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Could FASB’s Proposal Put A Few Nails In Bankers’ Coffins?

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FASB’s complex proposal (Current Expected Credit Loss, or CECL) would force community banks to record a provision for credit losses the moment they make a loan. Let’s look back a few years at around 2007 and 2008, around the time of the Great Recession. at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas.

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The powerful, but quiet marketing message of the Best Banks

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The Hummingbirds may be a rocking band, but they’re part of the reason the bank is on a roll. Founded in 2007, Avenue has bloomed to $1 billion in assets. Known as The Hummingbirds, the band performed at the 2012 CMA Music Festival.