South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The summation of the quarter is this – While return on investment dropped for the industry, community banks did just a touch better and increased return performance. We have compiled the latest data and have attached a complete presentation at the bottom of this blog post.

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Abrigo

APRIL 23, 2015

A new bill proposed on April 16 aims to increase the exam cycle period for a larger pool of community banks. would make more banks eligible for an 18-month exam cycle as opposed to the norm of a 12-month schedule. A similar bill, commonly referred to as the Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 , was introduced by Rep.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2014

To provide a report card on industry status and performance, the FDIC publishes a Quarterly Banking Profile. Results from the third quarter were just released, and while overall results were positive, community banks in particular excelled. Community banks’ net income grew almost 11 percent to $4.9

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Several statements, including statements from the chairman of the FASB, alluded to a release date of Q3 or Q4 in 2014; however, in a September Board Meeting, the FASB decided to defer release of the new guidance to the first half of 2015. How should community banks prepare for the transition? youtube:UMytSO-ksGs].

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Abrigo

JULY 23, 2015

While banks under $10 billion in assets aren’t technically required to stress test, recent data suggests the practice is becoming the norm. But community banks’ resources are generally less of their larger counterparts, so beginning, keeping up with or expanding stress testing can be a burden. Ensure proper data.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Small business (SMB) lending is big business for community banks , which are a popular destination for small business borrowers, thanks to strong approval rates on loan applications. But new analysis from the Federal Reserve has identified a reversal in community banks’ position in the small business lending market.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

For those with assets between $100 billion and $750 billion, the effective date is May 10, 2015, and for those between $50 billion and $100 billion, guidance will be effective on May 10, 2016. While the final guidance clearly applies to larger financial institutions, community banks should still take note.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

For most consumers who have a checking account, savings account and maybe a mortgage, the regulations placed on their community bank isn’t given a second thought. Two recent surveys addressing the community banking landscape have pointed to increasing regulations as the primary cause of stress for these institutions.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2015

In recent months, the momentum around reducing the regulatory burden on the nation’s community banks has continued to gain steam. There are more than 6,000 banks and thrifts under $10 billion in assets and they are often less equipped to deal with complexities brought by additional regulations.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 1, 2016

Government Accountability Office (GAO), community banks and credit unions are starting feel the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. The GAO report, released on December 30th, examined nine Dodd-Frank rules that became effective as of October 2015 for impact on community banks and credit unions.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The IBM Institute for Business Value released its 2015 report, “ The paradox of Banking ”, which analyzes the existing market and makes predictions about how the landscape will evolve, what will make banks succeed or fail and how institutions can use the market trends to their advantage.

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Finer Points

JANUARY 5, 2015

Happy 2015. I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to kick off another year representing the nation’s community banks, an industry that has made its mark through honest dealing, community involvement and personalized customer service. Community Banks'

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

A popular opinion, brought to the forefront last week by a Harvard University report , is that these regulations are imposing a significant burden on small financial institutions such as community banks and credit unions. She also added that community banks, specifically, have seen more than 11 percent growth.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The most prolonged hiking duration is 36 months (December 2015 to December 2018), but that cycle was much less steep than the current hiking cycle. Dec 2015 – Dec 2018. Application to Community Banks. A second significant risk for community banks is repricing risk. Time Period.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The war of corporate banking is being fought over cash management. Unfortunately, many community banks are at a disadvantage because they''re under-armed. Most of the deficiency stems from strategy as it is rare we hear of a bank where building out their cash management offerings is a priority.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The CFPB has announced that a meeting of its Community Bank Advisory Council is scheduled for September 30, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Director Cordray will be in attendance and there will be a discussion of consumer challenges in payments.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 7, 2015

The CFPB’s Community Bank Advisory Council is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2015. Credit Reports CFPB community bank credit reporting credit score' That discussion will be led by Corey Stone, the CFPB’s Assistant Director, Credit Information and Deposits Markets.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2015

For the second year, ICBA recognizes the exceptional work of the individual employees of community banks with its. Community Banker of the Year award program. The association accepted nominations online during the month of September, allowing anyone to recommend a community banker for consideration.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 16, 2015

