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OCC Releases Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Evaluations

Perficient

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released 15 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations. Reviews, which can take weeks, assess an institution’s performance in helping to meet the credit needs of communities, including those of low or moderate income within its assessment area. Outstanding.

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Equity Bancshares bulking up in Missouri with $44 million deal

American Banker

Equity, based in Wichita, Kansas, has agreed to buy the parent company of the Bank of Kirksville. The combined company would have $5.4 billion of assets and 74 branches, including 23 in Missouri.

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Texas community bank lines up first acquisition

American Banker

Wichita Falls Bancshares will gain four branches when it buys Chico Bancorp.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Community Bank Advisory Council . Tim Welsh, Vice Chairman Consumer and Business Banking, U.S.

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Outside The Box (And Inside The Storage Container) Solutions To Sky-High Rent

PYMNTS

Tom George, a Wichita-based developer, heard the joke and may have thought to himself: “What if the box weren’t cardboard?”. They also don’t have to cope with the loneliness typically reported among young workers, as co-living arrangements offer not just a place to live, but also a built-in sense of community.

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Equity in Kansas Raises $35M to Support Expansion

American Banker

Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., has raised $35.4 million in a common stock offering and plans to use the proceeds to pay down a line of credit and support growth.

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Equity Bancshares to Buy Prairie State in Kansas

American Banker

Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., has agreed to buy Prairie State Bancshares in Hoxie, Kan.

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