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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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2023

Earlier this month, on August 7, 2023, Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) published a banking sector review. That publication was referenced in the media as a US bank rating action, with a downgrade to ten larger banks (and a negative outlook to 11 other larger banks).

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Financial institutions work to meet Q1 2023 CECL deadline A CECL implementation survey by Abrigo found progress by financial instittuions is mixed ahead of the upcoming deadline. . Takeaway 1 10% of banks and credit unions have completed CECL adoption, according to Abrigo's CECL implementation survey. Conclusion. keep me informed.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

When interest rates rise, lenders struggle to manage revenue and economic capital; when rates fall, borrowers can commonly refinance the debt at lower rates. Borrowers are not capital market experts and need to understand what the market is forecasting – even though the market may be wrong in its forecast.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The catalyst was likely a panel led by the CEO of Taktile (AI Underwriting), a Partner from Bain Capital, a partner for Andreessen Horowitz, the chief data scientist from Branch International (digital banking fintech for India and Africa), and a tech correspondent for CNBC.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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. download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Since our last update on pricing and credit HERE , commercial loan pricing trends for the first quarter of 2024 continue to be driven by the perceived increase in credit risk, tighter credit supply and banks’ need for wider margins. percentage points bringing forward looking LGD to 44% of the average community bank loan amount.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

And with 2023, we have no shortage of adventures awaiting us. It’s a challenge to be sure, but it’s one that community banks have previously faced with strength. In fact, this is when community banks shine, bringing stability to customers simply by being relationship bankers who see them and know them.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Firm deadline for CECL implementation set As expected, the FASB agreed to uphold CECL’s 2023 implementation date. You might also like " CECL Streamlined: A Webinar Series for 2023 Adopters". Takeaway 1 The FASB agreed to uphold the 2023 implementation date for those that haven’t yet adopted the CECL standard. Learn More.

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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. Photo by Juan Moyano/Stocksy. By Colleen Morrison. Quick Stat. Source: EY.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2023

Rising funding costs and decreasing liquidity at community banks are causing managers to change pricing methodology for new credits. We estimate that 25% to 50% of community banks have a policy requiring minimum yield or credit spreads for new commercial loans.

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ABA Community Banking

MAY 12, 2023

First quarter earnings reports are done, and bank shareholder meetings are currently going on, and rarely have these activities been in the public spotlight as now in the wake of three significant bank failures. The post Podcast: Analyzing first-quarter earnings and 2023 annual meetings appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

And with 2023, we have no shortage of adventures awaiting us. It’s a challenge to be sure, but it’s one that community banks have previously faced with strength. In fact, this is when community banks shine, bringing stability to customers simply by being relationship bankers who see them and know them.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The banking industry’s cost of funds (COF) is highly correlated to short-term interest rates. However, as of Q2/22, the average community bank’s COF has risen only a few basis points. The COF over the past five quarters is shown for three asset peer groups: banks under $1B (3.5k The Data on Cost of Funds.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Raised capital in late 2019. Shuttered large parts of its mortgage operations in stages, first in 7/2021 and later in early 2023 6/25 Selling branches is not easy, but it was best for shareholders. QCRH did not raise capital and despite earnings skyrocketing, $QCRH has resisted raising its dividend.interesting, what does this tell us?

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The CARES Act extended the CECL implementation deadline for many larger community banks until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community bankers tell us that while the extension is welcome, they’re already down the road to implementation. ICBA tells FASB CECL isn’t feasible for community banks. By Stephanie Vozza.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

At SouthState, we use a program called ARC (Assumable Rate Conversion) that allows borrowers to pay a fixed rate of interest for as long as 20 years, but the bank retains a floating rate asset. ARC is custom designed to allow community banks to compete anywhere on the yield curve. Current Risk in Term Lending.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. He has served as president and CEO of $365 million-asset Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., now part of Bank of America, before moving to Griffin, Ga.,

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 22, 2024

Late in 2023, Warsaw Federal — a $71 million mutual savings and loan in Cincinnati — was officially designated as a minority depository institution. The move to MDI status is part of the 130-year-old bank’s pivot to serving its community more deeply while building its capital base to support growth.

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American Banker

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Seattle bank's stock price fell in 2023 amid concerns over rising interest rates and its concentration of multifamily loans. The buyer is FirstSun Capital Bancorp, which raised $175 million as part of the deal.

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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 30, 2022

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. In future articles, we will explain our modeling for community banks’ COF based on inflation, Fed Funds rates, consumer consumption and the Fed’s balance sheet runoff.

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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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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 15, 2023

This article provides an update on pricing trends driven by our Loan Command aggregated community bank data and highlights some working pricing ideas. A combination of credit concerns and funding pressure have most community banks focusing on their existing customers and moving away from new transaction-orientated clients.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. Community banks that have struggled to grow their commercial loan portfolios over the past two years are optimistic that there are brighter days ahead this year and next. billion asset community bank.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Are you trying to raise awareness about a certain policy or bill affecting community banks? As an expert in the community banking industry, be sure you use a tone that represents that. For an in-person advocacy experience, stay tuned for more information on the 2023 ICBA Capital Summit this April.

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American Banker

JUNE 13, 2023

The Roseville, California institution is expanding into the Bay Area in hopes that it can land new clients and lenders in the wake of two large regional failures there this year.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The theme was how marketing needs to be better integrated into all facets of the bank, from data to talent acquisition, but how other lines of business can benefit from learning marketing. Bank Marketing Lesson 10: Increase Marketing Budget for 2023. Bank Marketing Lesson 9: Goal Setting – A Common Theme.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The downside to all of the rate hikes is that we face a high risk of recession in 2023. The problem is that we are not ready as an economy to turn on a dime away from fossil fuels and businesses are reluctant to make the necessary capital investments to drill for more oil. In 2023, we will be there.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

//Jeff Marsico remarks to the 2023 New Jersey Bankers' Association Annual Convention: May 19, 2023// Four decades ago, the prolonged savings-and-loan crisis devastated the industry. Between 1980 and 1995, more than 2,900 banks and thrifts with collective assets of more than $2.2 trillion failed.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2022

In our previous article ( HERE ), we reviewed the banking industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle. That 9% does not include specialty consumer banks or fintech companies.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2024

The good news is that for many other areas, budgets are lower at banks compared to last year, and the fact that IT is still positive underscores the strategic imperative that banks face to digitize traditional operations, reduce costs, gain scale, and improve the customer experience. Technology-forward banks spend as much as 16.4%

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

Investors have seen this movie before and are fearful of recession in 2023 or 2024. in 2023, which is back to the lower equilibrium growth rate of just over 2%. Productivity has been on the rise, with capital investment in technology and machines, and may serve to keep unit labor costs in check and profit margins stable.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Bank leaders must feel like Rocky Balboa after 15 rounds with Apollo Creed. Just think of what the industry dealt with in the last 12 months: The brunt of the unprecedented scope and pace of Fed rate hikes hit home, and banks have seen an.80 GonzoBanker of the Year (Mid-Size Bank) – goes to David Findlay, CEO of Lakeland Financial.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

The Fed’s latest Small Business Credit Survey , conducted in 2023 and released in 2024, found that nearly 60% of employer firms had sought financing in the previous 12 months. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets. Louis Fed : [S]mall-business loans—i.e.,

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South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

Most banks included 75bps in rate hikes. Now, stakeholders want to know what the bank has budgeted for the rest of the year? While this faster hiking has been good for bank earnings this year, questions are starting to arise about the bank’s forecast and strategy for 2023? Asset Quality. and beyond.

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