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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S.

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

After easing and keeping rates low for three years, the Fed began tightening from June, 2004 to June, 2006. This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

percent in 2004, a decline of 1.1 By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. Although community banks did not lend to sub-prime borrowers in any meaningful way, did we participate? High-tech employment fell from 12.1 What caused a dot-com bubble?

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Guest Post: 2Q Financial Markets and Economics Update - Second Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Lower GDP means lower inflation but it may also mean lower tax receipts. DLJ 06/30/24 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Tax cut and tax reform proposals have been floated. I believe that tax cuts will spur economic growth, but only if they do not increase government borrowing and the federal deficit. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The impact of the tax cuts has faded. However, don’t count on the usual spending boost from personal tax refunds as they are down by over $6 billion from this time last year. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. I estimated that real GDP growth would be between 2.0%

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Trillions of dollars of subsidies on “green” BS projects, electric vehicles no one wants, tax credits, debt forgiveness, and free money all fuel demand and contribute to inflation. Dorothy recently retired from Penn Community Bank where she worked since 2004. Real GDP was +3.2% in 4Q23, of which.73%

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