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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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Bank Shareholder Liquidity Matters

Jeff For Banks

and Ciaran McMullan , former CEO of Suncrest Bank CA extolled the benefits of OTC listing, particularly OTCQX market listing in a session titled How to Maximize Your Stock as Currency. for $234 million for 162% of tangible book when regional targets were selling for 146% of tangible book. and global companies.

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Deposit Growth Outlook Dims for Small Banks

American Banker

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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Host of Factors Dim Deposit-Growth Outlook at Small Banks

American Banker

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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Beware the 'Cargo Cult' of Performance Targets

American Banker

Is your bank effectively mitigating the risk of 'managing to metrics'? The phony-account scandal at Wells Fargo illustrates how sales quotas can incent bad behavior. Or could it be in danger of becoming a 'cargo cult'?

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First Foundation to Buy Two PacWest Branches

American Banker

has agreed to buy a pair of branches from Pacific Western Bank in Beverly Hills, Calif. First Foundation in Irvine, Calif.,

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CVB Financial Hires Ex-BBVA Exec as Credit Chief

American Banker

billion-asset holding company for Citizens Business Bank said David Farnsworth will start as credit chief of both entities on July 18. He will succeed James Dowd, who retired on July 1.

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