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First Financial Bank President to Join Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board

Banking Exchange

Archie Brown has been president and CEO of First Financial Bank since 2018 Community Banking Feature3 Feature Human Resources Management.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service

PYMNTS

Community Bank of the Bay. Community First Credit Union (OH). Evans Bank. Federated Bank. First Bank of Boaz. First National Bank of Milaca. Grand Savings Bank. Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union. Greenleaf Wayside Bank. Hometown Community Banks.

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Mortgage Man

Independent Banker

Matt Harms Cleveland State Bank in Cleveland, Wis. When there is a need at Cleveland State Bank in Cleveland, Wis., When another lender left the $103 million-asset community bank, Harms picked up her client load for months without complaint and then trained the new replacement staffer.

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

PYMNTS

Banking, Eyed by the Fed. The United States Federal Reserve, through Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, has said that there should be an overhaul of regulations on small business banking that would in turn give a lift to U.S. community banks and small business lending.

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TFS Financial's Profit Jumps on Declining Loss Provision, Expenses

American Banker

TFS Financial in Cleveland posted a double-digit profit increase in the quarter that ended June 30 thanks to a combination of improved credit quality and lower expenses.