John Reosti is a reporter covering community banks in particular and the financial services industry in general. He also focuses on the Small Business Administration, the National Credit Union Administration Board and issues connected to the CECL accounting standard.
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If the government insists on forcing another shutdown, business owners are intent on letting Congress know how much the last one hurt.
February 11 -
The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.
January 11 -
Bank OZK's George Gleason, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, needs to rein in the Arkansas bank's commercial real estate exposure to placate nervous investors.
December 31 -
Challenges will likely increase as interest rates rise and investors grow more concerned about a downward turn in the economic cycle.
November 16 -
The company is facing criticism after a big chargeoff on two properties, showing that investors have little patience when a risky business model shows signs of distress.
October 19 -
First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.
October 1 -
The Michigan company had been operating under the supervisory agreement since 2010.
August 17 -
The Nashville company significantly reduced the 2018 earnings projection for its mortgage business.
May 21 -
Preferred Bank's experience with an apartment developer is a reminder of how important strict underwriting terms will be as loan demand increases, rates rise and lenders try to outdo each other.
May 4 -
Investors are growing worried about lackluster loan growth this year at community banks.
April 12
