2004 Lending Management Marketing 
Jeff For Banks
APRIL 4, 2024
And then what happened in 2004-06 happened again. The Fed has paused for nearly a year now, and it was our experience in 2006-07 that bank cost of funds continued to increase as the market closed the delta between what someone could earn in a money market mutual fund and a bank account. Cost of funds is leveling off now.
Jeff For Banks
MAY 4, 2020
As the stock market faltered in March, we saw the Federal Reserve step up with emergency rate cuts and Quantitative Easing to buy bonds. As stocks worsened and bond markets traded in a volatile and chaotic manner, the Fed once again stepped in with a surprise rate cut (on a weekend!) The actions taken by the Fed stabilized markets.
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Jeff For Banks
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
After a lengthy stretch of strong economic growth and stock market gains, the inevitable correction arrived with force in the fourth quarter, culminating with a December that can only be described as “tres terrible!” Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. 50% between 2 and 10 years.
Jeff For Banks
JUNE 2, 2023
The old borrow short, lend long strategy. To you, manage your interest rate risk. percent in 2004, a decline of 1.1 By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. To fight inflation, the Fed raised rates aggressively (familiar?). What caused it?
Jeff For Banks
JUNE 8, 2013
It appears that banks that had the ability to do the same during the heady lending times of 2004 - 2007 found it to be an enduring strategy (see table from Fed study). If we learn anything from this study, it is that at least one member of senior management should be like William McChesney Martin. And fire your strategists.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 6, 2020
However, the number of banks has steadily declined over the years, partly driven by merger and acquisition (M&A) activity — with much of that consolidation occurring in the community bank market. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018.
TrustBank
DECEMBER 8, 2022
By the 1990’s, improvements in technology and further changes to securities regulations made it easier for corporate customers to access financial markets directly. This forced banks to renew their focus on middle market commercial banking and consumers. From 1990-2004, US home ownership rose 7.45% to 69.2% from 1965-1990.
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