South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. Bloomberg recently announced that it will shut down its BSBY index on November 15, 2024. The reason for the cessation of BSBY is simple – lack of use.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

These programs aim, in part, to mobilize the private sector by pairing its capital with public investment to stimulate American manufacturing and infrastructure improvement, creating new jobs plus innovating in industries like clean energy and technology. Before educating your customers and communities, you must start with your bankers.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 18, 2022

In two recent articles, we reviewed the banking industry’s deposit behavior with regard to cost of funding earning assets (COF) ( HERE ), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle ( HERE ). Deposit Behavior In This Tightening Cycle Versus Last Three.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, as of Q2/22, the average community bank’s COF has risen only a few basis points. Community banks should be concerned about their COF because looking at current deposit conditions is like driving a car while looking at the rearview mirror. Community banks will feel the effects of these hikes over the next few quarters.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

Small business lending is also a prominent line of business for many financial institutions, especially those driven by a mission to help their communities thrive. 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.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You might also like this podcast, "How to sleep easier at night about your capital and risk levels." In AGC’s 2024 outlook report , 64% of contractors named rising interest rates and financing costs as one of their biggest concerns. Stay up to date with CRE advice.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Small business lending is also a prominent line of business for many financial institutions, especially those driven by a mission to help their communities thrive. 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.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Papers, infographics on risk management Resources related to banking headlines were popular For banking risk and accounting staff, managing challenges tied to interest rates, liquidity, and credit portfolios will remain top-of-mind in 2024. The popularity of this whitepaper on stress testing, then, is understandable.

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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. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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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. The market anticipates about $3 trillion in total balance sheet reduction by the end of 2024.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

In the March 2020 PYMNTS Faster Payments Tracker , the antagonists in this particular drama are the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) and The Clearing House (TCH), whose ACH wire transfer tech was the industry standard until FinTech interlopers began repurposing payments rails with tons of venture capital.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 21, 2024

Of small business owners who applied for a business loan in early 2023, 6 in 10 found it difficult to find affordable financing, and overall, 77% are concerned about their access to capital according to a survey from Goldman Sachs. The problem is even worse in 2024. If you’re willing to borrow at predatory rates, you can get capital.

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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. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 25, 2023

In December 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 In lieu of tapping into retirement savings such as a 401(k) or 403(b), employers with direct contribution plans (employee contribution retirement plans) will be able to offer an emergency savings option starting in 2024.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 25, 2020

On May 20, 2020, the OCC issued a final rule to “strengthen and modernize” its existing Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) regulations. Small and intermediate banks must comply with the rule by January 1, 2024. This is the second in a series of five blog posts about the final rule.

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Accenture

AUGUST 26, 2019

They aim to complete the migration by the end of 2024 to be in sync with global adoption. SWIFT’s ultimate goal is to fully migrate all payments and reporting traffic to ISO 20022, allowing the community to use the same standard for all payments flows in alignment with various MI programs.

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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. 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. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 16, 2020

And it took the rest of the decade for the capital to gravitate to all the good ideas. Similar to the last two recoveries, the first part of the post-corona era will see consolidation and fewer companies being funded since seed capital will dry up (something that was already underway in the second half of 2019 (ref: Techcrunch ).

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