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Small Banks Could See Some Dodd-Frank Relief

PYMNTS

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act was supposed to prevent another 2008 banking meltdown — and solve the problem of “too big to fail.” banks have disappeared. And those banks are going out of business — or merging with bigger players — largely due to the complexity and cost of compliance.

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Lessons Learned: Banks that thrived during crisis grew loans slower prior to it.

Jeff For Banks

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. Louis Fed'

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The Smaller the Bank, the Harder the Reg Hit: Fed's Stackhouse

American Banker

Julie Stackhouse, head of supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, discusses the insights that resonated at the regulator's recent community banking conference — some encouraging for the future of small financial institutions, others less so.

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A 'Road Map' Around Rate Risks, Courtesy of the Chicago Fed Chief

American Banker

LOUIS – Risk management is critical as small banks aim to make money in a low-rate environment.