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Michigan community banks strike deal to merge

American Banker

ChoiceOne Financial Services would pay about $180 million to acquire Fentura Financial in a bid to expand in Detroit's suburbs. The deal would create a bank with more than $4 billion of assets.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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Podcast: Minority Banks and Financial Inclusion

ABA Community Banking

First Independence Bank was founded 50 years ago to help rebuild Detroit's economy in the wake of damaging urban violence. The post Podcast: Minority Banks and Financial Inclusion appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017

Celent Banking

The Ford GT showcases Detroit's recent focus on platform engineering — the configuration of common unibody structures and drivetrain components to create unique products that can appeal to disparate customers. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017: Innovation on Display

Celent Banking

The Ford GT showcases Detroit's recent focus on platform engineering — the configuration of common unibody structures and drivetrain components to create unique products that can appeal to disparate customers. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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Main Street Focus

Independent Banker

with financing from Urban Partnership Bank. Urban Partnership Bank builds up people and communities. When Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago was born four years ago from the remains of a failed community development institution, its mission was revised and then revived again. A Special Mission. By Ed Avis.

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VC Seems To Fizzle Out For B2B FinTechs

PYMNTS

While the challenger bank community has received the most attention in the U.K., Penta CEO and Co-Founder Lav Odorovic said in a statement that “Germany’s traditional banks are miserably failing to satisfy business owners.”. This week, the U.S.

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