Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

Here are a few of the recent deals (in no order) that caught my attention: MVB Financial/Paladin: MVB, a mid-size bank with a stated focus on serving fintechs, acquired Paladin, a specialty fraud prevention company with a suite for merchants, credit agencies, fintechs and vendors. Moven Bank announced discontinued U.S.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Resurging real-estate markets around the country are prompting more community banks to re-emphasize home lending. Recently, ICBA Mortgage expanded its product menu to help community banks meet more of their customers’ needs—including often their most profitable ones. ICBA Mortgage—Your Mortgage Center.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2018

That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? Leader Bank - A $1.2 The bank now licenses the product to other financial institutions. or Idea Killers?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Bank Merger of the Year. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Huntington and TCF merge to create the $170 billion Midwest dynamo and vault them into one of the top 10 banks in the country. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Year to date through September 30th, Open Bank had $4.5 The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010. In June, the bank raised an additional $30 million of common equity, positioning it to continue its strong growth. #2. BofI Holding, Inc.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Almost every bank and brand we spoke with will increase their investment in these two areas for 2023. This was followed by a focus on banking-as-a-service, embedded finance, open banking, Web 3.0, For banks, this means creating products that accomplish a task and then integrating banking in the background.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2023

Over the last ten years, banks have reduced the differences in deposit rates between different areas, and now with the rise of technology and more national bank platforms, we see less and less geographical sensitivity to rates. This trend will continue until there is little arbitrage banks can extract over geographies.

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American Banker

JUNE 27, 2016

Now that it's healthy again, it credits the strong ties it built with those customers, and the involvement of its executives in the communities they serve, with helping restore its status as one of banking's most reputable brands.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

. ————————————————————————— The ‘En Vogue’ Trend of the Year – Credit unions buying community banks. The Branding Name-Thud Award – Goes to BB&T + Suntrust becoming Truist.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way. In just five months, Seacoast announced three bank acquisitions ( Drummond, Apollo , and Professional ) totaling a little over $4.7B

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

It’s been almost 20 years since the IPO but this team keeps delivering growth and outstanding financial performance while keeping the values of the hometown bank that started it all. Community bank marketing resources. Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. Bank project management offices. Bravo OZRK!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services. PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. GonzoBanker of the Year – Mid-Size Banks.

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NCR

OCTOBER 28, 2016

That was an early appearance for this topic on a national stage, and it hasn’t let up since. While mega-corporations such as Sallie Mae and Wells Fargo dominate the market, there’s now a variety of fintech competitors and their technologies available to help smaller and community banks compete with conglomerates.

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NCR

OCTOBER 7, 2016

That was an early appearance for this topic on a national stage, and it hasn’t let up since. While mega-corporations such as Sallie Mae and Wells Fargo dominate the market, there’s now a variety of fintech competitors and their technologies available to help smaller and community banks compete with conglomerates.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While this deal was announced late last year, the heavy lifting was done in 2016 as BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp came together under a new brand to create the largest Korean American bank. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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