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Community Bank Performance – 2Q Lessons

South State Correspondent

On September 7, 2023, the FDIC released its banking profile. This quarterly publication provides a comprehensive financial results summary for all FDIC-insured institutions (4,645 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the FDIC). Rising market interest rates. While banks under $10B in assets comprise 97.8%

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Loan Hedging for Community Banks in 2024

South State Correspondent

Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased substantially over the last ten years. The market expects the current inverted yield curve to remain through much of 2024 (based on long-term interest rates and the expected rate cuts in 2024). Only 304 banks (or 6.7%

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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 2 Community banks are at a crossroads: innovate or be left behind (or acquired).

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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The State of Liquidity & Regulation in Banking

South State Correspondent

In this article, we recap the latest data on deposits and banking in order to give you an updated picture. The proposed regulations will impact about 30 banks, and the concepts will filter down to larger community banks between $50B and $100B. Deposit Balances The Fed’s H.8 Additionally, as evidenced by the H.4.1

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Forecasting Cost of Funds Given Fed Moves

South State Correspondent

Based on the futures market, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise the Fed Funds rate to 3.00% at its December 2022 meeting. In this article, we analyze the industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF) and track how community banks’ COF behaves relative to larger banks. Historical Cost of Funds Analysis.

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The Future of Noninterest Income at Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. This article looks at trends in growth and composition as well as legal, regulatory, and competitive pressure on noninterest earnings. Community banks target growth. Types of Noninterest Income.