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Agricultural Alert!

Independent Banker

million farms and the community banks that lend to them each growing season, Scanlan points out. In a surprise move, congressional leadership sought to reduce the crop insurance program by $3 billion at the end of 2015 to offset other spending initiatives. A total of 300 million acres are covered by crop insurance.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

Temenos leadership – first Akcelerant founder Jay Mossman and then Akcelerant/FIS/Sanchez veteran Emily Steele – wins points with the Cornerstone team for straight talk and course-correcting to avoid the common international player sin of over-commitment and under-delivery. This third U.S. launch effort appears to be on a solid pace.

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Nurturing New Businesses

Independent Banker

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. The Kauffman Foundation , a nonprofit organization in Kansas City, Mo., Some could even create a small-business development program or educational curriculum.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

What is unique is, after reviewing the management team and board, there are people of Korean, Malaysian, Indian, and Chinese descent in leadership positions. and equipment lending and asset based lending through Triumph Commercial Finance. Quite the geographic expanse, but not uncommon for ethnic banks.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. This award goes to Ally Bank ’s mind-numbingly fast growth in its auto lending unit. GonzoBanker of the Year – Mid-Size Banks. Pedal to the Metal Award.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

The Chandlers of Kansas: A Banking Family 1983 Jesse H. The Maze of Banking: History, Theory, Crisis 2015 Gary B. Gorton Gorton, Gary B. Jones Jones, Billy M. Jones Jones, Jesse H.

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