The Bank Director magazine published their annual Bank Performance Scorecard for 2012 in July. The following are the top 10 banks with assets under $1 Billion: [TABLE=1122] Source: Going For Gold: 2012 Bank Performance Scorecard, Bank Director For the full list of 178 banks in the ranking click here. The mean Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)/Loans & Other Real-Estate Owned (OREO) is 5.76%. …

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The Bank Director magazine recently published the 2012 Bank Performance Scorecard  which ranks America’s top listed banks.From the report: As in previous years, the 2012 Bank Performance Scorecard used five key metrics that measure profitability (core return on average assets and core return on average equity); capital strength (ratio of tangible common equity to tangible …

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The Global Finance magazine published their annual ranking of The Safest Banks in North America for 2012 back in March. From the news release: The banks were selected through a comparison of the long-term credit ratings and total assets of the largest banks. Ratings from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch were used. The Safest Banks …

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The Global Finance magazine has published its first-ever ranking of the Safest Banks in Emerging Markets. While the banking industry in the developed world is struggling to gain some credibility, investors are increasingly focusing their attention on emerging market banks which are much more risk-averse and have better potential for growth. In fact, many developed …

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