How Banks Are Using AI for Document Intelligence
South State Correspondent
AUGUST 31, 2022
Banks are full of documents. Each document contains an extensive array of data. Just keeping track of non-disclosure agreement terms is a huge task.
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Deposit Profitability – The Operating Cost of Your Deposits
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
A couple of weeks ago, we delved into the origination and operating costs of manufacturing commercial loans ( HERE ). In this article, we delve into deposit profitability and highlight the cost structure of deposits.
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Here Is How To Calculate Your Bank’s Cost Of Capital [Calculator]
South State Correspondent
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
the As interest rates go back up and volatility continues to remain high, banks’ cost of capital has undergone a significant shift up. Your cost of capital is essential to know for several reasons. Mostly, it gives your board and shareholders a yardstick in which to gauge a bank’s return.
Loan Refinancing – Is Now The Time To Talk To Borrowers?
South State Correspondent
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
reIt is counterintuitive that you might want to advise borrowers to do a loan refinancing at this stage of the interest rate cycle. The FOMC has raised short-term interest rates by 3.75% in the eight months between March and November.
What Lenders Need To Know: Increase of Standardized Loan Rejections
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Should You Advice Borrowers to Refinance Their Loans?
South State Correspondent
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The FOMC has raised short-term interest rates by 3.75% in the eight months between March and November. The market is now forecasting an additional 1.25% in hikes by early next year. Borrowers and lenders continue to be surprised by the speed of these increases.
The Bank Talent Acquisition Opportunity
South State Correspondent
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Almost every bank has some form of “human capital management” in its top three challenges for the coming years.
Should You Be Marking Loans To Market?
South State Correspondent
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, and any unrealized gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in the equity section of the balance sheet.
Higher Rates – Faster for Longer
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 23, 2022
In the last 12 months, the Federal Reserve went from arguing that inflation was a transitory phenomenon to raising interest rates to fight runaway inflation by three percent in just six months.
Post Fed – A Lending Tactic For The Yield Curve Inversion
South State Correspondent
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
This week the FOMC increased the Fed Funds rate by 75 bps, as expected to the 3.75% to 4.00% target range. The Effective Fed Funds rate jumped up and should stabilize at 3.83%, as did the 1-month term SOFR, to 3.79%.
Digitally Transforming the Engagement Experience for Financial Institutions
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10 Big and Small Ideas From Gartner and Money 20/20 – Recap
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Our teams just returned from back-to-back weeks at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando and Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Gartner focused on technology infrastructure, while Money 20/20 was around fintech and payments.
We Need Your Help! Please Give Us 6 Minutes to Complete This Survey
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Help us, help you. It is budget and strategic planning season, and many banks have asked for this data in order to help calibrate their bank. We are asking about your expected budgets, views on the economy, prospects for growth, and the most significant challenges.
7 Rules To Improve Total Experience Using the “Time-on-Task” Methodology
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 20, 2022
We covered various frameworks to “wow” your customer HERE. We covered why “Time-on-Task” (or the companion Customer Effort Score) is the ultimate metric in banking HERE. In this article, the last in the series, we give you seven rules to improve your bank.
How To Assign FTP Attribution to a Loan
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 17, 2022
In a previous article ( HERE ), we discussed the concept of Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP), why systemically important banks and large regional banks incorporate FTP, and why community banks should also consider implementing FTP.
The Lender's Guide to Automating Complex Loans
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“Time-on-Task” Should Be Your Dominate Banking Metric
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 12, 2022
While “customer delight” is a worthy goal, few banks should focus on the concept. We covered various methodologies HERE.
Why You Need To Use Funds Transfer Pricing in Banking
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Funds transfer pricing (FTP) has been an essential tool for financial institutions for several decades. FTP was introduced to banks in the early 1980s to help manage interest rate risk on a transactional basis.
Treasuries Rethink a Fed Pivot
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Treasuries Rethink a Fed Pivot. Treasury yields are higher this morning as investors rethink the probabilities of a Fed pivot anytime soon.
Customer Satisfaction – How To “Wow” Your Customer in Banking – Part I
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 4, 2022
While we believe in “Wowing” your customers as a concept, we don’t believe in it as a strategic focus as a bank. The idea is too challenging to execute.
The New 7 Facts on Housing Interest Rates and What Banks Can Do About It
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How To Talk To Commercial Borrowers After The Future Path of Interest Rates
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) has raised short-term interest rates by 3.00% in the six months between March and September. The market is now forecasting an additional 1.25% in hikes by year’s end, with the next move coming on November 3rd.
The Week Opens with Treasuries in Rally Mode
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The Week Opens with Treasuries in Rally Mode. The week opens with Treasuries rallying on a combination of flight-to-safety and talk that yield highs for this cycle may be in place. Since touching 4% last Wednesday the 10yr yield has fallen to 3.68% this morning, up more than a point in price.
ADP Employment Change Report Reappears
South State Correspondent
AUGUST 31, 2022
ADP Employment Change Report Reappears. It had been a ritual for years during jobs week that the ADP Employment Change Report would be released on Wednesday and provide a bit of a heads up for the Friday BLS jobs numbers.
How to Choose the Best Automated Documentation System for Commercial Loans
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The Terminal Fed Funds Rate – How Far Will The Fed Go?
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Last week the Federal Reserve again raised the Fed Funds rate by another 75 basis points – and again, that was in line with the market’s expectation. The question is when will the Fed stop, and what will be the terminal Fed Funds rate?
The Fed and Their Forecasts
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The Fed and Their Forecasts. Now that the FOMC meeting has come and gone, and the Treasury and equity markets have resumed their selling as a consequence, let’s take a look at those forecasts and see what they might tell us.
Fed Hikes Rates With Promises of More to Come
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Fed Now Projects Fed Funds Rate to Peak at 4.50% – 4.75%.
10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. The theme was – developing your marketing superpowers.
Digital Commercial Lending Technology Case Study: Increasing Loan Volume and ROI
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Fixed Rate Loan Risk – Rethinking The 5-Year Offering
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
For decades community banks have taken on fixed rate loan risk mostly through the offering of five-year, fixed-rate, commercial term loans. This is probably the most popular structure for real estate-secured term credit at community banks.
Fed Week Arrives
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Fed Week Arrives. With another hawkish FOMC announcement due on Wednesday afternoon, Treasuries are not waiting around as the selling has already begun this morning. The 2yr Treasury is yielding 3.94%, a new cycle high, while the 10yr Treasury is trying to push above 3.50%.
Treasury Yields Continue to Creep Higher
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Treasury Yields Continue to Creep Higher. Another round of global risk asset selling has our markets ready to open lower and Treasuries are going along for the ride. S&P 500 equity futures are indicated lower by 51 points to 3868.
Finally, a Cooler CPI Report
South State Correspondent
AUGUST 10, 2022
Finally, a Cooler CPI Report. For the first time in what seems like forever, CPI came in cooler than expected and markets, both Treasuries and stocks, are rallying as a result. The overall inflation rate was unchanged for the month versus the 1.3% increase in June and better than the 0.2% expected.
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