Abrigo

OCTOBER 30, 2015

With the recession fading into the more distant past, banks – in particular, community banks – have seen several years of loan growth. Banks, according to Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, are starting to reach for additional growth by lending to less creditworthy borrowers, a move that increases risk to the institution.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2017

For perspective, a mere 4 banks have opened since 2011, and two of those were in 2017 alone: both International Bank of Commerce of Oklahoma City, OK, and Blue Gate Bank of Costa Mesa, CA, opened in January 2017. Learn more about how Sageworks can help banks and credit unions grow profitably and mitigate risk.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Indeed, banks generally pull back on lending if longer-term loan rates are less than their cost of funds, which are generally based on shorter-term rates. The Outlook All indications are that GDP growth is slowing, reverting back to its “new normal” range than has been in place since 2011 of 2.0% and lower in 2020.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Financial institutions, fintech companies, and other small business lenders will need to begin collecting a wide array of small business lending data under the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s (CFPB) proposed small business lending data collection rule. So back in 2011, we understood the next logical step.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Since 2011, productivity has fallen by -.4%. Bank lending has not been the catalyst it used to be for improved growth in this recovery compared to prior ones; maybe we can point at regulation after regulation being forced onto banks and higher, more restrictive capital requirements. The last seven years are proof.

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