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Energy Woes to Test Real Estate Underwriting in Shale Regions

American Banker

Bankers in the Bakken Share region of Minnesota and North Dakota are keeping an eye on exposure to hotels, apartments and retail space as economic slowdowns occur in energy producing markets.

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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Yet community bankers serving the oil industry say they’ve been expecting a drop in the notoriously cyclical price of crude. billion-asset community bank based in Happy, Texas. New energy regions adapt. By Howard Schneider.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2016 Edition

Jeff For Banks

billion in asset company headquartered in West Virginia, providing community banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of the state, and the Northern and Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia. (Nasdaq: SMMF) Summit Financial Group, Inc. Summit also operates an insurance subsidiary.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. All of this while knocking out a stellar 1.35% ROA and leading industry, community, and philanthropic efforts everywhere. The New Name for Community Award. merges with Lakeland Bancorp.

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Coronavirus surge in Upper Midwest has bankers on edge

American Banker

The region now leads the nation in virus cases, and with winter lurking the fear is that the outbreak will only get worse.