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Stressing the importance of stress tests

Abrigo

March comes in like a lion for the nation’s largest banks. The reports were positive: all 31 stressed banks “passed,” showing that they are stronger than they have been at any time since the tests began in 2009, the Fed reported. Stress testing is a critical risk management technique that deserves bolstering.

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Austin Is Bringing The FinTech Heat

PYMNTS

Nate Stewart, Group Product Manager for BigCommerce , an eCommerce platform with deep roots in Austin, provided a glimpse into what really helps Austin stand apart and why startups can’t help but flock to the city. Austin’s startup community has seen a big transformation over the years.

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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. Net charge-offs peaked at 2.19% of total loans in 2009.

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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%

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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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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Crude oil prices have dropped more than 50 percent from last July to this January, and they haven’t hovered this low since 2009. billion-asset community bank based in Happy, Texas. By Howard Schneider. More stable than real estate.

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An Unexpected Turn

Independent Banker

Early Air Force service prepared the way for community banking in California. I reluctantly agreed to call the number in the ad and, to my surprise, was granted an interview and soon hired as the first management trainee for American National Bank, a small community bank headquartered in Bakersfield. By Stephen M.