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Duly Authorized

Independent Banker

“Banks need to use as many tools as they possibly can to mitigate their risk, including training and staying current about the different fraud possibilities,” says Mary Gilmeister, president of WACHA, a regional payment association. Having proper technological safeguards in place can be critical. billion-asset community bank.

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

South State Correspondent

Despite a 30% increase in expected losses in markets like Dallas, Atlanta, D.C., For 2023, banks need to prioritize interest rate risk management and credit accuracy as a top priority. That market share has come mainly from regional and community banks. Sectors like office, retail, and hospitality, are even worse.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

If the Atlanta Fed’s current GDPNow projection for 1Q24 GDP of +2.1% ISMs and regional Fed surveys have been mostly negative for months on end. Nominal GDP is not the only consideration, but it’s a pretty important one. comes true and the implicit price deflator is 2%, the Fed Funds minus nominal GDP spread will be 1.0%

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Guest Post: Fourth Quarter and Year End Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

GDP in the 4Q15 is tracking at 1.0%, according to the Atlanta Fed. In our region, the Philly Fed indices of business activity all turned negative in December, but, hey, higher rates will help, right? One look at most of the other economic data shows slowing momentum in both the manufacturing and services sectors.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

If you think of teams that take early system adoption risk, manage it well and get an edge on the competition as a result, you probably don’t think first of a $1 billion credit union in Kalamazoo. The merger deal itself made total sense, but goodbye to one of the brightest, sunniest industry brand names and an Atlanta hallmark.

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