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A Utah bank is gone after 16 years of losses. Why did it survive so long?

American Banker

Liberty Bank in Salt Lake City had been "structurally unprofitable" since 2008, according to its regulators. Experts criticized the FDIC for allowing the bank's demise to play out in slow motion.

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FDIC's unusual order against tiny Utah bank: Sell yourself or liquidate

American Banker

One of the smallest banks in the country hasn't consistently made a profit since 2007 and has been the subject of enforcement actions. The FDIC's public rebuke against it indicates a last-ditch effort to figure out a less messy solution than receivership.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Shielding sensitive customer information from prying eyes remains a chronic industry challenge. Bob Hickok.

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Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

PYMNTS

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. Industrial banks are not subject to BHA. billion to more than 141,000 firms.

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Small Utah bank is again in 'substantial noncompliance' with CRA

American Banker

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California probes potential violation of new rate-cap law

American Banker

The state's financial regulator sent a subpoena to an auto-title lender seeking information about its partnership with a Utah bank, marking the first public disclosure of an investigation into efforts to evade a 2019 law capping interest rates on many consumer loans.

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The Niche Bank

Jeff For Banks

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. I've got news for you. Seems risky.