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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

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Alvarez, Executive Director, Housing & Education Alliance, Tampa, Fla. Kukla, Senior Vice President, Center for Responsible Lending, Durham, N.C. DeBery, Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Risk Management, Bath Savings Institution, Bath, Maine. Kathleen C. Christopher G. Kathleen J. Ricardo ‘Ricky’ D.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Rex Johnson, Baxter Credit Union founder and former CEO – Rex was a legend in the credit union industry who will always be remembered as the “Yoda” of lending.

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Managing Commercial Real Estate in a COVID-Ravaged Landscape

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His response: “Have you ever tried to repossess a Lamborghini from a Tampa Bay Buccaneer lineman? It’s been a nice decade of growth and shareholder value expansion, but now bank shareholder value will hinge very much on how well the coming storm of credit risk and capital is managed. Enough said, Tom.