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Challenges Community Business Banks Face

COSTA MESA, CA—A lot of the challenges facing community business banks—or all banks, for that matter—hinge on the interests of their investors, who in large part establish the culture of a bank, Blue Gate's Chris Walsh tells GlobeSt.com.

By Carrie Rossenfeld | carrierossenfeld | Updated on February 21, 2017

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COSTA MESA, CA—A lot of the challenges facing community business banks—or all banks, for that matter—hinge on the interests of their investors, who in large part establish the culture of a bank, Blue Gate Bank‘s director of banking Chris Walsh tells GlobeSt.com. Blue Gate, a community bank with a leadership team of industry veterans who each bring 20-plus years of experience to the table, recently opened its doors here, marking it the first de novo bank to open locally since 2009. We spoke with Walsh, who offers nearly four decades of banking-industry expertise, about how the company is helping local businesses grow and sustain their organizations with products and services tailored to their needs, including real estate lending.

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