Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Personalized Touch with Efficient Service Can Boost Lending Banks and credit unions can boost business lending by combining a relationship focus with transaction-oriented processing. . Takeaway 1 Many banks and credit unions want to win more business loans but will face higher rates and more competitors.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 9, 2024

We estimate that the average contractual loan commitment for term credit at community banks has decreased from just under five years in 2022 to just under three years currently. Community banks should carefully consider the prudence of such a strategy from both a risk and revenue perspective.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 10, 2023

One possible solution to this dichotomy is for banks to offer interest rate swaps to hedge individual loans. This article will review domestic banks’ adoption of interest rate swaps. Next week’s article will consider the challenges and possible solutions for community banks to adopt loan hedging programs.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The question is whether financial institutions will feel the positive impact of the current indicators or if uncertainty and volatility in the mortgage market will prevail. As we look into 2022, expert opinions on the direction of interest rates are mixed. What it means for community banks is clear. While the U.S.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 21, 2022

This regime is now changing, and community banks need to position their lending and deposit portfolios for a period of monetary tightening. The Fed hike moved Fed Funds up 75 basis points and put the Central Bank on target for a Fed Funds rate of 3.375% by year-end. The Fed Hike and Current DOT Plot. Conclusion.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Meanwhile, leaders at small banks recognize that their institutions play a vital role in helping community businesses and individuals not only weather uncertainty but also thrive. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

These community banks are working to fix that through microlending programs. Now, some community banks are launching microlending programs to redress the balance. which operates $12 billion-asset OceanFirst Bank N.A. Jenny Bennett, market president at $850 million-asset Summit Bank in Eugene, Ore.,

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Banks must plan for the possibility of high inflation and rising interest rates, not just for the next few years but perhaps for the remainder of the decade. This rapid change in interest rates requires careful planning, product selection, and new lending and deposit-gathering strategies. Mar 2022 – Sep 2022.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Community banks are striving to increase loan yield and maintain their cost of funding (COF). Unfortunately, pressure on COF is expected to remain, and loans will reprice slower than expected as borrowers with below-market rates will wait until the last maturity day to refinance their credits.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Following up on a threat it made back in 2018 , the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced on October 6, 2022 that it entered into a consent order with Rhinebeck Bank (“Rhinebeck”) to settle discrimination claims involving discretionary dealer markups on retail installment contracts with minority borrowers.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

As a side note, FRB’s long-term fixed-rate loans had a carrying value of $137Bn at the end of 2022 but a fair value of $118Bn, or a loss that more than wiped the bank’s $14Bn in capital. In fact, we had a conversation just last week with the head of a lending division at a large regional bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

As a side note, FRB’s long-term fixed-rate loans had a carrying value of $137B at the end of 2022 but a fair value of $118Bn, or a loss that more than wiped the bank’s $14B in capital. In fact, we had a conversation just last week with the head of a lending division at a large regional bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

As a side note, FRB’s long-term fixed-rate loans had a carrying value of $137B at the end of 2022 but a fair value of $118Bn, or a loss that more than wiped the bank’s $14B in capital. In fact, we had a conversation just last week with the head of a lending division at a large regional bank.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The failure of SVB is the first example we can recall since the Savings and Loan crisis, where a bank failed mainly because of a duration mismatch between assets and deposits. On the liability side of SVB’s $173B in deposits at the end of 2022, approximately 97% were uninsured and above the $250k in FDIC protection threshold.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years. I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

A potential economic slowdown, slower rate rises, an inverted yield curve, and deposit stress likely make 2023 a trying year compared to 2022. Banks will need to balance these short-term challenges with longer-term strategic goals. Financial pressure will be greater, and bank margins will be higher. Yeah, that was a mistake.

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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. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. of banks’ revenues come from payments. Payments account for up to 30% of bank revenue, and that income stream is under attack. billion-asset Bank of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. billion-asset Bank of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Chris Doyle, Texas First Bank.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Following a successful partnership with Abrigo the Paycheck Protection Program and seeing the benefits of digitalization, Capital City Bank expanded its relationship with Abrigo to transform its lending process processes with the Abrigo Loan Origination System (LOS). Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2022

Based on the futures market, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise the Fed Funds rate to 3.00% at its December 2022 meeting. In this article, we analyze the industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF) and track how community banks’ COF behaves relative to larger banks. Historical Cost of Funds Analysis.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

The Fed has paused for nearly a year now, and it was our experience in 2006-07 that bank cost of funds continued to increase as the market closed the delta between what someone could earn in a money market mutual fund and a bank account. But not until $1 trillion went from banking to money markets.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 23, 2023

In the case of SVB, the bank’s HTM securities portfolio was $91.3Bn at the end of 2022, and the bank did not need to provide the fair value of these securities on its balance sheet. Further, based on the bank’s own filing, SVB did not deploy hedging instruments to manage its securities duration risk.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. COVID may have accelerated things, but talk of booster shots and workplace policies wasn’t the most striking contrast at AOBA 2022.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

Loan Pricing and Structuring Themes and Observations Given the concern over credit and lower deposit performance, many banks are choosing to shrink or, at least, control growth to below 5%. Loan portfolio pipelines (below) are at about 35% from what they were in 4Q of 2022. Weak credit is made worse by a poorly structured loan.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Below are 10 reports banks and credit unions should run and review to assess capital, growth, and liquidity. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio). the movement of money out of money market funds to CDs versus new deposit money coming in).

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Here’s what community banks need to know about these products and how they can take advantage of this model. Emerging as the latest form of point-of-sale (POS) lending, BNPL introduces new ways for consumers to make purchases and spread out their payments. an enabling bank for BNPL providers like Openpay (see sidebar below).

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. So here’s your head start on finding some banking podcasts that might work for you. Lending & Credit Risk. Whitepaper.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Consumer mortgage and installment lending are in the mix as well.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Younger millennials and Gen Z buyers—those born after 1980—represent 45% of the total homebuyer market. Click to enlarge.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. We worked with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to jumpstart its down payment assistance program,” recalls Schaeffer. “We

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Abrigo

MARCH 17, 2022

The Stress Test Scenarios for Big Banks Are Useful for Smaller Institutions' Own Tests Banking regulators recently released the 2022 scenarios for upcoming stress tests by the biggest banks. But small banks and credit unions can benefit from the stress test scenarios, too. What's in the 2022 stress test scenarios.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

The alternative lending market is showing signs of defeat against traditional bank loans, and SMEs are strengthening their demands for more than the typical solutions currently offered by traditional FIs. Those services include bitcoin and peer-to-peer lending, analysts said. 65% of U.K. percent of borrower applications.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

Outside of those two crisis periods, American banking failures have generally been uncommon, at least since the end of the Great Depression. banks failed a year. bank failures per year between 1996 and 2006, and 3.6 between 2015 and 2022. The old borrow short, lend long strategy. There was an average of 4.3

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter. By Ed Avis.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 20, 2023

2022 will go down as one of the worst years for community bank loan mispricing when viewed on a spread basis. Rapidly rising rates crushed performance as many banks held a fixed rate constant and/or booked a fixed rate loan at a misguided level. Banks had tight spreads on loans with 1.2

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Then right back to the impossible in 2022. Bank Deal of the Year. million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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