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Expanding credit portfolios: 3 Growing pains

Abrigo

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. percent over the 3rd quarter of 2013. Loans across categories increased, with commercial and industrial loans growing at the fastest rate, roughly 5.3

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

and New York Community Bancorp called off their planned merger. Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. The OCC did an excellent analysis of the impact of this guidance in 2013. What do your customers demand?

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The Index incorporates satisfaction, living standards, education, physical and mental health, safety, community, family and social ties, and leisure. Much uncertainty still exists as to whether Congress will extend the tax cuts that are set to expire on January 1, 2013. So stay tuned! Thanks for reading. Thanks for reading.

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Guest Post: Quarterly Financial Markets and Economics Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The quick jump in rates in late 2016 is reminiscent of the increases in 2013, with rates rising in both cases up 100 basis points in just over 100 trading days. Corporate and personal tax cuts were promised, with the corporate rate dropping from 35% to 15%. The markets must think that GDP growth will soar on January 21 st.