2010 Community Lending Security 
Abrigo
MARCH 3, 2022
In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. It should be noted that almost all mortgage security finance (i.e.,
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PYMNTS
MAY 30, 2018
Financing of all sorts was on the downswing, and SMB owners began dipping into their own piggy banks before seeking a lending agreement. For 40 percent, the challenges came from paying operational expenses, while 30 percent said securing credit was a pressing issue. In the 10 years following the financial crisis, the U.S.
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms. But community banks should not be without hope, nor should they underestimate the significance of customer relationships.
Jeff For Banks
JANUARY 27, 2011
I was at a strategic planning retreat a few weeks back where a colleague lauded the concept of bankers getting back to plain vanilla community banking. But if you read or watch interviews of CEOs of community FIs from 2008 forward, you will be bombarded with the message that they didn''t engage in the things that led to the collapse.
Jeff For Banks
JUNE 2, 2023
The old borrow short, lend long strategy. Economists cite as the main culprit the collapse of the subprime mortgage market — defaults on high-risk housing loans — which led to a credit crunch in the global banking system and a precipitous drop in bank lending. To fight inflation, the Fed raised rates aggressively (familiar?).
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 17, 2017
Ultimately, that effort was pushed back by a coalition of unions, consumer groups, community banking groups and legislators that did not trust Walmart’s business plan or intentions once they had the license and FDIC deposit insurance in hand. That lending operation has been fairly successful for Square, and has lent out over $1.8
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