South State Correspondent

JANUARY 10, 2024

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). This article will discuss how national, regional, and community banks may use loan hedging programs in 2024 to face earnings challenges. Only 304 banks (or 6.7%

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Community Bank Community National Regional 195

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

Loan-level hedging has become an important tool that many community banks have started to adopt in 2024. We witness over and over how some banks get themselves in deeper trouble booking derivatives on their books that are bets on market interest rate movements.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank FDIC Community National 195

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

Loan-level hedging has become an important tool that many community banks have started to adopt in 2024. We witness over and over how some banks get themselves in deeper trouble booking derivatives on their books that are bets on market interest rate movements.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank FDIC Community National 195

South State Correspondent

MAY 7, 2024

On April 26, 2024, Republic First Bank (DBA Republic Bank) was seized by state regulators and the long running bank drama came to an end. With the assistance of the FDIC, Fulton Financial acquired certain assets, debt and deposits of Republic Bank. This first bank failure in 2024 is reported to cost the Deposit Insurance Fund $667mm.

Risk Management 195

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