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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

Recent data and trends of the small business lending market SMB Lending Insights is a snapshot of current financial trends and metrics that impact small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending and financial institutions. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses

PYMNTS

Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. We have an obligation … to be part of the positive change Black communities so rightly need now," said Ajay Banga , Mastercard CEO. "We over the next five years in a bid to address racial disparities in financial services. This is a time for action.

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Yield Curve Impact on Bank Profits

South State Correspondent

The bigger risk to community banks’ business model is not a moderate recession induced by aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast is for Q2 GDP to be just under 2.50%, and the Fed Funds futures market continues to push out the start of the interest rate cuts.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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Podcast: Crafting a New Bank Amid COVID-19

ABA Community Banking

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Craft Bank was just about to begin its capital raise as a de novo community bank in Atlanta. With its roadshow about to begin, CEO Ross Mynatt and his small team threw out the playbook and began pivoting. The post Podcast: Crafting a New Bank Amid COVID-19 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Popular, Inc. invests in minority owned bank, Greenwood

PopularBank

Marginalized communities often struggle to enter the banking mainstream – due to a lack of trust or a lack of inclusive financial products – making access to a minority owned bank an important factor in building a brighter financial future. Based in Atlanta, Greenwood takes its name from Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Lending Focus – Interest Rate Sensitivity and Credit Accuracy. If you look back over any recession, it is the two years prior when banks make 80% of their lending mistakes. Many banks, for example, are still hyper-competitive in multifamily lending. That market share has come mainly from regional and community banks.