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Energy Woes to Test Real Estate Underwriting in Shale Regions

American Banker

Bankers in the Bakken Share region of Minnesota and North Dakota are keeping an eye on exposure to hotels, apartments and retail space as economic slowdowns occur in energy producing markets.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2016 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. My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

PYMNTS

And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the Top 12 news items in one major market in the payments ecosystem: mobile payments. Samsung Pay is the first mobile payment service of its kind to be launched in Spain, giving it a head start in the market over Apple Pay and Android Pay. Apple Pay — 20 Months In.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

TD has been a player that maintained its acquired market share so we are hoping this one doesn’t get messed up like other Canadian banks that have struggled in the Southwest. banks by market value.”. Thanks for elevating the pressing need for bankers to think more like marketers. You aren’t competing with the supermarket.”.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

FICO

Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota are almost 30 points higher than the national average, coming in at 734, 731 and 730. Nice year-round weather and a hot job market comes at a cost! MSAs have also seen their average FICO® Scores increase since the great recession! For this blog, we evaluated 33 MSAs.