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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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A Lending Boom at Banc of California

American Banker

Banc of California's second-quarter profits soared on stronger lending and credit quality. billion-asset company increased net income 66% from a year earlier to $26.5 million, it said in a news release Thursday.

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C&I Is Safer than Construction Loans, Right? Maybe Not

American Banker

The latest lending figures show just how prodigious banks' shift from construction to C&I loans has been since the crisis. Yet a hard look at C&I credits, especially their loss rates, raises questions about whether they are safer.

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Cathay Commits to Community Reinvestment Plan with CRC

American Banker

Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to a community reinvestment plan tied to its deal to buy SinoPac Bancorp from Bank SinoPac in Taiwan.

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C&I's Problems Go Well Beyond Energy Loans

American Banker

Nonperforming commercial-and-industrial loans are soaring, and loans to farmers and construction firms — not just oil and gas companies — are a big reason.

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Why Many Banks Are Hanging On to FDIC Loss-Share Pacts

American Banker

Plenty of banks have ended their federal loss-share deals early, but despite the incentives to wind them down, plenty more still have these crisis-era arrangements in place. It may be due to varying deadlines, mistakes calculating loan values or worries that they still might need the coverage for home equity lines.

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