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Radius Bank in Boston Launches National SBA Lending Platform

American Banker

Radius Bank in Boston has recruited a team to lead a national push into Small Business Administration lending. Among the new hires is Diane Gallion, a former executive at The Bancorp in Delaware, who will be national director of government-guaranteed lending at Radius.

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Community Bank History: Peoples National Bank, Hallstead, Pennsylvania

Jeff For Banks

Community banks tout themselves as better than national and regional banks because of how close they are to their communities. A case in point: the First National Bank of Hallstead… now Peoples National Bank (see photo). When the bank opened in 1905, Hallstead was already a thriving community.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

Even though the industry identified several major regulatory burdens, including those posed by the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, few substantive regulations were repealed. Many community bankers concluded that the EGRPRA is little more than a “check the box” process for regulators. in Lowell, Mass.;

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Hundreds comment on OCC proposed “true lender” rule

CFPB Monitor

The Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade association representing community banks, endorses the clear, unambiguous standard set forth in the Proposed Rule. According to Avant, this would promote credit availability while deterring abusive lending programs.

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