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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The key allegations in the DOJ’s complaint are the following: During the relevant time period (2015-2021), the Newark, New Jersey-Pennsylvania Metro Division (Newark MD) as delineated in 2015 included Essex, Somerset, Union, Sussex, and Morris counties in New Jersey (Newark Lending Area). unlikely to be caused by chance) and sizeable.

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Consumer Lending: Should Banks Do It?

Jeff For Banks

When I first read Standards Needed for Safe, Small Installment Loans from Banks, Credit Unions by the Pew Charitable Trusts that encouraged financial institutions to get back into small ticket consumer lending, I thought “what are they nuts!” So why would banks expand small-ticket, unsecured personal lending? Even the big banks.

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Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs

PYMNTS

“As the economy shifts from rescue to reopen, Congress and communities alike need to focus on places rather than just products in the design, finance and delivery of recovery aid,” said Bruce Katz , director of Drexel University’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab. “To

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. The 2020 Census quantified the growth many residents were already sensing: Austin grew by 33% between 2010 and 2020, earning it the rank of fastest-growing large metro. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3% Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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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 Big Gorilla

Independent Banker

Far more than any other issue, regulatory compliance is the biggest challenge community bankers experienced in 2015, with 43 percent naming it as such in ICBA’s State of the Community Banking Industry survey. First Security, a $180 million-asset community bank in New Salem, N.D., By Denise Logeland.

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15 Minutes With … Scott Badley

Independent Banker

Scott Badley says his informal work attire matches his casual management style. Badley: We have a cool blend of communities. Some are heavily farming communities. But a couple are pushing up against the metro Detroit area. But a couple are pushing up against the metro Detroit area. Scott Badley. Vice President.