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Bank Earnings Call Questions – Get Ready for These

South State Correspondent

To do that, we wrote a Python script to analyze a representative sample of earnings call transcripts for regional and mid-sized banks over the past several years. Specifically, a popular projected question (based on trends from last quarter) will be around where your management believes oversupply will start to hurt real estate performance.

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

South State Correspondent

Eliminate Interest Rate Risk: Eliminate margin compression when interest rates rise. Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. Working with a vendor that has a similar business model is often the key differentiator for success.

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

South State Correspondent

Eliminate Interest Rate Risk: Eliminate margin compression when interest rates rise. Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. Working with a vendor that has a similar business model is often the key differentiator for success.

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Sageworks’ speakers tackle tough banking topics

Abrigo

Sageworks banking industry experts are winding down a busy year of disseminating information and facilitating discussions on regulatory changes, such as the FASB’s upcoming move to the current expected credit loss model (CECL), and on best practices for portfolio risk management and credit analysis.

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Why You Need To Use Funds Transfer Pricing in Banking

South State Correspondent

All domestic systemically important banking organizations and most large regional banks engage in some form of FTP practices and building blocks. We believe that with proper FTP data analysis and segmentation, community bank managers can realize considerable value in product pricing and incentive compensation programs.

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The impact of lower energy prices on banks

Abrigo

Using data from quarterly Call Reports going back to 2013, analysts compared the performance of “energy-sensitive banks” with that of similar banks that aren’t located in energy-dependent regions. Even so, further analysis and continued monitoring of the effect of lower oil and gas prices on the banking system is warranted going forward.”

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Loan review: Continuous monitoring vs. targeted monitoring

Abrigo

To do this, they might review regional data to understand market issues and help them decide on particular property types, such as hospitals, rent-to-own properties, or hotels. Or they might target loans with heightened interest rate risk, such as construction loans. “It speeds things up,” Kirby said.

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