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Neiman Marcus Emerges From Chapter 11

PYMNTS

has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process and emerged from one of the highest-profile retail collapses since COVID-19 began, the Dallas-based company disclosed. We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. Neiman Marcus Holding Company Inc.

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Kicking The ‘Virtual’ Tires To Spur Car Sales As COVID-19 Hits Automakers

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COVID-19 is spurring firms that rely on consumer spending, and on lending to finance big-ticket purchases, to invent new ways to keep business flowing – with a nod to the fact that the uncertain economic impact of the virus may hurt consumers’ near-term ability to pay for those items. Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention.

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Popular Bank Branch Receives BDD Program Designation By NYS Department of Financial Services

PopularBank

The bank currently has participating BDD branches located at 310 East Houston Street in Manhattan and 645 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. Our Community Commitment. Popular Bank has a long-standing tradition of investing within its communities. Popular Bank leverages its financial expertise to enable customers to focus on what matters most.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Lending Focus – Interest Rate Sensitivity and Credit Accuracy. If you look back over any recession, it is the two years prior when banks make 80% of their lending mistakes. Many banks, for example, are still hyper-competitive in multifamily lending. Sectors like office, retail, and hospitality, are even worse.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. The Houston region has seen substantial layoffs, and the daily headlines predict more will be announced. Our lending strongly supports our tourist economy. IB: How is Texas’s economy holding up with the severe drop in oil prices?

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3% It includes Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which is moving its headquarters to the Houston area. Consumer mortgage and installment lending are in the mix as well.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.