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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. We spoke with four community banks in the southern half of Texas to learn how they are serving this buzzing region. By Mindy Charski.

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CRE Credit Risk – What You Need To Know Now

South State Correspondent

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.

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Community FIs Battle Against Low Interest Rates To Help SMBs Thrive

PYMNTS

smaller community banks and credit unions (CUs) stepped up to the plate and, according to the Small Business Association (SBA), ended up facilitating more than half of PPP loan volume to SMBs. That's good news for community banks and credit unions, which could see a wave of new SMB customers and members in the coming months.

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Competition Heats Up Between Large FIs, Small Banks, Alt Lenders ? And SMBs Win

PYMNTS

Biz2Credit’s latest Small Business Lending Index found that loan approval rates at alternative lenders stagnated – and at credit unions, they actually fell. SMBs since the 2008 financial recession. percent decline in shares at large banks , coinciding with a 7.8 Big banks’ loan portfolios increased by 3.1

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Which are America’s healthiest banks?

Abrigo

For the largest of American financial institutions – those that much of the public banks with for checking, mortgages and auto loans – stress testing regulations have been passed and executed to avoid a repeat of 2008. The list highlights the top 20 banks within each region of the U.S. with the lowest Texas Ratios.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

2008 called and wants its headlines back. SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way. in assets, which will rocket the bank to more than $15B in assets. The Smarter Bank Data Award.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.