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EU And Tech Firm Taxes Dominate Regulatory Landscape

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Tax season, indeed. The regulatory landscape was dotted with news out of Europe centered on the way that tech firms do business — and how they’re taxed. As for taxes , tech behemoths under scrutiny across a separate proposal might face taxation on digital activities of as much as 3 percent of turnover. Separately, Sen.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

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GonzoBankers, 2018 has been a troublesome year. We’ve seen the big Wall Street banks raise the hurdle (and clear it!) about the best and worst in banking for 2018 and get fired up to start again in ’19. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the 2018 GonzoBanker Awards ! THE BANKING AWARDS. Let’s think.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. 3: Business Model.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2018 Edition

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This is clearly a turnaround situation, as the bank lost over $12 million in 2010, over 20% of its capital (ouch). But once they turned things around they took their deferred tax asset back onto their books and did three acquisition. is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon.

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Commercial Real Estate or Business Lending: Which Is Better?

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Me: Commercial Real Estate loans are the most profitable product in a community bank's arsenal and have been through various interest rate environments. Bank Senior Lender: Not when you consider the whole relationship. Take a more normal rate scenario at the end of 2018, when FF stood at 2.50%. CRE still wins.

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Is Small Business Lending Facing a ‘Moment of Reckoning?’

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article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.” billion to small businesses in 2018, up nearly 36% over 2017 and double that of 2016. Source: DeBanked ).

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The Biggest Banking, Regulatory Challenges For Today’s Entrepreneur

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Fifty-four percent of small business owners say they are optimistic about the national economy , found Bank of America’s 2018 Business Advantage Small Business Owner Report. More than 90 percent of survey respondents said they feel the government did not adequately prepare the small business community for the new tax code.

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