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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

State Bank of Texas, led by president Sushil Patel (center), has a niche working with hospitality customers like Reena and Arun Patel, who own and operate a La Quinta hotel in Dallas. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Hospitality lending is a natural fit for the State Bank of Texas.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

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Ultima Bank Minnesota. 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. Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO, Genesee Regional Bank. Genesee Regional Bank. Rapid City.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Building from Scratch

Independent Banker

Since then, she has worked in nearly every operational area to gain firsthand experience, from her first job as a bank teller to her current role today as the founder, chairman and CEO of Summit Bank. Two years later, Nelson moved as a single mom to Oakland, where she again found a job as a teller at a regional bank.

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