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Are de novos making a comback?

Abrigo

For perspective, a mere 4 banks have opened since 2011, and two of those were in 2017 alone: both International Bank of Commerce of Oklahoma City, OK, and Blue Gate Bank of Costa Mesa, CA, opened in January 2017. Monk writes that there were 6 applications for deposit insurance in 2016.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. By Ed Avis.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Nikitra Bailey, EVP, Center for Responsible Lending (Durham, NC). Nadine Cohen, Managing Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services (Boston, MA). Ronette Hauser-Jones, Mortgage Division President, Great Plains Bank (Oklahoma City, OK). Mae Watson Grote, Founder and CEO, The Financial Clinic (Brooklyn, NY).

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. Oklahoma City. Underlying BankVista’s success has been a management philosophy focused on open debate about how to improve, Freeman adds. Quontic Bank.

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Fintech Fundings: 24 Companies Raise $560 Million Week Ending Sep 18

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: New York City. HQ: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. HQ: New York City. Risk management for P2P lending. HQ: New York City. HQ: New York City. Direct debit management services. Tags: Advisors, wealth management, personal financial management. Online investment platform.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

Fintech Labs Insights

Expense management solutions for small businesses. HQ: New York City. 401(k) management. HQ: Oklahoma City. Using the blockchain for managing records. Card rewards management. Tags: Enterprise, SMB, investing, wealth management, data. Latest round: $135 million at $1 billion valuation.