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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

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is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years.

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First Federal reorganizes, Regions wins presidential award

American Banker

First Federal Bank of Kansas City finalized a plan to reorganize its corporate structure; Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was one of 10 to win the "President's 'E' Award for Export Service"; Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group named Jim Weiss as Florida market president; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

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Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void. We urge you to make such legislation a priority.”. “We

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Synovus Buys FCB Financial In All-Stock Deal Valued At $2.9B

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Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 According to Synovus, once the deal closes, it will be the largest mid-cap bank in the Southeast by deposits.

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Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem

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Coverage includes eBay entering a new relationship with Apple Pay, MoneyGram and Visa announcing a new P2P partnership, Amazon expanding its Whole Foods Market delivery service to new Florida and New York markets, Synovus Financial acquiring FCB Financial Holdings and Ford Motor Co. launching a new self-driving unit. ebay Brings in Apple Pay.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

A recent data report culled from Sageworks Bank Information , a web-based data platform that includes financial and regulatory information on every U.S. bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.” Blog Bank' From that subset of all U.S.

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These Are Your Most Profitable Cash Management Clients

South State Correspondent

Here, a tool like IBIS World comes in handy for setting bank strategy as you can look up any of the below industries to see their geographical dispersion. National and regional banks control 70% of the cash management market, yet most cash management customers choose their bank because of service.