Credit conditions will “weaken modestly” in the next six months as businesses and consumers become more cautious amid heightened uncertainty, according to the American Bankers Association’s first quarter Credit Conditions Index. [Continue]
Syracuse, Kan.-based Dream First Bank is expanding into Oklahoma by acquiring Alva-based BancCentral.
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Milwaukee-based payments fintech Fiserv recently expanded its reach in Europe by acquiring payment solutions provider CCV. [Continue]
High interest rates and input costs continue to constrain banker confidence this month, according to a regional monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region. [Continue]
The Independent Community Bankers of America supports ending the tax exemption for credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets. [Continue]
Home builder sentiment fell this month amid economic uncertainty, tariffs and higher-than-average construction costs, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. [Continue]
Executives and board members are optimistic about the economy and their local markets, according to the American Bankers Association Community Bank CEO Priorities for 2025 report released earlier this month. [Continue]
Small business owners were less optimistic last month than in January as labor shortages worsened, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. [Continue]
The United States has been exploited for too long in international trade, said Bart Fischer, co-director and agrilife associate professor at the Agricultural & Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University. [Continue]
Portland, Ore.-based Umpqua Bank is opening its first retail and commercial branch in Denver. [Continue]