Community banking
Community banking
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The Treasury's recommendations come as federal bank regulators have indicated they will soon release a proposal to reform Community Reinvestment Act policy.
April 3 -
One purpose of the Senate bill was for small banks to rein in skyrocketing costs, but some bankers question whether the changes will save them money, and adapting to the reforms may even increase spending.
March 28 -
The biggest legacy of the current regulatory relief effort may be the increasing focus on whether organizing banks in supervisory buckets by asset size makes sense. Yet the bill deals with just one of the two big asset thresholds in the law.
March 26 -
A bill to allow captive insurance companies to be reinstated as members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System appears to be dividing the FHLB community.
March 21 -
BankFirst Financial Services in Columbus, Miss., has acquired HomeFirst, a mortgage services firm.
March 15 -
To attract new customers, banks are getting rid of the paper-based payments process between builders and subcontractors.
March 2 -
Blue Lion Capital, which is upset with the Seattle company's growth strategy, also wants to replace two of the company's directors.
February 26 -
Stephen Calk is in the national media glare because his small Chicago-based bank made two enormous loans to Paul Manafort, President Trump's onetime campaign manager. Here’s a look at Calk's career and how he ended up in this spot.
February 23 -
The Chicago bank is denying a report that its CEO, Steve Calk, made $16 million in mortgage loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for a job in the White House.
February 21 -
The Puerto Rico-based bank failed in 2015. The FDIC, its receiver, is seeking unspecified economic and punitive damages from 16 lenders, including Bank of America, Barclays and Credit Suisse.
February 21 -
The Michigan company has been acquisitive lately, buying California branches and a wealth advisory firm.
February 21 -
Nonbank mortgage firms are seeking formal assurance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they will not become subject to surprise audits or enforcement without involvement of a state regulator.
February 14 -
The Massachusetts bank — and former credit union — bought Cumberland County Mortgage in Maine.
January 31 -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service is piloting a new construction-to-permanent loan program after a previous venture in 2016 to spur construction lending in rural areas failed to attract many participants.
January 29 -
The Seattle company, which is gearing up for a proxy battle with Blue Lion Capital, appointed a former U.S. Bancorp executive to fill a board vacancy.
January 26 -
Net interest income has surged thanks to rising rates, but noninterest income has lagged as trading revenue has weakened, refi demand has softened and fees from deposit service charges have barely budged. Is this the new normal?
January 24 -
The Illinois company reported strong loan growth, an wider net interest margin and a one-time net tax benefit of nearly $8 million tied to recently passed tax reform.
January 22 -
The New York multifamily lender is making steady progress in a multiyear effort to reduce its dependency on commercial real estate.
January 19 -
Blue Lion Capital, which had a recent request for a board seat rejected, plans to nominate multiple people to run for the board at HomeStreet's next annual meeting.
January 17 -
Progressives have been setting off alarm bells this week over the Senate’s bill to ease some Dodd-Frank rules, but the changes are more modest than many assume.
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