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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies. By Mindy Charski.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

In such an environment, community banks should focus on the power of their relationships with customers, according to Kent Kirby, a retired banker with 39 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking; lending, loan review, back-room operations, portfolio management, portfolio analytics, and credit policy. The result?

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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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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

When the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors was introduced at ICBA LIVE in San Antonio, Texas, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. Bank Operations and Payments chair Alice P.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

PYMNTS

Alternative Lending. alternative small business lending firm, that secured $900 million in 2017, while other alternative finance players, like LendingPoint and SoFi , landed significant investment rounds. The company operates a working capital and trade finance solution for companies to secure financing to power global trade.

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Happy Returns

Independent Banker

Mikella Newsom (middle) successfully manages a $325 million institutional investment portfolio for City Bank in Lubbock, Texas. Greg Steverson, executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Ledyard National Bank in Norwich, Vt., Investment principles of top bank portfolio managers. “Our

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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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