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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

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is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. The bank is one of several newly proposed community banks in the region, with goals of disrupting the financial services landscape, including business and corporate banking.

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. In 2010, LendingClub added to its war chest with a $24.5

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Real Estate: Love it or hate it?

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of total assets at March 31, 2010 (see link below). dropped 24% from 2007 through the first quarter 2010. One regulator, on a panel at a banking conference, told a tale of a recent conversation he had with his regional director. Countless bank CEO''s, senior lenders, and bank directors tell me so. Are these more reliable?

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

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Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. They acquired seven failed institutions in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina from the FDIC, adding over $2 billion of acquired assets since March 2010. Bank of the Ozarks has historically been a very good performer as they grew and prior to their recent FDIC deal binge.