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Hot Wheels

Independent Banker

Half a dozen years ago, the community bank held $13 million in auto loans. Currently the bank has a little less than $40 million in assets, according to President and CEO C. Tax-exempt credit union competition is the main culprit for the bank’s decline in auto lending, Thompson says. Todd Thompson.

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Hot Wheels

Independent Banker

Half a dozen years ago, the community bank held $13 million in auto loans. Currently the bank has a little less than $40 million in assets, according to President and CEO C. Tax-exempt credit union competition is the main culprit for the bank’s decline in auto lending, Thompson says. Todd Thompson.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. Although community banks did not lend to sub-prime borrowers in any meaningful way, did we participate? What caused it?

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