Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Dodd-Frank Update: Characteristics of profitable, thriving community banks revealed in Fed research

Banking, Inside the Beltway
By: Nathan Marinchick

New regulations, heightened supervisory expectations and challenging economic conditions continue to weigh on community banks as they work to help their communities rebuild in the wake of the economic crisis. However, recent research from the Federal Reserve shows community banks can thrive even under adverse circumstances. Fed Governor and former community banker Elizabeth Duke outlined the characteristics that are strongly linked to banks’ success during a speech at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business in Duluth, Ga., on Feb. 5.

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