Despite lingering concerns in the ag sector and a tightening labor market, the landscape is looking up for banks. Second quarter GDP growth was 4.1 percent and fintech is a ripe field for exploration. [Continue]
It can be difficult to discern what excites Kathy Thorson more: helping people or promoting her community. The longtime business banker and newly-named community banking president of MetaBank, Sioux Falls, is adept at both. [Continue]
You might have heard the media buzz about Bitcoin but not understand the clamor. Supporters will tell you it’s a different, possibly better, currency. [Continue]
This week’s report includes filings from Illinois and Nebraska. [Continue]
This week’s report includes filings from Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota. [Continue]
This week’s report includes filings from Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Montana. [Continue]
Peoples Bank SB, Munster, Ind., filed to merge with First Personal Bank, Orland Park, Ill.
Community Bank, Nevada, filed to… [Continue]
Community bankers are increasingly aware of the need to improve their fraud detection efforts and establish centralized governance systems to get a better grasp on managing the risks of fraud. Automation can help with that. [Continue]
The new standard eliminates the “probable” recognition threshold in current generally accepted accounting principles, and instead reflects an organization’s current estimate of all expected credit losses over the contractual term of its financial assets. [Continue]
Reasonably Expected Market Area is a tool used in fair lending examinations, but you won’t find a standard definition in any federal law or regulation. [Continue]