Abrigo

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Today’s youth and others across all age groups are placing a significant importance on consuming local food, developing local relationships and improving local communities. This is great news for community banks. A recent American Banker article discussed why the local food movement is good for community banking.

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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. However, a community bank’s average commercial loan size is between $250k and $500k.

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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. However, a community bank’s average commercial loan size is between $250k and $500k.

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The Financial Brand

MAY 15, 2024

This article Redefining Affordable Capital: Q&A with SoLo Funds’ Rodney Williams appeared first on The Financial Brand. SoLo Funds co-founder Rodney Williams shares how the innovative peer-to-peer lending platform empowers underserved communities and challenges traditional banking models.

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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. In this article, we look at using FTP attribution to better understand lending profitability.

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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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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

Leveraging the efficiencies gained from lending software Banks and credit unions that leverage an integrated lending and credit platform reap the benefits of a consistent, efficient and defensible lending program. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Lending and Credit Software. Ag Lending.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 3, 2023

In recent articles ( here and here ), we discussed why banks that take the interest rate movement risk demonstrate lower performance as measured by return on assets (ROA). The second article compared and contrasted community banks’ pay-for-risk and relationship business models.

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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. banks are moving back into commercial real estate (CRE) lending as the economy continues to improve. Additionally, 57 percent indicated commercial and industrial (C&I) lending as an area of opportunity for growth.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. We published various articles comparing community bank alternatives to LIBOR (such as SOFR, Ameribor, Fed Funds, and Prime). No ISDA documents.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 9, 2024

I wrote most of this article early on a Saturday morning during the business session at one of the conferences. During the prior break, I struck up a conversation with a person from Lendio , a small business lending platform, that was there to promote their white-label platform to bankers. They want to grow small business deposits.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.”

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 6, 2023

In an article last week ( HERE ), we discussed why real estate loans underwritten at common debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and loan-to-value (LTV) levels may quickly become substandard credits if capitalization (cap) rates normalize, as expected because interest rates are rising. debt yield ratio ($135k divided by $1.5mm).

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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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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

From leveraging PPP technology to building relationships, reasons for boosting SBA lending are numerous. . Want other articles like this on SBA loan origination in your inbox? Takeaway 2 Far fewer financial institutions regularly participate in SBA (7a) lending than the more than 5,000 that joined the PPP. . Why SBA Lending?

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2022

In this article, we analyze the industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF) and track how community banks’ COF behaves relative to larger banks. In future articles, we will explain our modeling for community banks’ COF based on inflation, Fed Funds rates, consumer consumption and the Fed’s balance sheet runoff.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. And all release a new episode at least monthly. Takeaway 2 With 2.8 BankTalk 3.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a previous article ( here ), we discussed why commercial loan prepayment protection would be a critical return on asset (ROA) driver for community banks in 2023. In this article, we will quantify the value of a prepayment provision and compare the value of a step-down to a symmetrical break-even provision.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

While we will cover the general lessons HERE , in this article, we wanted to focus on the root cause – how and why interest rate risk caused the second-largest bank failure in US history (Washington Mutual was the largest in 2008). Notably, most community banks’ duration risk is in the loan portfolio.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

NYMBUS secured Series D financing (led by Insight Partners), partnered with Hurdlr for small business banking; with Atty Bank, Saint Louis Bank ’s legal community bank; and with Roger, Citizens Bank of Edmond ’s military niche bank. Numerated , a business lending origination platform, partnered with Finastra for a LaserPro integration.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. Record new business formation and a wider gap between U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Communities First Financial Corporation (Now FFB Bancorp) (OTCQX: FFBB) #2. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Treasury to be used to help underserved communities bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, I'll cover what a credit exception is, recommendations for creating loan/credit exceptions, and tips for developing an exception policy for the financial institution. unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2022

This article kicks off a series intended to highlight how ALM can help financial institutions get the most profitability out of their balance sheets while managing their risk profiles. This initial ALM 101 article is intended for the ALM rookie who wants to understand ALM basics: the process and its usefulness.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 20, 2017

and New York Community Bancorp called off their planned merger. Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending. Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. What is regtech?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech?

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Abrigo

MAY 13, 2020

In other words, some financial institutions will finally have the proof of concept that using technology to transform their usual business-lending processes is the way to go. ‘A small- and midsize-business (SMB) lending ecosystem acquired new capabilities via their participation in PPP,” the report said. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2017

Cheryl Monk, a writer in New York, reviews the de novo environment in her article published in the July 2017 issue of Independent Banker. Monk says there is still room for de novo bank formations, considering the lack of community banks in some areas or in areas with substantial population growth. A low interest rate environment 2.

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Abrigo

MARCH 23, 2015

It is only natural for community banks to have loan concentrations that result from the market(s) they serve and the markets they pursue. In today’s times, a high commercial real estate (CRE) concentration is often the result of community banks pursuing opportunity in the market.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. The bank consists of two segments: 1) the traditional community bank, and 2) CCBX, which is its Banking as a Service (BaaS) division started in 2018. MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Nasdaq: MCBS) #3. Refreshing!

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Andy Snow, Senior Vice President of Customer Success for Abrigo, a leading technology provider of compliance, credit risk, lending, and asset/liability management solutions to community financial institutions, said some lenders have been very frustrated. Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? SBA Lending.

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