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Why Diversification Fails at Banks

South State Correspondent

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. It is hard to achieve geographical diversification within a bank’s footprint.

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Why Diversification Fails at Banks

South State Correspondent

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. It is hard to achieve geographical diversification within a bank’s footprint.

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Stressing the importance of stress tests

Abrigo

Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced how “the big banks” fared on their annual stress tests (The Wall Street Journal’s Briefly blog offers what to know and what is relevant about the exams). It was a critical day in the eyes of those at Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo and others at the top.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets & Economic Update 4Q23 by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Unsurprisingly, the largest declines occurred starting monthly in March, 2006 and on a y-o-y basis in September, 2006 and continued to November, 2009. The largest monthly decline took place in May, 2009 at -27.2% Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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The Niche Bank

Jeff For Banks

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. their yield on loans in 2009 was 12.19%.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

and is at risk of falling. in eight of the forty-one quarters since 2009. Both spread inversions precede recession by 13 months (as in 2000 for the 2001 recession) to 26 months (as in 2006 for the 2008-2009 recession). Since June, 2009, GDP has risen a cumulative +25%, compared to +42.6% Core PCE has only exceeded 2.0%

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

annually since 2009, while the record expansion of the 1990s saw growth of 3.6%. One of the causes of low growth since 2009 is uncovered! Low productivity continues, just as it has since this recovery began in 2009, averaging only 1.3% Another of the causes of low growth since 2009 is unveiled! The economy has grown 2.2%