Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

Many businesses are seeing labor shortages, as we are still several million payrolls short of where we were in early 2020. Stock and bond market volatilities are also seeing winter squalls and are sending messages about shifting investor sentiments about risk. Real final sales grew only +1.9%, which is weak, and followed only +.1%

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Identity management, ID proofing, preventing account takeovers, limiting card-not-present risk, the rise of social engineering on remote workers, and more cyber-crime-as-a-service offerings had most of the buzz. Regulators will want more compliance bodies, more compliance/risk technology, or both out of almost every BaaS bank.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Financial Markets & Economic Update -Fourth Quarter 2022 What a year 2022 has been! We’ve seen tremendous market declines in both stocks and bonds, volatility, and a Federal Reserve who is raising interest rates at a breathtaking pace. Housing markets have suffered, with mortgage rates climbing up to 7.00%. in September.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 4, 2020

Readers note: You can also view this post on Penn Community Bank's website. Coronavirus Pandemic Life as we know it changed in March, 2020. As the stock market faltered in March, we saw the Federal Reserve step up with emergency rate cuts and Quantitative Easing to buy bonds. Click here. trillion passed. Just saying.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

After a lengthy stretch of strong economic growth and stock market gains, the inevitable correction arrived with force in the fourth quarter, culminating with a December that can only be described as “tres terrible!” and lower in 2020. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Therefore, it’s essential that the credit memo captures the complete picture of the borrower to ensure proper risk management. Recessions can expose fissures in an institution’s loan grading system if the bank or credit union is not proactive. More than six months after the coronavirus reached the U.S.,

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Quarterly Financial Markets & Economic Update- October, 2017 I love this time of year. The markets have not given way to anything, with long term bonds still trading in a tight range and short term rates having risen from Fed action. Actually, the forecast for 2018 to 2020 is also 2%. What else is new?

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 9, 2020

On October 29, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter to all depositories and non-depositories regulated by them regarding climate change and financial risks. Start integrating the financial risks from climate change into governance frameworks, risk management processes, and business strategies.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Two of these unicorns have already exited: Plaid was acquired by Visa in January 2020, and Bill.com held an IPO in December 2019. The most valuable of these freshly minted unicorns are blockchain startup Ripple ($10B valuation) and challenger banks Chime ($5.8B) and N26 ($3.5B). In January 2020, Visa announced a $5.3B

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. Dynamic market Small business lending by banks & credit unions Small businesses are a pillar of the U.S.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

Recent stats and dynamics of the small business lending market Understanding the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. Dynamic market Small business lending by banks & credit unions Small businesses are a pillar of the U.S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Bank Deal of the Year. It was a cray cray year for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in 2021 coming out of COVID slowdown in 2020. With prices rational and revenue pinched, there were some nice acquisitions by many banks. Bancorp for grabbing MUFG Union Bank. Congrats to Randy and a great management team.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 24, 2022

Financial Markets & Economic Update -Third Quarter 2022 Inflation The Federal Reserve waited too long before beginning its fight against inflation. Even more egregiously, the Fed continued to purchase $100 billion of Treasury and Agency bonds in the market each month through March, 2022! in June, 2022, compared to +12.4%

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Noninterest income associated with the housing markets such as securitization, trading, and real estate slowed significantly during the financial crisis and beyond. Community banks target growth.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Chris Myers, President & CEO, Citizens Business Bank – During a tumultuous time for West Coast banks, Myers kept his sights on being a top commercial relationship bank. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2024

Banks are under pressure to find ways to increase earnings against a backdrop of slower increases in earning assets and quickly rising deposit and credit costs. As such, bank budgets have come under scrutiny. We recently conducted a small sample poll, and out of 21 banks, budgets were down an average of 14% for this year.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. First Southern Bank.

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Takeaway 1 Financial institutions that invested in technology in 2020 are using it to increase the loan portfolio in 2021. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Capitalize on the momentum you gained during 2020.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Community bank marketing resources. Two very strong and focused community banks unite to combine big bank reach with community bank style and make the bet that it can scale to $15 billion and beyond. BTW, it’s amazing how much an impending industry funding issue can get us focused again. ‘C’mon

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 21, 2017

For banks evaluating vendor promises, the internal handicapping conversation goes something like this: “OK, we have an announced general availability date of April 2017. We’ll be glad if it ever gets done, and we can probably bet on a 2020 actual go-live. D+H’s market cap was $1.3 And everybody just laughs it off. Source: SNL.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 21, 2017

For banks evaluating vendor promises, the internal handicapping conversation goes something like this: “OK, we have an announced general availability date of April 2017. We’ll be glad if it ever gets done, and we can probably bet on a 2020 actual go-live. D+H’s market cap was $1.3 And everybody just laughs it off. Source: SNL.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The markets are taking it all in stride, rallying strongly for most of this week and they seem more grateful for the prospect of a divided Congress, i.e, The markets believe the chance of tax hikes, repeals of tax cuts, and gigantic initiatives are greatly diminished. The housing market is robust across the nation. in October.

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