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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. After looking at the consolidation in our market, we concluded that the lack of community banks was the reason.”. Keith Costello, Locality Bank.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. size businesses and individuals throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida.

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Small Business Resiliency in South Florida

PopularBank

With South Florida Region Executive Israel Velasco. The impact of COVID-19 has dramatically affected our small business community. Nonessential businesses were forced to close their doors and unemployment in South Florida has outpaced much of the United States. This activity signals promise for South Florida.

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Regulators close Florida bank in third failure of 2020

American Banker

First City Bank of Florida had suffered “longstanding capital and asset quality issues” that were unrelated to the pandemic, the FDIC said.

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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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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. We are well capitalized and institutionally sound.

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Voyage Lands $31M To Expand Self-Driving Vehicle Fleet

PYMNTS

This brings Voyage’s total capital raised to $52 million, according to a blog post written by Oliver Cameron, Voyage co-founder and CEO. “At Voyage’s first driverless product will be able to travel point-to-point within a community at speeds up to 25 mph.

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