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5 ways to shake up your lending strategy

Independent Banker

If a bank lumps borrowers into only one or two buckets of risk, some high credit borrowers will pay more, and some lesser-quality borrowers will get too favorable a deal, according to John Bourquard, a principal in the loan review consulting division at accounting and advisory firm Forvis, LLP in Indianapolis, Ind. Learning about lending.

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Analyst Insights: Two Banks that Deliver to Shareholders

Jeff For Banks

2/25 Past actions/decisions give the best insights into a management team's acumen, capabilities, willpower, and its pursuit of excellence.effort lol. Entered Indianapolis on 5/2021, a top 2 Midwest market with Columbus, another market $CFBK is in. Management did not prioritize how things were or what certain people "might like".

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15 Minutes With … Scott Badley

Independent Banker

Scott Badley says his informal work attire matches his casual management style. We complement that with a compliance committee of all those regulation owners (mostly department managers) who meet at least monthly to discuss compliance issues. Scott Badley. Vice President. for the $240 Million-Asset. CSB Bank in Capac, Mich.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

” via Indianapolis Business Journal. Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Artis Capital Management. Select VC Investors: Wellington Management, Otto Group. Select VC Investors: VantagePoint Capital Partners, Lend Lease Ventures. Company: Drugstore.com. via SFGate.

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DOJ settles redlining lawsuit against First Merchants Bank

CFPB Monitor

The agreement represents the second fair lending settlement entered into by the Republican-led DOJ under the Trump administration. (The The DOJ also alleged that the bank’s mortgage loan policy contained a lending preference for customers within its branch footprint, which was based in majority-White areas.