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Customer to Community Banker

Independent Banker

With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Eastern Region Award Recipient. headquarters, the bank has continued a rapid pace of growth and performance during the past 16 years to become the largest and most profitable community bank in the Washington Beltway region.

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Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle

PYMNTS

The slowdown in new businesses being founded in the 1980s and 90s was largely quarantined to certain segments – especially retail, where corner stores and regional brands were falling to larger national chains. But the new shape of the slowdown has caught economists somewhat off guard and raised concerns.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO, Genesee Regional Bank. Genesee Regional Bank. Q: Why has Genesee Regional Bank succeeded?

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

Abrigo

Real estate lending BSA training should include GTO guidance , specifically on how to identify red flags at loan origination. Real estate lending BSA training should include the GTOs guidance. FinCEN reissued Geographic Targeting Orders to include two new metropolitan areas. to ensure the detection of these transactions.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

Recruiting is easier in some regions than others. Crowe’s Grottke points that the “graying of community bankers” exacerbates the talent shortage—and can make it difficult to increase profitability by taking advantage of growth areas like commercial lending. Elizabeth Judd is a writer in Maryland.

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