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Top concerns and growth strategies of community banks: Part II

Abrigo

This article is the second in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. Everyone in the banking industry seems to be asking the same question these days: How can we facilitate growth? Blog Bank' • Improper global cash flow analysis. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

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What Relationship Pricing Means for Bank Performance

South State Correspondent

Many banks pride themselves on superior customer service, and approximately 90% of all community banks believe that they provide an above-average level of customer service (the math cannot work that way). Banks can then calculate SVA by subtracting their cost of capital from net operating profit after tax for each client.

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Things worth reading: 2nd June 2017

Chris Skinner

The race to become Islamic banking’s fintech hub The super-rich are different: they pay less tax. The post Things worth reading: 2nd June 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. The post Things worth reading: 2nd June 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Top CECL Questions Answered

Abrigo

Strategies to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. How to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. Many smaller community financial institutions are driving the conversation of cost vs. benefit regarding CECL. WARM was geared specifically to community banks. Learn More.

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Expanding credit portfolios: 3 Growing pains

Abrigo

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. Blog Bank Credit Union' Loans across categories increased, with commercial and industrial loans growing at the fastest rate, roughly 5.3

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How to Increase Member Business Lending

Abrigo

Small Business Loans | 5 minute read Key Takeaways Credit unions' small business loans hit a record low, while small business lending continues to remain strong at big banks and community banks. For big banks and community banks, on the other hand, small business lending remains strong. Learn More.

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Hiring headache? Try technology

Abrigo

One of the biggest obstacles for many community banks and credit unions with aggressive growth goals is staffing. However, growing the staff can be a real challenges for many banks and credit unions. Moreover, many community banks and credit unions are located in more rural areas.