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The Recency Trap and Building Deposit Balances

South State Correspondent

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. ” This article explores the recency trap and discusses how to prevent it.

Marketing 195
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The Risk of Interest Rate Movement in Relationship Banking

South State Correspondent

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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The Concentric Relationship Strategy in Banking

South State Correspondent

In recent articles ( here and here and here ), we discussed why banks that take risks to earn higher revenue demonstrate lower performance as measured by return on assets (ROA). We concluded that the market does not adequately compensate banks for credit and interest rate risks. uses at our bank.

Strategy 195
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Survey: Most Americans Plan to Save Their Tax Refunds in 2021

MyBankTracker

The 2021 tax season is likely to stand out from previous years as many Americans might need their tax refunds more than ever. According to a recent MyBankTracker survey, Americans are most likely to put this year’s tax refunds into savings, which may not come as a surprise. percent) of a tax refund for the 2021 tax season.

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The Cost of a Commercial Real Estate Loan

South State Correspondent

In this article, we focus on the cost of originating a commercial real estate loan to give financial institutions both a flavor for their cost structure and benchmarks to measure themselves. Including the cost of funds equates to a net 1.13% profit margin before taxes. We will use their data and methods for this analysis.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

Abrigo

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.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

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). and property tax payments.

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