Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community Montana Taxes 172

South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Here, a tool like IBIS World comes in handy for setting bank strategy as you can look up any of the below industries to see their geographical dispersion. National and regional banks control 70% of the cash management market, yet most cash management customers choose their bank because of service.

Management 195

Management Survey Industry Community Bank 195

American Banker

OCTOBER 7, 2016

plans to accelerate its growth in upstate New York by opening regional headquarters in Albany. Berkshire Hills Bancorp in Pittsfield, Mass.,

Regional 46

Regional New York Branch Strategies Community Bank 46

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Charlotte, Houston, Phoenix, New York, Austin, Denver, Orlando, Miami, and Nashville, many banks have not adjusted pricing or their credit appetite. The answer is that because operating leverage and customer relevance are now so important, banks can no longer compete on rate and the abundance of credit. Conclusion.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Lending Training 195

American Banker

MAY 6, 2016

Maria Vullo, still stuck in limbo as acting superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, is hindered from putting her mark on the agency until she gets confirmed. So a quiet guessing game is going on about how her supervisory philosophy will compare with her predecessor Benjamin Lawsky.

New York 28

New York Regulation Cyber Security Community Bank 28

Payments Source

AUGUST 14, 2019

Black and Hispanic owners of one-person businesses are more likely to be discouraged from applying for financing, and they’re less likely to receive financing when they do apply for it, than their white counterparts, according to a new report from the New York Fed.

New York 67

New York Lending Report Community Bank 67

American Banker

JANUARY 17, 2020

People's United in Connecticut is letting the loans run off its books as it invests in higher-yielding commercial loans.

Connecticut 48

Connecticut Regional New York Massachusetts 48

Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

But in strategic planning retreats that I moderate, community financial institutions insist that they lend to small businesses. In fact, when I recently spoke to a group of New York bankers, I opined that community FIs would lend to small businesses only if they have three years of operating profit and a building as collateral.

Lending 92

Lending San Francisco Community Community Bank 92

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Last month, the $700 million-asset Adirondack Bank announced a long-term partnership with 28-year-old Hamlin who will promote the bank and its products to customers throughout upstate New York. She is also friends with some of the bank’s 175 employees and, along with her family, is a customer. “We

Nevada 70

Nevada Regional New York Marketing Strategies 70

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Michael Gilfeather on trust services opportunities in New York. in the Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. IB: What’s the best banking idea you’ve come across recently? It’s a really simple and brilliant idea that lends itself well to community banks. I’m also an avid New York Jets fan.

New York 79

New York Community Community Bank Regional 79

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2014

September 2004, driving from a meeting in New York, on the grossly miss-titled Cross Bronx Expressway, Nathan Stovall, a reporter from SNL Financial gave me a call. The question: What was up with an upstate New York bank? My answer: The CEO was 67 years old and that would obviously be an impetus for a sale.

Community 92

Community New York Indiana Connecticut 92

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

New inspirations, fresh experiences await at ICBA’s national convention. Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. The Peoples Bank Co. Centinel Bank of Taos. Jack Hartings.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Innovation Customer Experience 70

South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Los Angeles Regional 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. CAP COM and SEFCU in New York come to together to create an $8 billion cooperative organization.

Fintech 143

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

American Banker

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Signature Bank in New York reported a sharp decline in quarterly profits after suffering steep losses on its Chicago portfolio of taxi medallion loans.

Chicago 28

Chicago New York Report Regional 28

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

CU Wallet, a Los Angeles-based provider of white-label digital wallet solutions for regional and community FIs, has picked Finovate Best of Show winner AnchorID to provide multi-factor authentication. Pictured: CEO David Schropfer demonstrating AnchorID at FinovateFall 2014 in New York.

Los Angeles 12

Los Angeles New York Regional Community 12

American Banker

JULY 20, 2016

Signature Bank in New York more than tripled its loan-loss reserves for taxi medallion and other loans in the second quarter yet still managed a double-digit increase in profits primarily on loan growth.

New York 28

New York Management Community Bank Regional 28

American Banker

APRIL 20, 2016

Competitive pricing and softening demand at the high end of the apartment- and condo-building market had executives at BankUnited, Signature and New York Community answering tough questions about their growth projections and diversification strategies.

Marketing 28

Marketing New York Community Strategy 28

American Banker

APRIL 20, 2016

Emigrant Bank in New York has asked for regulatory approval to double its ownership stake in The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del.

New York 28

New York Community Bank Regional National 28

American Banker

JUNE 16, 2016

Study of financial services offers grim outlook for gender parity, as Patti Husic and Katia Bouazza talk about where change really begins; Maria Vullo vows to forge her own identity as New York's banking watchdog (sans boots); and male CEOs talk about how they maintain work-life balance.

New York 28

New York Study Community Bank Regional 28

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

million investment , Austin, Texas-based Buzz Points is unveiling its new online management portal, Buzz Insight for its rewards and marketing platform. ” Buzz Insight is geared toward community financial institutions (CFIs) like credit unions and smaller banks, giving them visibility into customers and local business data. .

Online 12

Online Austin Texas Community 12

Independent Banker

JANUARY 27, 2016

“It’s becoming more and more important for community banks to emphasize that they have the same products and services as large banks.” Eric Morse, Needham Bank. Mental cobwebs of outdated perceptions can sometimes be hard for a community bank to shake off. Rang the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Boston Branding 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. MainStreet Bank has a sizable hotel loan portfolio with roughly $100 million in loans on 15 properties. New loan demand returns.

Community Bank 209

Community Bank Community Texas Dallas 209

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Although only 60 banks and credit unions (CUs) have made Zelle available to their customers, approximately 230 have signed up for the service. While some larger financial institutions (FIs) have joined the platform, regional community banks and CUs account for 85 percent of Zelle’s participants.

Security 148

Security Fraud User Experience California 148

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

. ————————————————————————— The ‘En Vogue’ Trend of the Year – Credit unions buying community banks. like signing a $53 billion, 239-branch bank and getting it implemented.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

NCR

JUNE 14, 2016

April kicked off Financial Literacy Month so we recently talked with Becky Stapleton, senior executive vice president and chief banking officer at S&T Bank, to learn about the various initiatives they host in order to promote financial literacy in their local community. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Pennsylvania 40

Pennsylvania Community Regional Indiana 40

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. Goes to New England Federal Credit Union and Vermont State Credit Union.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

It operates two labs, one in Washington DC and the other in New York City, which focus on ventures that can have a significant business impact in the short term (from six months to three years). Deutsche Bank — Deutsche Bank Labs. Partnership Fund for New York City and Accenture — FinTech Innovation Lab.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, said recently that we need to reopen the economy, safely of course, and especially in New York City. for all, driven by new trends in migration, smaller than normal housing inventories, and extremely low mortgage rates. Many people would say, no, they did not want to travel. respectively.

Marketing 78

Marketing National New York City Taxes 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

As was noted late last month in the New York Post , Republican Rep. The effects have been felt keenly by community banks and regional banks, said the attorney, and expenses have been onerous, even though those smaller outfits did not engage in the same risky lending and trading activities that larger firms embraced.

Fintech 100

Fintech Regulation United States Lending 100