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Community Bank Consolidation Accelerates: Simmons First National in $277M Double Buy in Tennessee

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Two community banks snapped by Simmons, while Illinois’ Heartland Bank looks to push into Iowa Community Banking Feature3 Feature Management M&A.

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FICO's National "Score A Better Future" Credit Education Program Reaches Milestone

FICO

We recently announced our milestone 15th financial education event of this national program and we couldn’t be prouder of how much the program expanded in the last two years. In a collective post-event survey, 94% of attendees said that the event gave them the tools they needed to manage their finances better in the future.

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BankFinancial Equipment Adds SMB Reach

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BankFinancial Equipment Finance will also continue its corporate leasing, lending, deposit and treasury management services to independent equipment lessors nationwide. The expansion of BankFinancial Equipment Finance brings its leasing capabilities to governmental, middle-market and small businesses, BankFinancial announced on Friday (Feb.

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daVinci Payments Launches CNY Funded Prepaid Cards

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Illinois-based daVinci Payments has announced it is releasing a Chinese Yuan (CNY) corporate-funded prepaid card for employees or customers of multi-national corporations. The launch makes daVinci, formerly Swift Prepaid, the first North American program manager with this offering.

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Sageworks’ speakers tackle tough banking topics

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Sageworks banking industry experts are winding down a busy year of disseminating information and facilitating discussions on regulatory changes, such as the FASB’s upcoming move to the current expected credit loss model (CECL), and on best practices for portfolio risk management and credit analysis.

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Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan To Reduce Brick-And-Mortar Bank Branch Footprints

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The financial institution said per the report that it would shutter approximately 100 locations throughout the nation, which would shrink its domestic offices to roughly 400. In addition, Illinois-based Byline Bank is to shutter 11 offices from the beginning of next year, Banking Exchange reported. In the U.S.,

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A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws

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An Illinois bill could aid both by making online marketplaces responsible for tax collection on the third-party sales facilitated through their platforms. National Retailers On Staying Compliant When Tax Exemptions Are Only Statewid e. Around The Next-Gen Sales Tax Wor ld. Easing tax compliance helps governments and retailers alike.

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