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FDIC Publishes Wide-Ranging Community Banking Study

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC today released a large-scale Community Banking Study that examines community bank performance between year-end 2011 and year-end 2019. The post FDIC Publishes Wide-Ranging Community Banking Study appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Brad M. Bolton: Passion for LIVE

Independent Banker

Photo by Chris Williams [ICBA LIVE is] an opportunity to continue training up the next generation, so I would encourage community bank leaders to join us and bring your rising community continuators with you. The passion I have for community banking was born at ICBA LIVE 2011, which was my first ICBA convention as an adult.

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Are banks taking advantage of the CECL extension?

Independent Banker

The CARES Act extended the CECL implementation deadline for many larger community banks until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community bankers tell us that while the extension is welcome, they’re already down the road to implementation. April 2011. ICBA tells FASB CECL isn’t feasible for community banks.

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How Your Bank Can Make Construction Lending More Profitable

South State Correspondent

Construction and Land Development loans (C&D loans) drove a substantial portion of the loan growth at community banks between 2000 and 2007, especially for banks under $2B in assets. In fact, C&D loans were one of the major causes of bank failures from 2009 to 2011.

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A gift that will keep on giving

Independent Banker

But instead of touting its own accomplishments during its 150th anniversary, FNB turned the spotlight onto another cherished community institution: the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club. The clubhouse at the Jeffrey location, a community gathering place since 1978, was in dire need of improvements. Putting community first.

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Which loan types are fueling bank growth?

Abrigo

commercial bank loan portfolios have continued to expand. trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2011. Which areas of lending and what banks are driving the expansion? A recent issue of Banking Insights , published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. commercial banks. Following the recent recession, U.S.

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Dismantling Durbin

Independent Banker

When Congress passed the Durbin Amendment, ICBA and community bankers said government price controls on debit interchange fees would dramatically harm our industry. And once Congress unleashed the heavy hand of government on the scales of the marketplace, they could not protect community banks from the consequences. By Camden R.