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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Coldwater, Ohio. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. For instance, ICBA is calling for congressional hearings on the credit union tax exemption. Chairman Brad M. Bolton, President/CEO/senior lender, Community Spirit Bank, Red Bay, Ala.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. Coldwater, Ohio. in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. Coldwater, Ohio. Jack Hartings Photo by Michael Nemeth. By Kelly Pike. Employees: 80.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. First Bank of Ohio. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. 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. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. Less than $300 million.

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Possible Finance Personal Loans Review

MyBankTracker

APRs are lower than predatory lending options. Possible Finance provides its loans to people with poor or no credit, which means it takes on more lending risk than a traditional lender that looks for customers with strong credit history. Are Personal Loans Taxable or Tax-Deductible? Designed for borrowers with bad credit.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. The community bank also hopes to participate in a new tax-exempt savings program for first-time homebuyers that was approved by the state of Michigan in April. So how can community banks help? Flexibility needed.

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The Time Is Now

Independent Banker

With so many community bankers sending messages asking members of Congress to scrap the proposed Federal Reserve stock dividend cut along with ICBA-led advocacy, we were able to achieve a big win—community banks with $10 billion in assets and less will be exempt from this backdoor tax on only our industry. in Coldwater, Ohio.