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How to Manage Your Efficiency Ratio with Loan Size

South State Correspondent

This development is very important to community banks, as their efficiency ratio also increased, but to 61.63%. The national banks have already indicated how they plan to reverse the efficiency ratio increase – through headcount reduction. What is Driving the Efficiency Ratio at Community Banks?

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Fee Income In Lending Is Crucial For Banks

South State Correspondent

Historically, community banks have relied on net interest margin (NIM) instead of fee income to drive return on equity (ROE). In contrast, larger banks have emphasized non-interest income rather than NIM to boost ROE and revenue. Industry Comparison of Fee Income. Why Fee Income Is Important. Conclusion.

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7 Reasons To Focus More on Hedge Fee Income

South State Correspondent

Many community banks are searching for ways to increase fee income, and many bank CEOs have concluded that fee income is a significant driver of revenue and profitability. We argue that larger banks do not have an inherent advantage over community banks in generating fee income because of their scale.

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Optimizing Loan Duration

South State Correspondent

Customers and competitors are challenging community banks to extend loan duration – borrowers are eager to lock fixed rates before they rise further, and many competitors are happy to oblige. But what are the optimal fixed terms for community banks given today’s interest rate, credit, and liquidity environment?

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3 Ways Credit Union Are Driving Growth

Abrigo

According to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) , credit unions had a record year in 2015, with 3.7 Creating top-rated apps Banking is becoming increasingly mobile, as checks are now frequently deposited and money can be transferred via the convenience of an application on a smart phone.

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Beyond Peer Analysis: Adopting a Benchmarking Mindset

Independent Banker

For the purposes of the Q2 2021 UBPR, regulators placed a Texas-based community bank into a nationwide group of other banks with assets between $300 Million and $1 Billion (“PG5”). for the bank and an average value of 3.40 Example: Net Interest Margin (NIM). Looking at NIM, in Q2 2021, the UBPR indicated a value of 3.52

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

I also focus on budgets, loan and deposit growth, net interest margins, quarterly comparison reports, and the banker’s view of his or her local economy. Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. We are staffed by 100 employees, who are very involved in their communities.

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