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By Anita Todd
September 11, 2015

Buy and buy

A Polk County bank has become one of the largest lenders in Florida through an aggressive and counterintuitive strategy.

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By Jean Gruss
September 11, 2015

Familiar bankers

Fifteen former bank CEOs work for Seaside National Bank & Trust. The bank is expanding its network from Tampa to Sarasota and Naples.

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By Jean Gruss
June 19, 2015

Paying on time

Fewer bank customers are late paying their loans as the Gulf Coast economy recovers. That's good news for future bank profits.

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By Michael Hinman
June 19, 2015

Extending credit

Achieva's acquisition of Calusa Bank is rare for a credit union. It could help bridge two rival financial industries.

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By Jean Gruss
June 19, 2015

Better net

Banks make money on the difference between what they earn on loans and what they pay depositors. That measure is rising at most Gulf Coast banks.

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By Michael Hinman
April 10, 2015

Seeing red

Balance sheets didn't finish positive for some area banks. But confidence abounds for the future.

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By Mark Gordon
April 10, 2015

'Suck at retirement'

Dave Maraman has a lot of advice after working on both sides of banking: as a regulator and the one being regulated.

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By Jean Gruss
April 10, 2015

See one bank

C1 Financial's president and CEO, Trevor Burgess, says the bank is focused on growing its presence in its existing markets. After a successful IPO last year, it has money to lend.

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By Michael Hinman
April 10, 2015

Big brother

Regulators won't relent on oversight. That could open the door to more bank consolidation in the near future.

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By Jean Gruss
December 12, 2014

Problem solvers

Banks on the Gulf Coast have worked hard to get rid of bad loans on their books so they can focus on lending again.

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By Jean Gruss
November 7, 2014

Tenured banker

Gerri Moll says the region's economy has bounced back faster than she expected. Small-business lending is leading the recovery.

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By Jean Gruss
September 12, 2014

Staging an encore

Loan growth at Encore Bank has boosted the Naples bank's profits. Real estate lending is leading the way.

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By Jean Gruss
September 12, 2014

Back into the cape

Community banks are returning to Cape Coral, a city that was one of the hardest hit by the housing collapse. Rising real estate values are boosting confidence.