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Which loan types are fueling bank growth?

Abrigo

Which areas of lending and what banks are driving the expansion? A recent issue of Banking Insights , published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, revealed the answers by analyzing call reports of all U.S. commercial banks. ” In fact, C&I lending grew first following the recession.

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Excited To Help People

Independent Banker

Jim Gowen, Merchants & Planters Bank. Central Region Award Recipient. Merchants & Planters Bank. Bank assets: $250 million. 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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