Browsing: community

Key insight: Two small but profitable community banks opted to sell themselves to larger credit unions. Expert quote: “The deal flow I see on my desk, the…

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE: CHCT) has a remarkable dividend-raising track record. The company has boosted its dividend every quarter since it began paying one in 2015.…

Well-managed community banks deserve the ability to make the case for lowering their capital levels, writes Adam Mustafa, of Invictus Group.Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News Deregulation — particularly…

Key insight: A community bank that recently ended a program offering SBA loans of up to $150,000 is facing scrutiny from the Office of the Comptroller…

There are plenty of ways that lawmakers could help community bankers. Raising federal deposit insurance limits by a factor of 40 isn’t one of them, writes…

Key insight: Small business is a segment where community banks can take more market share, according to the chief retail officer at Webster Five, a community…

What’s at stake: Farmers National Banc Corp. in Canfield, Ohio, expects to accelerate its growth in the attractive Columbus marketplace with a $299 million, all-stock acquisition…

Key insight: The deal would give Bloomington, Illinois-based HBT Financial a bigger share in Midwestern markets where it already operates.What’s at stake: The proposed merger is…

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Sheila Bair argues that community banking in the U.S. is being slowly strangled by regulations that place heavier burdens on…

Expert quote: “Some of the regulations that we were really concerned about have been put on hold,” one Utah banker said.Supporting data: Community bankers said in…