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Loan Hedging for Community Banks in 2024

South State Correspondent

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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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Loan-level hedging has become an important tool that many community banks have started to adopt in 2024. Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Loan-level hedging has become an important tool that many community banks have started to adopt in 2024. Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

The FDIC Approved This Ad How many times did we hear a speaker admonish the audience to “be sure and sign up for the FDIC notification list.” M&A Dynamics Last year, we left AOBA noting that most bankers were optimistic about deals picking up later in 2023 and that the chances of a raging 2024 were strong. Five Hundred? (Oh

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OCC Highlights, AML & CRA Risks

Perficient

Additionally, the recent rule by the OCC, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC strengthens and modernizes Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The effective date of the new rule is April 1, 2024, with key provisions taking effect on January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027. Banks

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OCC issues final CRA rule (but FDIC takes a pass)

CFPB Monitor

The final rule applies to national banks and federal savings associations. Although the OCC’s proposed revisions were issued jointly with the FDIC, the FDIC did not join in the final rule. Banks subject to the small and intermediate bank performance standards must comply with the new CRA framework by January 1, 2024.

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Compliance changes to watch in 2023

Independent Banker

The FDIC approved a final rule to increase initial base deposit insurance assessment rates by 2 basis points until the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) achieves the FDIC’s long-term goal of a reserve ratio of 2% of insured deposits. The FDIC’s long-term goal for the reserve ratio of insured deposits. Source: FDIC.