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Are POC Taking Full Advantage of Property Tax Appeals in Texas?

SWBC's LenderHub

In case you missed the first one, A Discussion About Equity and Inclusion in Lending , we are engaging in various conversations with real estate and real estate lending professionals regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion within our industries. Welcome to the second conversation in our Elevating Voices Series!

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Lower taxes, more M&A: Behind a California bank’s move to Texas

American Banker

First Foundation is relocating its corporate headquarters to Dallas, where the tax burden is lighter and it sees more opportunity to beef up lending, add wealth management clients and pursue acquisitions of community banks.

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Meta in S.D. to Buy Tax-Refund Loan Services Provider

American Banker

has agreed to buy the tax advance and consumer lending business of Specialty Consumer Services in Hurst, Texas. Meta Financial in Sioux Falls, S.D.,

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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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2016 Risk Management Summit wrap-up

Abrigo

Sageworks hosted the 5th Annual Risk Management Summit September 14-16 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Summit attendees had the opportunity to experience several new features at this years’ conference including the ALLL User preconference, the Tax Return Challenge and Industry-Specific roundtables.

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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. Photo by Dennis Burnett. Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. By Mindy Charski.

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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. By Molly Bennett. Slow down and have better work-life balance.