Article: Hotel lending is back - with reservations; bankers don't instantly hang up the phone when they hear the word "hotel" anymore. (includes related article on Branson, Missouri, hotel boom)

Article: Big Dogs and Small Dogs Duking it Out: Community banks take it on the chin as last year saw the most bank busts in a decade; still, more growth nationwide is coming from local players and big banks are struggling with focus.
US Banker;  March 1, 2003 ;     665 words ......between big and small in banking. Community banks drove most of the deposit growth...last year's casualties were community banks, including $700 million Internet...period of slow-down than the community banks have. Small banks aren't in...

Article: Upfront: Tech Opportunity Knocks for Community Banks.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
American Banker;  September 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ......technology challenge confronting community banks is daunting. Consider the current...Invest in your niches. Unless community banks focus their technology initiatives...retail banking segment. Instead, community banks should be pouring their technology...

Article: WEALTH: Broker Business Full of Untapped Potential.(community banks)(Statistical Data Included)
American Banker;  April 4, 2000 ;     700+ words ...For community banks just entering the brokerage business...number of new investment programs at community banks is tapering off, many industry experts...frenetic financial planning orientation community banks offer, said Brian Smith, director...

Article: Where Community Banks Are Losing Out.
Bank Investment Consultant;  February 1, 2008 ;     563 words ...Community banks' brokerage performance remained stable...The report aggregates information from community banks with assets under $4 billion, or 7,563...fund and annuity income suggests that community banks are doing better than they did in 2006...

Article: Community banks are their own toughest competitors
Bank News;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Community banks are aggressively courting business customers...compiles the views of top management at 921 community banks across the country and offers benchmark...trust banking. "The survey shows that community banks continue to adapt to changes in the...

Article: Top community banks set performance records in '92.
American Banker;  June 8, 1993 ;     700+ words ......keep up with the nation's top community banks. The 100 best performing banks...always been the hallmarks of good community banks: low costs, exceptionally close...Memphis, Tenn. The top 100 large community banks were selected from a group of...

Article: Small Banks Hang Back from Insurance Entry: A lower percentage of community banks are getting involved; analysts cite marketing and cross-sales expertise.(Brief Article)
American Banker;  November 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Most community banks stayed out of insurance distribution...Banks-In-Insurance in Washington. Moreover, community banks have made little progress toward increasing...years ago, he said, more than 30% of community banks were involved in insurance. Last year...

Article: Smaller community banks facing obstacles.
Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois);  September 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......credit unions and nonbanks, community banks face a myriad of challenges...substantially over the years, with small community banks affected the most, according...associations. Nationwide, the number of community banks has dropped from more than 10...

Article: Community Banks Gain Ground in Brokerage.
Bank Investment Consultant;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Brokers in community banks with assets under $4 billion averaged...year-over-year. With trailers factored in, community banks' brokerage revenues rose in the...Raymond James works with some 240 community banks in total, although not all of the...

Article: Best of the small banks feel pinch from rate rise. (community banks)
American Banker;  June 10, 1994 ;     700+ words ......cool at the nation's hottest community banks. After surging for three years...year at the most profitable community banks, according to an American Banker...The 100 most profitable large community banks - those with assets of $50 million...

Article: The evolution of derivative use by community banks from 1995-2003.
Journal of Commercial Banking and Finance;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......interest rate derivatives by community banks from 1995 to 2003. We can be reasonably sure that community banks' use of derivative securities...Several studies have isolated community banks and studied their use of derivatives...

Article: Instead of Cutting to the Bone, Consider Creative Building.(community banks, falling margins )
American Banker;  August 19, 2003 ;     563 words ...Community banks have been hit hard by margin compression...is a particularly acute problem for community banks for several reasons: - They typically...limited than those of larger banks. Community banks lack the scale for meaningful investment...

Article: Community Banks Still Charge Fewer, Lower Fees According To Federal Reserve Data.
PR Newswire;  August 25, 1999 ;     510 words ...WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Community banks are likely to charge fewer and...really get the best deal -- at community banks, says ICBA president Bob Barsness...Minn. Consumers will find that community banks will cater directly to customers...

Article: North Carolina Community Banks Warned to Protect Themselves from Loan Losses.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ......banking regulator is warning community banks across the state to build a...out of seven of this state's community banks is not adequately protected...won't be easy at a time when community banks are getting whipsawed by low...