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Minority Depository Institutions Have Vital Role Serving Vulnerable Communities
Minority depository institutions merit particular attention because of the unique role they play in nurturing economic activity in minority and low- and moderate-income communities.
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Small Banks Squeezed
With consistent loan quality and resilient lending activity, community banks?and the traditional banking model they represent?can be a much-needed force for financial stability. Unfortunately, they?ve struggled to maintain market share, partly as a result of unintended consequences of public policy.
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Eleventh District community banks outperform peers despite weaker credit quality
Eleventh District community banks will likely continue to outperform their nationwide peers in terms of profitability, given their larger share of noninterest-bearing deposits.
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Redlining or red herring?
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Eleventh District Banks Confront Challenging Energy, Rate Situation
Regional banks continue to navigate through the reality of depressed, though stable, energy prices. The institutions? performance slipped behind that of their counterparts nationally in 2016.
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Robust regional banking sector faces new economic hurdles
Profitability held steady at Eleventh District banks in 2014 as they continued outperforming their counterparts nationwide. However, rising interest rates and lower oil prices have emerged as potential tests for the region?s institutions.
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Bank performance stable but headwinds mounting
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Bank performance strengthens
Bank performance, both nationwide and here in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, has rebounded from the depths of the financial crisis. Data for 2013 show ongoing improvement in profitability, asset quality and loan growth, with banks in the Eleventh District continuing to outperform their counterparts nationwide.
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A Lender for Tough Times
Community banks are not only a major source of credit, but also a stable one for businesses. During the recent financial crisis and its aftermath, these smaller, traditional lenders provided credit to many firms, especially small businesses, when they needed it most.