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As part of this year's coverage of KCBJ's NextGen Leaders program, we checked back to see how four honorees from past classes are faring in their careers. Short answer: Not bad at all.

Two years of consolidation have reshaped banking in North Carolina. Now startup community banks are making a comeback — and it’s a trend that’s picking up speed.

Dallas Love Field is cheap. No, really, it is.

A new study of average airfares at 50 airports nationwide by respected aviation analyst Michael Boyd reveals the hub to have an average fare (including taxes) of $177.85. That ranks Love Field seventh among the airports included in the study.

Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, ranked first with an average fare of $161.37. Chicago's Midway Airport was No. 2 at $172.52.

Third was Ft. Lauderdale International Airport ($173.00),…

Ohio is among the worst states for student loan debt, according to a new report.

The Buckeye State is No. 5 on financial planning website WalletHub’s list of worst states for college debt.

The ranking was created by comparing all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 11 key metrics including average student debt to unemployment rate for people ages 25-34 to percentage of students with past-due loan balances.

Here’s how Ohio ranked in select categories (1 is most, 25 is average):

No.…

A wave of consolidation has caused a vast majority of deposits to be held by the region's six largest bank. At the same time small business lending by banks has fallen 32 percent.

With more than $8 billion currently loaned, the 23 Arizona-based credit unions operating in Maricopa County have a significant financial impact. The five largest credit unions in terms of total assets, the ranking element in the credit unions list published Friday by the Phoenix Business Journal, are all over the $1 billion mark.

The top five also account for $6.49 billion in loans. Of that total, according to National Credit Union Administration filings for the end of the first quarter, $1.75 billion…

Increased regulatory scrutiny kept them from doing what they loved.

A year after M&T Bank named Tim Wade to be the first New England market president, the Buffalo-based bank is ready to expand by opening a commercial loan production office near Boston.

Acquisitions bolstered net income for the bank with the largest percentage gain in profit.

The local credit union is the second in San Antonio to open the door for Carvana for new customer deal flow.