Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Personalized Touch with Efficient Service Can Boost Lending Banks and credit unions can boost business lending by combining a relationship focus with transaction-oriented processing. . Takeaway 1 Many banks and credit unions want to win more business loans but will face higher rates and more competitors.

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Lending St. Louis Community Survey 195

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Loan providers share an infectious enthusiasm and growing optimism for one vertical’s prospects in 2022: commercial lending. Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. First Business Bank in Madison, Wis., billion asset community bank.

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Lending Community St. Louis Community Bank 158

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

A new approach to loan protocols is just one way for community banks to grow in new and different directions. Assessing best practices, rates, marketing efforts and more can position loan producers for future success in unpredictable market conditions. David, Community Bank Consulting Services, Inc.

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Lending Strategy Community Bank Community 103

Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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Lending St. Louis Community Marketing 243

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 8, 2013

Louis Fed recently performed a study to uncover the characteristics of community banks that thrived during the financial crisis. Thriving banks were defined as under $10 billion in assets, and maintained a composite CAMELS 1 rating in each exam cycle from 2006-11, an impressive accomplishment. But keep to your knitting.

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St. Louis Lending Study Strategy 109

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

“Once he gets his mind set, a plan forms and then becomes a very calculated reality,” offers Tara Salinas, the bank’s marketing and business development officer. When Gowen first arrived at Merchants & Planters in 1983 to serve as its president and senior lending officer, the bank had two branches and $47 million in assets.

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St. Louis Community Bank Community Leadership 105