The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently updated the environmental review requirements for multifamily housing. The changes revise the Multifamily Accelerated Processing ...
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A group of 53 state bankers associations recently sent a comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency urging the agency to strengthen its proposed rule implementing the GENIUS Act. ...
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The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed the Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia of LaGrange, Ga. The department appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiv...
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The Investment Company Institute (ICI) is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to modernize its Recordkeeping Rule to better reflect the realities of the 21st Century. In a letter to the ...
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Columbia Bank is launching its Franchise Banking Team, an initiative designed to strengthen the bank's capabilities to support franchisors and operators with banking relationships. James Short and ...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a request for comment on Thursday regarding potential modifications to its Commitments of Traders Reports (COT Reports) program. COT reports a...
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Banner Corporation, which owns Banner Bank, is acquiring Pacific Financial Corporation, the holding company for Bank of the Pacific. Bank of the Pacific is a 55-year-old bank with 18 branches and o...
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek recently signed legislation that provides up to $1 million per year in state tax credits for three years to newly chartered Oregon banks. The tax incentives apply to Oregon-...
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Fintech OppFi is buying BNC Corp. and its subsidiary BNC National Bank in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $130 million. OppFi is a tech-enabled digital finance platform that pa...
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A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association has found that commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending increased 40 percent to $706 billion in 2025. The estimate exceeds the $505 ...
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