Bankers brace for slower loan growth as 2023 kicks off
Rising interest rates and the potential for weakening economic activity could result in moderating loan demand in the new year. Some bankers are already being more selective in their lending.
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Rising interest rates and the potential for weakening economic activity could result in moderating loan demand in the new year. Some bankers are already being more selective in their lending.
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Toms River-based OceanFirst's plan to buy Maryland-based Partners Bancorp has been dropped, as regulatory approval has taken too long.
OceanFirst Financial Corp. of Red Bank and Partners Bancorp of Salisbury, Md., have called off their plans to merge.
The $186 million deal, announced in November 2021, was originally expected to close in the first half of this year. "The environment for M&A is just more challenging," an OceanFirst executive says.