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Capital One seeks community plan on Discover deal, even as some activists balk

American Banker

The credit card giant says that it is "proactively meeting" with advocacy organizations to gather feedback that would help with the creation of a community benefits plan. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which has negotiated 21 such deals since 2016, opposes Capital One's proposed acquisition of Discover.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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How to Set Your Strategic Planning Time Horizon

South State Correspondent

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%. Why is that?

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. Small regional and community banks had a much higher approval rate (90 percent) for those firms classified as “Growers.

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Popular Bank’s Commitment to Our Customers and Communities

PopularBank

Dear Customers, Partners and Community Members, Thank you for being part of our Popular Bank family. As we face the immediate and serious health concerns as a community, we are also seeing a much wider impact on all our lives as well as our local, national, and global economies. Popular Bank remains financially strong.

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Starship Technologies Rolls Out Robotic Food Delivery In Arizona

PYMNTS

We’re looking forward to serving the Tempe community as more people are looking for ways to support local businesses while spending more time at home.”. Beyond Tempe, Starship brought on a grocery delivery service in the nation’s capital last month and grew to Irvine, California. to 8:30 p.m.

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Today In Payments: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By End Of 2021; Chinese Watchdog Warns More Big Tech Rules Looming

PYMNTS

economic slowdown fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue into 2021 but could start bouncing back by mid-year as the population gets vaccinated, according to a December survey from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards.