by Ken Chase | May 23, 2022 | Banks, Market
By: Ken Chase. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In a press release this week, CommunityBank of Texas, N.A. and Allegiance Bankannounced plans to rebrand their merged companies as Stellar Bank after the new company completes its system conversion later in 2022. The...
by Ken Chase | May 23, 2022 | Banks, Market
By: Ken Chase. Estimated reading time: 7 minutes For people who live in the world’s developed nations, the banking sector is often an afterthought. Most of those citizens spend little or no time thinking about the role that their countries’ banks play in fueling...
by Ken Chase | May 23, 2022 | Banks, Financial
By: Ken Chase. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes With the ongoing digital revolution in full swing, conversations about financial technology often gravitate toward the new upstart fintech companies that are actively disrupting the banking and payment industries. Many...
by Ken Chase | May 17, 2022 | Banks, Market
By: Ken Chase. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In a press release on May 9, U.S. Bancorp unveiled a proposed community benefits plan (CPB) intended to enhance and support capital access in low and moderate-income communities. According to U.S. Bank, the plan has...
by Ken Chase | May 13, 2022 | Banks, Market
By: Ken Chase. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes During her May 10 testimony in a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the country’s financial system is still functioning “in an orderly manner,” but also warned lawmakers...