging but also the loan products they are promoting.

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Investor group to buy Georgia Banking Company

09/08/20

Bartow Morgan Jr., who ran Brand Banking when it was sold to Renasant, also plans to raise $150 million to expand the seller's products and services.

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Succession planning issues push Coastal Teachers FCU to merge

09/04/20

A plan to merge the $5.5 million-asset credit union into Cal-Com FCU will provide additional services for members while also easing the process of replacing several employees who plan to retire this year.

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Bogota Financial to acquire Gibraltar Bank

09/03/20

The New Jersey company will add three branches in the northern part of the state as part of the transaction.

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Peapack-Gladstone in N.J. announces PPP loan sale

09/03/20

The bank is selling $355 million of Paycheck Protection Program credits to the Loan Source, a nonbank lender that is also buying PPP loans from three other banks.

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Alabama One Credit Union to buy First Bank of Linden

09/03/20

The purchase-and-assumption transaction, if approved, would become the first credit union-bank merger in Alabama.

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NEFCU adds 14 counties to field of membership

09/03/20

The Vermont-based credit union received the OK from federal regulators to add 650,000 potential members to its FOM, an increase of 15%.

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Ruling in N.J. proxy fight thwarts bank's commercial lending ambitions

09/01/20

A state judge deciding a dispute between Spencer Savings and an investor said the mutual must get an independent review before switching from a savings association to a savings bank. The ruling may complicate mutuals' efforts to make more business loans.

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