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CenterState, South State Agree to $6 Billion Merger

Banking Exchange

The combined entity will cover Florida, Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, and Virginia when it completes in Q3 2020 Community Banking M&A Management Feature Feature3.

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Trust and tax services: Worth offering?

Independent Banker

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. These banks report that specialized services are a way to deepen their already close customer relationships. United Community Bank in Mount Sterling, Ill., By Don Sadler.

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Can fintechs enhance your bank’s marketing campaign?

Independent Banker

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. Customized, well-thought-out interactions—especially in the online banking space—are integral to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones. MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va., Photo by Janimal Photography. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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What’s Next For Small Businesses Amid The SBA PPP Loan Saga?

PYMNTS

Although complaints have emerged about the ways in which banks, particularly big banks, have made the loan program available and accessible to consumers, Speight noted, from the banker side of this the entire PPP saga, it has been a non-stop two-week work marathon for the entire sector. “I Problems With The Program. What Is Needed.

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American Greed: Can being an honest broker be banks and credit unions competitive advantage?

Jeff For Banks

We are increasingly bearing the burden of managing our money. Yet money management is a discipline done well by only a very few. My firm, full of banking industry consultants, just held an education session regarding our 401k plan. I think, as a nation, we will need lots of help managing our money. Probably not.

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15 Minutes With … Mark Hulbert

Independent Banker

IB: Moving from ministry to banking is quite a change. How did you conclude that community banking was a good move for you? I like the concept of helping people manage their finances and gain access to finances, so they can buy a house or car or start a business. IB: Has community banking been what you expected it to be?

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

(Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart). So to summarize, Bank of the Ozarks Inc.