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Community Bank Performance – 2Q Lessons

South State Correspondent

In this article, we analyze the underlying data for community banks and focus on the Chairman’s view of the future of bank performance. Community banks were challenged with increasing deposit costs and a lower increase in loan yield than the industry average, leading to a decline in NIM.

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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

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). Equally important is the bank’s securities duration, as shown in the graph below.

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Cross-Selling and Upselling – 2 Drivers of Relationship Profitability

South State Correspondent

In two previous articles ( here and here ) we discussed how loan size and loan term affect the profitability of commercial loans. In this article, we consider the common features of upselling and cross-selling. In this article, we consider the common features of upselling and cross-selling.

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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 2 Community banks are at a crossroads: innovate or be left behind (or acquired).

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How Large Banks Are Using Interest Rate Swaps

South State Correspondent

This article will review domestic banks’ adoption of interest rate swaps. Next week’s article will consider the challenges and possible solutions for community banks to adopt loan hedging programs. Currently, 23% of banks use interest rate hedges to manage some risk, up from 2% in 1985.

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FinCEN Releases AML/CTF Priorities: Implications for Community Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. Currently, the accompanying regulations have not been written, so what should community financial institutions take away from these priorities now?

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5 Variables That Help Commercial Relationship Profitability

South State Correspondent

In our previous articles ( here and here and here ) we discussed some of the drivers of commercial relationship profitability. In this article, we consider and define relationship banking and how relationship banking can increase commercial loan profitability. Community banks must be honest about their target relationship account.