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Wells Axes 200+ Staffers From US Lending Units

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lending division in recent months, with a focus on its agriculture and energy teams, Reuters reported. The company’s agricultural lending division, which gives loans to farmers, was cut by at least 25 percent, while the bank also laid off about 7 percent of the staff from its energy lending group over the summer. billion, or 15.3

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More Than 200 Bankers Let Go At Wells Fargo

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lending division in recent months, with a focus on its agriculture and energy teams, Reuters reported. The company’s agricultural lending division, which gives loans to farmers, was cut by at least 25 percent, while the bank also laid off about 7 percent of the staff from its energy lending group over the summer. billion, or 15.3

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

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In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. We strive to bring the community bank model to mortgage banking,” says Ryan Dempster, president and CEO of the bank, which has 17 locations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.