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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

On the liability side of SVB’s $173B in deposits at the end of 2022, approximately 97% were uninsured and above the $250k in FDIC protection threshold. The SVB Takeaway For Community Banks Community banks should continue to monitor their deposit base, liability sensitivities, and duration risks.

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AI fraud challenges: How to guard against losses

Abrigo

Public social media sources have made it easier for fraudsters to obtain information by looking at what people post online. Your financial institution can help build awareness and encourage best practices for protecting personal information by providing educational materials to your community.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations.

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Trust: Once Again the Most Precious Currency in Banking

Gonzobanker

Irvine Sprague, Former FDIC Director So Gonzo Bankers … how many of us have been hesitant lately to check our iPhone each morning to see what trouble may have hit the fan in the financial world during a few restless hours of slumber? “Bank confidence is a fragile reed, and a troubled bank is damaged by any rumors, true or not.”

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Although community banks did not lend to sub-prime borrowers in any meaningful way, did we participate? In many respects, community banks were caught in the cross-fire through the purchase of those mbs instruments – and subsequent trial through public sentiment. We took a serious reputational hit. credit default swaps anyone?).

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio.

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Squared Away- How It Happened

Jeff For Banks

The challenge was that it was a book designed for community financial institutions. The subtitle came from a virtual conference where Jelena McWilliams, the FDIC Chair, said those words. But it is not as targeted towards micro issues facing community financial institutions, as was mine. Very niche. Not a large audience.