South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Recently, the American Banker hosted their annual Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville, and as always, it was one of the better banking conferences of the year. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel. However, this was the most common structure.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. The analyst community balked at longer-term questions about the company’s liquidity even though 2019 was the company’s sixth straight year of triple-digit revenue growth with over 177,000 cars delivered and just shy of $4 billion in revenue. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Randy Stevens , CEO , First Farmers and Merchants Bank , Nashville TN. Through all this, First Farmers has remained disciplined in performance and squarely focused on customers and community. Like how does that play into our communities? 82% to over 2.3%

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOUTIQUE GYMS & CLASSES ARE spreading AS MILLENNIALS SEEK CHOICE AND COMMUNITY. One 2014 survey found that 63% of people who attended boutique studio gyms did so because of the “community aspect formed by other people attending,” with another 47% attributing their attendance to the atmosphere. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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