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Nebraska bank is first failure of 2020

American Banker

Ericson State Bank, which had been in regulators’ sights for a decade, was closed by state and federal authorities Friday. Another bank acquired all of its deposits and a fraction of its assets.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Inside the FDIC: Thirty Years of Bank Failures, Bailouts, and Regulatory Battles 2015 Louis D. Bye Bye Banks: The End of Community Banking as an Engine of Economic Growth 2010 Robert H. Giannini: Banker of America 1994 Richard X. Bove Bove, Richard X. Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks 2013 John F.

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