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Kentucky banks stand tall

Independent Banker

Chris Vogt of the Wisconsin Badgers NCAA basketball team presents an anonymous donation to First Kentucky Bank officials. The weekend after the tornado hit, community bank employees from across the region, from tellers up to the C-suite, answered the needs of the community in any way they could. A beacon of light.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

The list identified a significant uptick in commercial and industrial lending in the South, as 7 of the 15 community banks included are located in the region. ” The data pointed to states south of the Mason-Dixon Line as host to an increase in C&I loans in the third quarter. From that subset of all U.S.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Our efforts are paying off

Independent Banker

I’ll be heading to the Wisconsin Bankers Association annual convention and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas regional meetings. 2155 provided for similar relief for banks in rural markets, the agencies’ proposed rule would expand that relief to all institutions and markets. Where I’ll be this month.

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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. Nasdaq: WSBF) Waterstone is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

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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. My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years.

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Cloud Wars: How The Rivalry Between Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Has Enabled The Rise Of Multi-Cloud Strategies

CB Insights

Many are already leveraging the products and services from market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS), which offers one of the most comprehensive and reliable cloud platforms today. CSNET connected universities like California-Berkeley, Delaware, Princeton, Purdue, Washington, and Wisconsin for research purposes.

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FinovateFall: Mapping the Future of Fintech Today

Fintech Labs Insights

Three companies scheduled to demonstrate their latest technologies live on the Finovate stage this week hail from Texas, two from Florida, and five from the Great Lakes region of Wisconsin and Michigan. are sharing space with Nigeria and Cyprus, countries that are relative newcomers to the global fintech scene.

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