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Philly Fed Chief: Workers Need New Skills For Economic Growth

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Patrick Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, told Bloomberg on Tuesday (Nov. Economic incentives given by governments — say, tax credits, or others for job training — make a lot of sense,” Harker said. “I I would encourage more of these public-private partnerships through those kinds of tax credits.”.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. The Philadelphia Trust Company. Philadelphia. Brazos National Bank. Douglas National Bank. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. —Molly Bennett, executive editor, Independent Banker. Less than $300 million.

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Guest Post: 2013 Economic Year in Review and Outlook by Banker Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

He was just in Philadelphia on January 3rd delivering his last public speech and he nostalgically proclaimed that “the recovery remains incomplete,” which will qualify his comment for the understatement of the year award. The National Association of Business Economics, or “NABE,” is almost as optimistic at close to 3%.

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. As well as the economy has been doing from the momentum of tax cuts and reduced regulation, there are always looming issues. In our local area, we are still seeing modest growth in Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

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If Cash Won’t Die, Why Not Manage It Better Digitally?

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Cash is easily stolen, lost, laundered, hidden from the tax man, and rendered unhip by P2P and other rising mobile payment methods. Meanwhile, local politicians (and some national ones) are pushing back against the slow, but steady, spread of cashless-only-transaction policies by certain businesses. city to ban cashless stores.

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Housing markets have begun to improve with the national indices showing year-over-year growth of 3% to 4% recently. The “Fiscal Cliff” Who in their right minds would have so many critical tax codes and laws expiring all on the same year-end date? The tax bracket changes become permanent and that will allow planning to resume.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. Actually, the Bank had a one-time after tax litigation settlement (from a 2002-04 event) of $6.2 How did they lose it?