Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Photo by Zutik by Andoni/Stocksy Data analysis can illuminate patterns and trends in your customers’ transactions. Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. billion-asset First State Community Bank in Farmington, Mo. That may be because data analysis is complicated. The results?

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. Community banks are already diversified within their geography and loan categories.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Bank regulators created the UBPR “peer analysis” to help further their own mission of prudential regulation, and it’s not a great substitute for the bank’s own performance benchmarking. Peer analysis vs. benchmarking? There are three subtle but important differences between peer analysis and benchmarking. for its PG5 peer group.

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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’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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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’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2023

However, that publication, directly and indirectly, identified three discrete risks affecting community banks. We will outline what we think community bankers should glean from this publication. Risks to the Community Banking Sector Moody’s identified three risks to the banking sector, including risks to community banks.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

notes that some nonprofits facing tighter funding from federal and state governments are turning to community banks for commercial loans and lines of credit. Therefore repayment analysis needs to be based on unrestricted funds.” Accounting and consulting firm The Whitlock Co. of Springfield, Mo.,

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The Financial Brand

AUGUST 18, 2020

Even before COVID socked the economy community banks and credit unions saw local loan demand falling. The post Can Nontraditional Credit Analysis Be Community Banks’ Path to Profit? Adapting a fintech technique may help. appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Perficient

JULY 27, 2023

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is a federal law in the US that promotes the interest of financial service firms to serve their communities’ credit needs, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. New businesses like digital startups are also gaining more attention than traditional brick-and-mortar businesses.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In response to shifting market dynamics and increasing competition in the financial services industry, the Federal Reserve is contemplating changes to its framework for antitrust analysis, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman told attendees at the American Bankers Association’s virtual Conference for Community Bankers today.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Small business credit analysis company PayNet is linking up with a community bank to streamline SMB lending for the institution. ” Analysis has also found that community banks are playing a larger role in small business lending. “Now, small businesses are stepping in to get a piece of the pie.”

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South State Correspondent

MAY 11, 2015

Community banks continue to look for ways to control expenses. Banks have increased the breadth of outsourced processes and functions: everything from check processing, website management, payment solution and even some underwriting analysis and sales leads.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 11, 2023

We looked at 12 other variables for community banks (asset size $100mm to $10Bn) and measured the correlation between those variables and ROA over the past five years. This analysis is not a causation study, and many reasons may explain for this correlation. The table below contains our output. Conclusion. The post What drives ROA?

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Community bankers need to understand their competitive landscape. Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage.

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The Financial Brand

APRIL 21, 2021

The post How One Community Bank Built its Strategy from an ROA/ROE Analysis appeared first on The Financial Brand. With a niche focus, the bank concentrates on a few things it’s really good at that big banks can't touch and fintechs haven't pounced on.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance. This analysis concluded that smaller loans had an average loss rate of 2.5X Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance. This analysis concluded that smaller loans had an average loss rate of 2.5X Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Embracing these changes enables entities to fortify their operations, safeguard stakeholders, and instill trust within the broader financial community. Control Testing and Gap Analysis: Evaluate controls to gauge their effectiveness in mitigating risks.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This article is the second in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. • Improper global cash flow analysis. To properly asses the credit risk of that entity, the bank must perform a global analysis. • Inadequate strategic planning. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This article is the first in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. These are all phrases that resonate with community bankers. Community bankers are not keeping these concerns to themselves. Last month, community bankers from all over the United States asked the Senate for regulatory relief.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This development is very important to community banks, as their efficiency ratio also increased, but to 61.63%. However, we believe that community banks should consider a different strategy since community banks’ much higher efficiency ratio results from a different driver.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Control Testing and Gap Analysis: Evaluate controls to gauge their effectiveness in mitigating risks. These reports will provide insights into regulatory compliance, summarize remediation activities, and offer trend analysis to facilitate informed decision-making.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Last week, P2Bi announced the rollout of a new partnership program that enables community banks to participate in its small business loan marketplace. Community banks are typically a better bet for small businesses in search of a loan, with approval rates higher than those at larger financial institutions. suggests a shift is ahead.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Small business (SMB) lending is big business for community banks , which are a popular destination for small business borrowers, thanks to strong approval rates on loan applications. But new analysis from the Federal Reserve has identified a reversal in community banks’ position in the small business lending market.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 4, 2017

If we did, would we continue to offer Analysis Checking or some variation of it? Because of Reg Q, in place for over 80 years, banks created Business Analysis Checking, where a business earns credits to offset fees based on their balances. See a Union Bank of Richmond, VA description of a typical Business Analysis Checking account.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

However, many traditional community lenders will face real challenges meeting their lending goals for more business loans and higher yield, given expected interest rate hikes, higher non-interest expenses, and increasing competition for borrowers. It is the backbone of what many community financial institutions do, and they do it well.

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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 ). Deposit Behavior In This Tightening Cycle Versus Last Three.

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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. Community banks can then better measure the economic value obtained from each action taken separately.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In the latest update from ABA’s banker-led Core Platforms Committee, ABA today shared information it has received from four major core processors as well as an analysis of the cores’ responses by bankers on the committee. The post ABA Releases Core Provider Information, Banker Analysis appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

JUNE 9, 2023

Economic analysis from the real estate advisory CBRE finds that community banks are particularly imperiled by their exposure to commercial real estate loans. Others see looming risks in indirect lending.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are two “executive playbook” steps to consider while preparing your community bank’s BSA/anti-money laundering risk assessment program. What are the specific products, services, customers, entities and geographic locations unique to your community bank? Step 1: Evaluate specific risk categories.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This article provides an update on pricing trends driven by our Loan Command aggregated community bank data and highlights some commercial loan insights that can improve bank performance. percentage points bringing forward looking LGD to 44% of the average community bank loan amount.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Working hand in hand with digital transformation, data provides a powerful tool for community banks. Its accessibility, readability and applicability in today’s digital-first environment has enhanced community banks’ ability to serve their customers, creating a heightened experience.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Community banks and credit unions outpace megabanks and even neobanks in key areas, but that edge won't sustain those that lag in technology. The post Square, PayPal Pose Grave Threat to Community Financial Institutions appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 22, 2024

In this article we will discuss how borrowers should anticipate the evolution of the economy as it relates to their financing needs and discuss how community bankers should advise their clients to minimize risk and maximize their client’s profits. The analysis shows that projects starting with 1.1X if rates rise by only 99bps.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, closer analysis and lessons from history demonstrate that to counteract inflation’s free cash flow-destroying effects, revenue must grow substantially higher than the inflation rate. Sensitivity Analysis. A sensitivity analysis tests assumptions for lenders to use to assess a project’s ability to service debt.

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