Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Rises 1st Time in 4 Years Every year we look forward to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) release telling us how much Thanksgiving Dinner should cost. And every year we go shopping and spend considerably more…
De Novo Class of 2019; ILCs Need Not Apply
De Novo Class of 2019; ILCs Need Not Apply This year is shaping up to have the most de novo bank activity in a decade. Ten banks opened their doors during the first three quarters of the year and eight…
Three Banks Close in a Span of Eight Days
Three Banks Close in a Span of Eight Days The third FDIC-Insured bank in a span of eight days was closed on November 1st. Zero-Star City National Bank of New Jersey was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of…
Two Banks With Much in Common Fail
Two Banks With Much in Common Fail Two banks failed last Friday (October 25th). That’s as many as have failed in the previous two years combined. The immediate question that came to our mind was, what do these two banks…