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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. You tell us.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

(Nasdaq: OSBC) Old Second is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. billion of assets and operates twenty five branches in the western suburbs of Chicago. The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. is the holding company for Parke Bank, a $1.1

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

I’m sure we won’t get much sympathy from places like Chicago, Buffalo, and Erie, but they signed up for winters like this, not us here in Philly. Businesses should do well as they bask in the lower corporate tax rate, which fell from 35% to 21% at the beginning of 2018. We have had quite enough! Gas prices remain below $3.00

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.