This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. As expected, it was a great way to read the temperature of the banking industry. Community banks differentiating from large institutions : This was a common thread running throughout the presentations.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 31, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America issued a statement calling on the Trump administration “to rein in the overzealous application of fair lending laws.” Requiring community banks to expand their market presence into neighboring counties would force them to alter their model and sound business practices.”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Well, what do we say about 2015? And, give or take a stumble or two, we snuck through it and did a reasonable job on 2015 objectives, in our humble opinion. So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! 2015 Executive Call-out. Community bank marketing resources.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2015

According to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA), more than 46 percent of respondents had to reduce offerings for loan or deposit accounts, or other services, at their bank because of regulatory compliance burdens. A recent Forbes commentary, Dodd-Frank, Community Bank Decline, And The Effect On U.S.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Community banks should prepare for several significant new ACH rules in 2015 and 2016. 18, 2015, the unauthorized threshold per originator will be reduced from 1 percent to 0.5 The Federal Reserve Board adopted changes to posting rules for ACH and commercial check transactions beginning July 23, 2015. to 8:30 a.m.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

“While we’re a traditional bank, we also have the CDFI designation, and then we also have an affiliated nonprofit called the First Southwest Community Fund.”. A nonprofit banking model. The First Southwest Community Fund (FSWCF) was created in 2015 to provide risk-mitigating gap funding for its lending programs.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. We can also use employee surveys to learn how they support the community and empower them to recount those experiences.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Aware of the disruptive changes in how banking products and services are delivered, community banks continue adopting new technologies to keep up with competition and customers’ demand. Will a mobile banking app really help to solve community banks’ challenges or is it just a waste of money?

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

No coverage package is perfect, so avoid nasty surprises Duties Risk Management Operational Risk Community Banking Feature Feature3. 1Community Banking'

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 9, 2024

Back in 2015, almost nine years ago, I wrote an article about banks building their own small business loan platforms. I still find this to be a challenge at community banks. So the engineering firm ends up at "Big Bank", and the community bank wonders why. They want to grow small business deposits.

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

The meetings also support the mission of the CBA which is the preservation and development of local, independent community banks in Georgia as well as the philosophy of hometown banking. The CBA has approximately two hundred community banking members. Here are some key highlights from Scott’s presentation.

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

The meetings also support the mission of the CBA which is the preservation and development of local, independent community banks in Georgia as well as the philosophy of hometown banking. The CBA has approximately two hundred community banking members. Here are some key highlights from Scott’s presentation.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

How Americans bank has been changing for years, including how they start their banking relationships. Offering the ability to open an account online can be one way to reach customers who are unable to join your community bank in person. The Bank of Idaho integrated online account openings into its website in 2015.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 15, 2015

JD Power’s 2015 US Retail Banking Satisfaction Study that was released in part several weeks ago had some interesting information that might impact the strategy and tactics for community banks.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

Insights Based on 2Q Bank Earnings. Insight #1 – Deposit & Margin Management: Deposit runoff has started and will make it to community banks by October. For 2Q, larger community banks lost about 0.3% of their deposits, and small banks were either flat or continued to gain.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

More concerning is that while the CRE growth has slowed from double digits to just over 1%, regional and community banks are at a pace of greater than 12% of year-over-year volume growth. The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Monthly Complaint Report , consumer banking complaints increased by 26 percent from 2015 to 2016. This three-month rolling average compares the number of complaints reported from May to July in 2015 against the same period in 2016.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 16, 2015

Accordingly, our prepayment model for floating rate, adjustable and fixed rate loans expects loan prepayments to increase for community banks over the course of 2015 and 2016. This might be bad luck for some, but it is probabilistic for us.'

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

So let’s take a look at what the Big 4 core vendors (FIS, Fiserv, Jack Henry and D+H) are doing and have to bring to the table in 2015 (other than a sweetheart deal). They are flat-out selling the crap out of DNA to credit unions and also holding their own with banks.

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