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Which loan types are fueling bank growth?

Abrigo

commercial bank loan portfolios have continued to expand. trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2011. Which areas of lending and what banks are driving the expansion? A recent issue of Banking Insights , published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. commercial banks. Following the recent recession, U.S.

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

PYMNTS

Meanwhile, SMB lending at small banks also increased, with these institutions approving more than 49 percent of SMB loan applications. Both represent post-recession highs for traditional bank lending to small businesses, the report found, noting that big bank approval rates in 2011 were just 8.9 percent a month prior.

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A gift that will keep on giving

Independent Banker

Sicard’s family has a long history in Fort Smith and at the bank, having held leadership positions since 1907. In 2019, the community bank was a partial sponsor of the $2.25 In return, the facility was renamed First National Bank Field, according to Jerry Glidewell, Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club executive director.

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Banks, credit unions slip in customer satisfaction survey

American Banker

The latest report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index reported lower scores for both industries, with credit unions recording their lowest ranking since 2011.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

The ICBA and community bank campaign to improve those rules has included a comprehensive study on their impact that was released before the CFPB announcement of its proposed changes, which are expected to be formally adopted. Of course, this community bank victory is not the result of just one survey.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

The ICBA and community bank campaign to improve those rules has included a comprehensive study on their impact that was released before the CFPB announcement of its proposed changes, which are expected to be formally adopted. Of course, this community bank victory is not the result of just one survey.

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Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass., is not typical.