Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In its latest investor presentation, BofI highlighted it''s expense ratio (operating expense as a percent of average assets) compared to peer as 1.67% versus 3.17%, respectively, and efficiency ratio (operating expense as a percent of total revenue) compared to peer as 35% versus 63%, respectively. Well done! #3. Coincidence?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Bank of America opened 31 new branches in 2016 and, as of today, operates 4,579 financial centers. That is a dropoff from the 4,726 BoAs operated during the fourth quarter of 2015 and the 5,900 open for business at the end of 2010. Dan Berger, president and CEO of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, told Krebs.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Take for example the language from an FA Article relating to a strategic plan issued by the OCC to The Suffolk County National Bank of Riverhead (“SCNB”) in New York on October 25, 2010: “The Board shall adopt, implement, and thereafter ensure Bank adherence to a written strategic plan for the Bank covering at least a three-year period.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2018

As part of the deal, Motivate’s servicing and maintenance operations will remain a stand-alone business, and Motivate will retain its brand name and continue to support its North American bikesharing programs. According to its internal numbers, Lyft now controls 35 percent of the national ridesharing market, up from 20 percent 18 months ago.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

A second ad due for release in a few weeks will provide information for local business owners on how to accept bitcoin and its benefits to the local community. Jason Gantt and his father, Vernon, operate two bitcoin mines out of their respective homes and are in the process of constructing a third. So, residents of Keene have it right.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2010

Alex Pollack, a resident fellow at The American Enterprise Institute, had a sobering editorial in the March 3, 2010 American Banker. Commercial banks were the connoisseurs of commercial finance dating back to the National Banking Act of 1864. That Act did not permit national banks to lend on real estate.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 19, 2012

And don’t forget that they are still finishing the $667 billion Operation Twist Program by year end 2012, where they sell shorter maturities and buy longer term ones to push interest rates lower. Bhutan, a Buddhist nation between India and China, began calculating the Gross National Happiness, or “GNH,” Index in 1972.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Bunnell; and Doug, Genelle and Jagger Jones.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

The federal stimulus also drove our national debt levels to over $30 trillion, or 123.4% As we learned during the expansionary decade of 2010 to 2020, GDP greater than 90% for several years will lower GDP by one-third. Remember that Fed policy operates with a lag. Growth only averaged +2.2% 76%, the 5 year is up.40%

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

“I love being around people, and people are what community banking is all about.” Overcoming various long odds over the years, Shirley Nelson launched and then grew a thriving California community bank. National Award Recipient. I love being around people, and people are what community banking is all about,” she says. “We

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

billion of assets and operates twenty five branches in the western suburbs of Chicago. The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. Their non-performing loans (NPL)/total loans ratio peaked at 12.54% in 2010, and between 2009-12, the Bank charged off over 11% of its loan portfolio.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. billion of assets and operates eleven branches in the metropolitan Milwaukee market, a loan production office (LPO) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 45 mortgage banking offices in 21 states. It's size today, at $2.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Since 2004, October has been observed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To protect payments from cyberattacks, FS-ISAC also recommends that companies keep their operations that are connected to initiating payment transactions at a safe distance from the rest of the company’s network. “Do

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CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

These companies are advancing a variety of construction methods to build ambitious development projects that reimagine everything from the wood used in homes to the ways we think about private vs. communal space. Housing supply is dire nationally, with the US reportedly staring down a housing shortage of 7.3M Table of contents.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

Loosening federal regulations, enacting national data breach protections and drafting “model laws” at the state level to reduce overlapping red tape, could help promote FinTech in the United States, according to report released Tuesday (July 31) by the U.S. Treasury Department. The report arrives at a time of growing optimism for U.S.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Indeed, co-founder Alejandro Resnik, the CEO, told the WSJ in 2015 that it was looking to raise a “monster round” of $300 million at a $2 billion valuation to fuel its national expansion. Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Over 1M millennial women are becoming mothers every year, meaning Gen Y now makes up the majority of annual births in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. BOUTIQUE GYMS & CLASSES ARE spreading AS MILLENNIALS SEEK CHOICE AND COMMUNITY.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Founded: 2010. Originally founded as Sun Microsystems Laboratories, it was rebranded Oracle Labs after their acquisition in 2010. National Medal of Science, Turing Awards, Kyoto Prizes, and many others. DBS leaders expect to see more than 5,000 people actively innovating DBS’ services and operations at DAX each year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

That might not be a crazy assumption: Reports from Nielsen reveal that television viewership by that demographic has declined more than 40 percent since 2010 and is off 11 percent year over year for the older half of millennials aged 25 to 34. Popeil started buying remnant ads that would run at odd hours at $7.50 a minute in the early 1960s.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. Imzy was created by former Reddit employees Dan McComas and Jessica Moreno as a safer, friendlier version of the popular community site.

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Abrigo

JULY 23, 2021

It is a concept that we have all heard of, however, the concept remains somewhat of a mystery in the community bank world. The North Korean government has been also found to have used chemical weapons against its own nationals. Now that there are new requirements in this area it’s time to unravel some of the mystery.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, there are 180 currencies across the world that are recognized by the United Nations, from the US dollar to the European Euro to the Japanese Yen, and more. This allows several economies to rely on the use of these government-issued currencies to operate. Types of stablecoins. Real-world applications. Limitations. Looking ahead.

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