Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Community bankers’ awakening to new possibilities has made for an impactful year and will help position community banks to flourish in 2022 and beyond. This awakening to innovation among community banks continues to spread. Take, for example, Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co.

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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. That said, smart banks will make growth a byproduct and ensure they have all their other processes right.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Loan providers share an infectious enthusiasm and growing optimism for one vertical’s prospects in 2022: commercial lending. Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. First Business Bank in Madison, Wis., billion asset community bank.

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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. Name: Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank.

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Cisco

JANUARY 10, 2023

As a change agent serving the financial services industry for over 20 years, it is a great privilege to collaborate with Bank, Insurance, and Wealth Management institutions to devise and execute digital transformation strategy, solve complex business problems, and leverage technology to strengthen business results.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

.” Small businesses, particularly those in the technology industry, may be affected by some of these changes as well, though Davis added that it depends on the industry in which SMBs operate. Even some banks will be kept on their toes. However, small community banks without such resources are sounding their concerns.

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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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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Cornerstone Advisors surveys have found that the percentage of community financial institution executives who see fintech companies like Square and PayPal, which offer business loans, as significant threats has increased from 36% in 2021 to 47% in 2022. Streamlined, Quick. Win more business loans you want.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

On our loan hedging desk, we work with hundreds of banks ranging in size from just over $100mm in assets to some national banks with over $1T in assets. Loan portfolio pipelines (below) are at about 35% from what they were in 4Q of 2022. This means that banks must be choosy on credit and how loans are structured.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 5, 2022

In a stagflation environment, as interest rates rise and cash flow (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), or net operating income (NOI)) decreases, the borrower’s capacity to service debt as measured by the debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) decreases rapidly. A loan starting at 1.20X DSCR dips below 1.0X

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Over the last ten years, from 2012 to 2022, checks by volume have declined some 57%. According to the 2022 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey , 66% of organizations were victims of check fraud. Checks will become too costly for the household, business, and bank to process.

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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. Shielding sensitive customer information from prying eyes remains a chronic industry challenge. Bob Hickok.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 20, 2022

financial institution executives surveyed for What’s Going On In Banking 2022 , 19% of community banks and 10% of credit unions had not launched a digital transformation strategy prior to this year, and another 15% had no plans to do so. While a digital product manager may have operations or I.T. Among 300 U.S.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

Providing a narrative around your “fortress balance sheet,” ever-more-efficient operations, and defensive vision is now critical. Rate Hikes: Overall, most banks underestimated the number of rate hikes and the rate of net interest margin expansion in 2022. Most banks included 75bps in rate hikes. and beyond.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations. Ahead of the Curve: A Banker’s Podcast Bonus Episode – ThinkBIG 2022. The post 10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to appeared first on Abrigo.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

Interest rates have risen dramatically since the beginning of 2022, with the 2 year Treasury up.76% The end of 2022 could be very interesting from all angles, including the federal mid-term elections, and may still be full of winter squalls. The federal stimulus also drove our national debt levels to over $30 trillion, or 123.4%

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

200 community banks have cut ties with Lending Club following the sudden departure of the alternative lender’s CEO and the subsequent hit to share prices, which reverberated across other alt-finance players. Explore how B2B FinTech is on the cusp of change as we break down all of the statistics and surveys below.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Then right back to the impossible in 2022. Bank Deal of the Year. Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Bank Merger of the Year. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You might also like this webinar: "Is inflation the big gift to your 2022 earnings?". Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. To remain competitive, some of the nations’ largest banks have introduced new products.

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