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Banks Providing Low-Rate Loans, Deferments in Flood-Ravaged Louisiana

American Banker

Baton Rouge and surrounding areas in Louisiana have been hit by historic rain and flooding in recent days.

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Business First to acquire Louisiana rival Pedestal Bancshares

American Banker

The company will pay $211 million for a bank with 22 branches as $1.2 billion in assets.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

PYMNTS

This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Online lending .

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Rethinking The Reputation Of The Merchant Cash Advance

PYMNTS

The rise of alternative lending and familiarity of growing names like OnDeck is beginning to shift public perception of the merchant cash advance, however. “The lending world has evolved,” Mallinger explained, adding that today, MCAs don’t necessarily mean sky-high interest rates and fees.

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Louisiana governor vetoes bill to allow high-cost installment loans

American Banker

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Fortunately for Red River Bank, loan demand is picking up in Louisiana as cities stabilize from the pandemic and businesses reopen. That’s followed by residential mortgage lending (36.3%), small business lending (32.1%), commercial and industrial (C&I) lending (30%) and agricultural lending (23.6%).

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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Happy State Bank’s 32 offices are spaced over 500 miles, giving the bank’s lending portfolio geographic diversity. Today, Happy State Bank lends more conservatively as oil prices move higher. Energy lending has a few advantages over commercial real estate, says C.R. General Lending Web Exclusives'