Community banking
Community banking
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Banks are taking back more farmland through foreclosure than at any point in the past three years as low crop prices, epic flooding and the Trump administration’s trade spat with China have left many farmers struggling to pay their debts.
September 11 -
Like many regional banking companies, Huntington Bancshares casts itself as a community bank, albeit one with more than $100 billion in assets.
September 9 -
Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.
September 2 -
The bank started buying more Treasurys and mortgage-backeds over a year ago, long before talk about rate cuts. What did it know that its rivals didn't?
August 25 -
With long-term interest rates at historic lows, mortgage refinancing is coming on strong. But that additional revenue may not be enough to offset net interest margin pressures and lost servicing income.
August 15 -
It’s hard to time the next economic slowdown. But lenders, many with lingering memories of the financial crisis, are taking steps now to limit exposure in commercial real estate, construction and other loan segments.
August 4 -
The regulators have yet to complete rules on regional bank supervision, community bank capital and other provisions meant to ease institutions' burden.
August 1 -
The Delaware company, best known for issuing prepaid cards, has ramped up commercial real estate securitizations. The shift promises to deliver big fees, but it could also cause headaches if defaults spike.
July 30 -
As budget questions loom over the most popular Small Business Administration loans, lenders have embraced the previously overshadowed 504 program after a key policy tweak.
July 18 -
The decision gives the vast majority of banks and credit unions another year to implement the controversial accounting method for loan losses.
July 17