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Community banks’ net income, loan balances increase in 2014

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The latest FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile was just released and the industry continues to be led by the nation’s community banks. The positive trends from the third quarter of 2014 continued for the industry sub-set. percent of community banks were unprofitable during the quarter. Loan balances continue to increase.

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Community banks’ net income, loan balances increase in 2014

Abrigo

The latest FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile was just released and the industry continues to be led by the nation’s community banks. The positive trends from the third quarter of 2014 continued for the industry sub-set. percent of community banks were unprofitable during the quarter. Loan balances continue to increase.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

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According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The agency first proposed a special banking charter for FinTechs in 2014 that would limit pushback from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

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Nationally, the picture is a fine one. However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.” Specifically for businesses, are commercial loans on the rise?

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Cutting the red tape for community banks

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Many community banks see this as a welcomed move towards offering smaller institutions some relief from the regulatory pressures of their larger, national counterparts. Laura Stewart, CEO of Sound Community Bank in Washington said of preparing the call report: "It almost feels like a full-time job."

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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I But what about the entrepreneurs who are still hanging onto their dreams of starting a retail business? And what is that model?

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