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Loan Hedging for Community Banks in 2024

South State Correspondent

Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased substantially over the last ten years. The market expects the current inverted yield curve to remain through much of 2024 (based on long-term interest rates and the expected rate cuts in 2024).

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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

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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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

What changes will 2022 bring? Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Click to enlarge.

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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Those conversations, he says, centered around whether community banks could compete against this brash group of newcomers. Photo by Pogonici/iStock. Quick Stat.

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The top lending & credit risk blogs of the year

Abrigo

The most-read lending & credit blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. You might also like this resource, Abrigo's "2022 Loan Review Benchmark Survey Results."

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

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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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

In the markets, we watched helplessly as real GDP plummeted -5% in 1Q20 and -31% in 2Q20 before rebounding by +33% in 3Q20. The Fed and Inflation The Fed raised rates by 5.25% between March of 2022 and July of 2023 to try to crush inflation. M2 year-over-year growth continues its unprecedented decline that began in December, 2022.

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