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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

PYMNTS

Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void. We urge you to make such legislation a priority.”.

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Eyes Facing Forward

Independent Banker

ICBA has planned an educational lineup of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions for next month’s Community Banking LIVE conference in New Orleans. Community banks can beat tech-based, nontraditional competitors at their own game. billion-asset community bank in Winter Haven, Fla., Digital Jujitsu.

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Why Banks Merge: Listen to the Sellers

Jeff For Banks

." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. of Ocala, Florida on the bank''s sale to Heritage Financial Group, Inc. ." - Loralee Hutchinson, President of Alarion Financial Services, Inc. Our combination.

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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

PYMNTS

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years.

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Banks find a cheat code to catch up on digital: Merging

American Banker

CenterState and South State are the latest regionals to announce a deal driven heavily by the need to compete with larger banks that can afford to spend more on cutting-edge technologies.

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2015 Holiday Marketing Efforts from the Top-20 U.S. Banks

Fintech Labs Insights

The scrooge list : Top-20 banks with no holiday promotions or graphics on 23 Dec 2015: Bank of America, Bank of the West (BNP Paribas), BB&T, Capital One & Capital One 360 (formerly ING Direct), Chase (note 2), Citizens (RBS), HSBC, SunTrust, US Bank, Wells Fargo, Zions Bank. Regions Bank.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. banks by market value.”. talent market.

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