South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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American Banker

JANUARY 3, 2024

A resilient economy and the potential for interest rate cuts could infuse further bullish sentiment into markets and bolster the shares of small lenders.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On September 20, 2023, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) left its benchmark rate unchanged, but it would be a mistake to conclude that the committee did not send a strong message about the projected path of future interest rates. in 2023 and slightly higher in 2024. in 2023 and slightly higher in 2024.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

Bloomberg recently announced that it will shut down its BSBY index on November 15, 2024. With the development of the term SOFR market, BSBY offers no perceived advantages over SOFR, Fed Funds, or Prime. BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 26, 2023

The bigger risk to community banks’ business model is not a moderate recession induced by aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The Fed may be nearing the end of its hiking cycle, but given the high threshold for interest rate cuts, there may be no changes in the Fed Funds rate until well after 2024.

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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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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 21, 2024

In the markets, we watched helplessly as real GDP plummeted -5% in 1Q20 and -31% in 2Q20 before rebounding by +33% in 3Q20. I’ve previously theorized that China would try to reclaim its global market share lost during the pandemic by flooding the markets with cheaper goods. 2024 could exceed -$2.0 Here's a rant.

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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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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 ).

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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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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2024

We recently conducted a small sample poll, and out of 21 banks, budgets were down an average of 14% for this year. Marketing and technology (IT) are two budgets that have taken the most significant hit. For perspective, 2023 and what we expect for 2024 can be characterized as keeping up with revenue.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. Many banks fall into the “recency trap.”

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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. Second, the market has priced in interest rate risk, but it has not priced liquidity risk.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 20, 2023

The futures market forecasts one additional hike in 2023, but more importantly, no interest rate decreases this year. The Fed’s Dot Plot now shows a 5.625% terminal fed funds rate in 2023 and a 4.75% rate at the end of 2024. The post What a Hawkish Fed Pause Means for Banks?

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. The ERC filing deadline is October 2024. As such, like PPP, this would be a limited product for any bank.

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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. percent through 2024—a number above the long-term growth rate of 2 percent–what should be of interest to lenders during this time is the direction of interest rates.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What this has to do with community bank investment management may not be readily apparent. In March of that year, while thousands were attending ICBA LIVE in Orlando, the financial markets went into a frenzy. Belly of the curve matters to community banks. In fact, the tone is about to improve.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For starters, a customer may carry large balances but not generate franchise value if those balances are all in high-paying money market accounts or are highly volatile. The value driver in cash management is that it is usually some sort of operating account at the bank. What client does the bank want and can service?

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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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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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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Financial Markets & Economic Update - Fourth Quarter 2023 Summer Update On this warm October day, I am staring at my Bloomberg screen, still heartbroken over the Phillies Phailure. And looking ahead to the 2024 Presidential Election, they clearly would want to be on the sidelines. But not in this market. for the FHFA.

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American Banker

APRIL 29, 2024

The first bank failure of 2024 will result in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Fulton nearly doubling deposits in Philadelphia, a market it has viewed as strategically important for several years.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 14, 2024

For financial marketers, especially those in credit unions and community banks, the biggest event of the year, The Financial Brand Forum , is just two months away. See below for links to our financial services calendars, including fintech, banktech, insurtech, general banking events, and more.

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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. Koger Propst.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

Stock and bond market volatilities are also seeing winter squalls and are sending messages about shifting investor sentiments about risk. Investors have seen this movie before and are fearful of recession in 2023 or 2024. if the markets thought inflation would be 7% or higher, yields would already be there. in January.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 27, 2023

It’s a way for banks to speak with each other, and it started to be phased in during the first quarter of this year with the goal of a complete conversion by 2025. While this is mostly the domain of large banks, there are three reasons why your community bank should consider adopting this language to increase future bank performance.

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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. Dynamic market Small business lending by banks & credit unions Small businesses are a pillar of the U.S. economy.

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