Banks nibbling at Cascades market

Bend-based bank still dominates, but competitors making inroads

By David Fisher / The Bulletin
October 28, 2007

Weighted down by housing woes, bank deposits in Deschutes County dropped this year for the first time in more than a decade, a federal agency reported this month.

Nevertheless, a host of community banks, drawn by the county’s strong record of growth, are furiously pouring resources....

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