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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. As well as the economy has been doing from the momentum of tax cuts and reduced regulation, there are always looming issues. In our local area, we are still seeing modest growth in Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

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Guest Post: 2013 Economic Year in Review and Outlook by Banker Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

He was just in Philadelphia on January 3rd delivering his last public speech and he nostalgically proclaimed that “the recovery remains incomplete,” which will qualify his comment for the understatement of the year award. Mortgage rates rose just as much and they may potentially damage the housing market recovery. once again.

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If Cash Won’t Die, Why Not Manage It Better Digitally?

PYMNTS

Cash is easily stolen, lost, laundered, hidden from the tax man, and rendered unhip by P2P and other rising mobile payment methods. The most progressive brands in the market have gone cashless,” Hassan said, thanks in large part to the relatively high labor and financial costs of handling, depositing and processing bills and coins.

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

more “promises,” and a constant flow of new money into the markets. The biggest beneficiary of all this Fed activity has been the stock market—which ended the year at some pretty good “handles,” with the Dow above 13,000, S&P 500 above 1,400, and the Nasdaq above 3,000. Oh, wait, our Congress!

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. The Philadelphia Trust Company. Philadelphia. Brazos National Bank. Douglas National Bank. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. —Molly Bennett, executive editor, Independent Banker. Less than $300 million.

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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

A New Year of Volatility 2015 ushered in a whole new season of volatility in the bond and stock markets. Oil Steals the Show The biggest story of the past year in the markets has to be the plunging price of oil, down 50% in 2014 to below $50 per barrel. At least we are not in Boston. We need a change of seasons!

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010.