article thumbnail

Walden Mutual aims to serve New England’s food community

Independent Banker

includes (from left): Christina Johantgen (head of marketing and creative), Joe York (head of product), Kelsey Cahill (summer associate), Jackie Charron (chief operating officer and executive vice president), Debbie Morin (chief financial officer), and CEO Charley Cummings. The team at Walden Mutual, a planned de novo in Concord, N.H.,

Community 170
article thumbnail

Tennessee bank's sale a cautionary tale on out-of-market lending

American Banker

Franklin Financial agreed to be sold less than a year after issues surfaced in its portfolio of shared national credits.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Pinnacle Financial affiliate tries its hand at asset securitization

American Banker

Bankers Healthcare Group, which is minority owned by the Tennessee company, is moving beyond its primary strategy of selling health care originations to community banks and will start marketing pools of loans to investors.

article thumbnail

Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept

PYMNTS

The Clarksville and Hendersonville communities, which are near Nashville, Tennessee, are the anticipated homes of the first two popshelf locations. Plans are in place to have roughly 30 locations in different markets before the conclusion of fiscal year 2021.

Nashville 109
article thumbnail

Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

Cleveland 150
article thumbnail

Pennies from heaven

Long Lasting Ideas

Community banks in Massachusetts & Tennessee do good and reap unexpected rewards. At BankMarketingCenter.com we’re big proponents of building financial literacy among community bank and credit union customers. Continue reading Pennies from heaven at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas.

article thumbnail

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.