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Creating a Customer-Centric, Digital Financial Institution

Abrigo

Once only accessible to large financial institutions and digital-only banks, today’s technology affords smaller financial institutions the opportunity to level the playing field by automating the lending process to get money in customers’ hands sooner. Technology, like banking, isn’t “one-size-fits-all.” Go the extra mile.”.

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

PYMNTS

.” That lack of awareness can be damaging to the economy: An entrepreneur who fails to obtain a bank loan may give up on the business venture altogether, losing out on an opportunity to generate revenue, create jobs and contribute to the broader economy through tax payments. Localizing Capital.

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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Texas and Oklahoma banks “got killed in the mid-1980s,” he says. 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. General Lending Web Exclusives' Pat Hickman, Happy State Bank.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. 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%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Less than $300 million.

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For Ag Lenders, Farm Outlook Warrants Watching

Abrigo

farmers is even more unpredictable than in recent years, so financial institutions will want to keep a close eye on the agricultural sector -- both to protect ag lending portfolios and tap into ag loan growth opportunities. Stay up to date on the farm outlook and ag lending best practices. Property taxes/fees: 1.4% Ag Lending.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

GonzoBanker of the Year – The Gonzo team would like to salute the career of David Rainbolt of BancFirst in Oklahoma. The Real “Lending” Stock Award – Goes to longtime player LendingTree. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club? Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Oklahoma City. Tags: Enterprise, underwriting, credit, lending, analytics, API, Life.SREDA (investor). Source: TechCrunch. Alt-lender to small businesses. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Latest round: $135 million at $1 billion valuation. Total raised: $600 million. Source: Finovate. Secure messaging for financial services. million Seed.