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A digital-first bank for south Florida

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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. Costello has also held senior roles at Bank of Florida, City National Bank and Nations Bank during his 30-year banking career. Filling a need.

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FIS Partners With Liberis For SMB Alt Lending

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Florida FinTech Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is partnering with London FinTech Liberis , to offer small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an alternative funding source, FIS announced in a press release Wednesday (Jan. With the introduction of Working Capital, U.S. The round was led by investment firm FTV Capital.

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Small Business Resiliency in South Florida

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With South Florida Region Executive Israel Velasco. Nonessential businesses were forced to close their doors and unemployment in South Florida has outpaced much of the United States. As restrictions ease throughout South Florida, businesses are reopening their doors with enthusiasm, while others prepare to follow suit.

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SBA Turns Attention To Credit Unions To Revive Small Biz Lending

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About a third of SMBs recently told Capital One they’re currently in a better financial position than they were a year ago, for instance. In fact, according to the SBA’s latest report , corporate finance has largely bounced back in the nation — but small businesses aren’t seeing much of that recovery.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

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With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

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Popular Bank Named Among First Investors of NWK FAM Fund

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According to a recent study , the state experiences one of the worst racial wealth gaps in the nation. Backed by prominent Black and Latinx investors, NWK FAM Fund aims to raise $100 million total in investible capital. Chairman, Montclair Capital Group. The fund additionally announced its plans to raise $10 million by year end.