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

South State Correspondent

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. Second, the hedge provider must be an FDIC insured institution and structure its hedges as a qualified financial contract (QFC).

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

South State Correspondent

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. Second, the hedge provider must be an FDIC insured institution and structure its hedges as a qualified financial contract (QFC).

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What Banks Can Learn from the Republic Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

With the assistance of the FDIC, Fulton Financial acquired certain assets, debt and deposits of Republic Bank. Instead, our industry must insist that bank risk managers be held to a higher standard that includes using modern, simple, and inexpensive risk mitigation models and techniques.

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Acquisition and integration considerations for banks in 2024

Abrigo

Account for the details before your FDIC bank acquisition Consider these tips for assessing your institution and a to-be-acquired institution for a smooth integration You might also like this webinar, "Valuation and purchase accounting: Navigating the changing M&A landscape."

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How to Measure Interest Rate Risk Effectively in Banks & Credit Unions

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 Regulators stress sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk (IRR). Takeaway 2 Asset/liability management models use earnings or income simulation models and gap analysis to measure short-term IRR. FDIC) noted in its 2021 Risk Review.

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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

Abrigo

ALM | 4 minute read Key Takeaways Many financial institutions view asset/liability management as a "check-the-box" regulatory exercise. An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance.

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Second, community banks should use FDIC-insured institutions as hedge providers, and the hedges must be structured as qualified financial contracts (QFC). We see substantial risk to community banks in dealing with non-FDIC hedge providers or those not offering QFC protection – think Lehman Brothers. Conclusion.

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