Mississippi-based BankFirst Capital Corp., the parent company of BankFirst Financial Services, and Mississippi-based The Magnolia State Corp., recently signed a definitive merger agreement. Under t...
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MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, is seeking public comment on the Loan Boarding Data Segment. The Loan Boarding Data Segment (LBDS) is the first published subset of...
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Chicago-based CME Group Inc. plans to launch a second BrokerTec central limit order book (CLOB) for cash U.S. Treasuries during the third quarter, the financial services company said March 20. The ...
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SmartBiz has acquired United Community Bancshares and its subsidiary, Centrust Bank, a Chicago-based community bank. The combined company will be renamed SmartBiz Bank and operate under the bank h...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. The ECAP, adminis...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) elected Jack E. Hopkins, CorTrust Bank CEO and president, chairman on Friday at the ICBA LIVE event in Nashville. Hopkins will serve for the 2025-26...
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U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced legislation that seeks to enhance crop insurance protections for farmers, particularly beginning farmers. Specifically, the Crop ...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a six-month extension of the compliance dates for “names rule.” The names rule, adopted in September 2023, addresses fund names likel...
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Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week that seeks to increase the amount of capital available to small businesses. The Investing in All of America Act ...
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A bipartisan coalition led by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation this week to limit abusive pricing practices by ph...
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