Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Key Takeaways Financial institutions who want to maintain a healthy share of business lending this year and through potentially tougher economic times ahead want to be in the best position possible before trouble hits. Abrigo's Business Lending Readiness Survey found many processes stymie those efforts. learn more.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 23, 2022

Customers and competitors are challenging community banks to extend loan duration – borrowers are eager to lock fixed rates before they rise further, and many competitors are happy to oblige. But what are the optimal fixed terms for community banks given today’s interest rate, credit, and liquidity environment?

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This development is very important to community banks, as their efficiency ratio also increased, but to 61.63%. The national banks have already indicated how they plan to reverse the efficiency ratio increase – through headcount reduction. What is Driving the Efficiency Ratio at Community Banks?

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 20, 2023

2022 will go down as one of the worst years for community bank loan mispricing when viewed on a spread basis. Rapidly rising rates crushed performance as many banks held a fixed rate constant and/or booked a fixed rate loan at a misguided level. Banks had tight spreads on loans with 1.2

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 9, 2024

During the prior break, I struck up a conversation with a person from Lendio , a small business lending platform, that was there to promote their white-label platform to bankers. Back in 2015, almost nine years ago, I wrote an article about banks building their own small business loan platforms. How do I calculate that ROI?

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 3, 2023

Empirical evidence, historical bank failures, and common sense teach us that many risks do not translate to higher yields. The second article compared and contrasted community banks’ pay-for-risk and relationship business models. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

That's the number of books in John Maxfield's banking book library. He was curating a library for a bank, of course. He was curating a library for a bank, of course. Doesn't your bank have a bank book library? He didn't tell me the bank. Two hundred and forty three books.

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2020

Key Takeaways Financial institutions have 10 calendar days to disburse PPP loans To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending. PPP loans carry a 0% risk weighting, meaning they don’t count against the institution from a risk-based capital standpoint.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

The irony here is that more than half the banks we recently surveyed had some goal and metric around asset growth. While there is nothing wrong with growth, the problem is that most banks are not prepared to grow. That said, smart banks will make growth a byproduct and ensure they have all their other processes right.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a previous article ( here ), we discussed why commercial loan prepayment protection would be a critical return on asset (ROA) driver for community banks in 2023. We outlined the four main reasons why prepayment provisions increase profitability for banks. This cost to the bank is shown in the graph below.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Maybe instead of Acquire or Be Acquired, this conference should be called Evolve or Be Acquired,” observed Eric Sprink, CEO of Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash., and a trailblazer in the world of banking as a service (BaaS). price/book multiple. The difference could be seen in what alpha bankers bragged about.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 6, 2022

If your bank doesn’t have a relationship pricing model or at least a loan pricing model that handles cost and risk – you should. Making loans is central to your bank’s operations, and lending has a compounding effect on profitability. Change 1: Cost of Capital and Capital Allocation.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That’s the new DNA we need to increase across the banking industry. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.” Banks and credit unions that are successfully transforming today tend to skeptically analyze new industry trends and conduct the hard work to dig into the details.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. Corey Neil.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

Top Line Revenue & Lending. Quality Growth: Banks should start to emphasize core quality growth over absolute growth. If growth is predicted to be relatively strong for the rest of the year, stakeholders want to hear how the bank is “buying” that growth other than expanding credit. Are you booking fewer fixed-rate loans?

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

When interest rates rise, lenders struggle to manage revenue and economic capital; when rates fall, borrowers can commonly refinance the debt at lower rates. Borrowers are not capital market experts and need to understand what the market is forecasting – even though the market may be wrong in its forecast.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Short-term focus is a common trait of banks that focus on shareholder primacy over stakeholder primacy.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 7, 2019

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Bank & Thrift Index.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2015

I don't think de novo banks are key players to business startup capital formation. Sure, if you cite studies that say these banks' loan books are predominantly small, as the FDIC measures them. But that is because de novo's are limited to making a loan to one borrower of 15% of their capital position.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Short-term focus is a common trait of banks that focus on shareholder primacy over stakeholder primacy.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. I want to read to you the FDIC’s conclusion from their An Examination of the Banking Crisis of the 1980’s and Early 1990’s. Finally, resolution of failing financial institutions requires that the deposit insurance fund be strongly capitalized with real reserves, not just federal guarantee.”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

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Jack Henry

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

At the opposite end of the spectrum, over 60 percent of community bank customers lose money for their institutions. Due to inelastic costs, the size of the loan being booked is one of the most significant factors in that loan’s profitability.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

Valor Capital Group, former DHL Express US CEO Hans Hickler and Salazar are all previous investors who also participated in the round. “I . “In an ideal world,” he said, “CargoX would work with more and more truckers in that exclusive capacity.” Not a bad month for B2B, which, as a sector, has traditionally been a laggard.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years. capital appreciation and dividends. Year to date through September 30th, Open Bank had $4.5 The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Bank Deal of the Year PNC nabs BBVA USA – paying 1.3

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. after amassing $36.5

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 21, 2012

@JeffMarsico Credit Union CEO: "The differences between CUs & community banks are inflated by trade groups. We should focus on big banks." jfb note: This was told to me at a conference that was designed specifically to lobby the Federal government with the key issue being expanding CUs business lending.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. Credit Union Merger of the Year – Goes to Lake Michigan Credit Union and its CEO Sandy Jelinski for acquiring Florida-based community bank Encore.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Chris Myers, President & CEO, Citizens Business Bank – During a tumultuous time for West Coast banks, Myers kept his sights on being a top commercial relationship bank. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Robert Sarver of Western Alliance Bancorporation said he started his company after being “unemployed” for two years after selling a previous bank – his wife was just plain tired of him wandering the house in his PJs. Sarver grew Alliance from a small $700 million community bank acquisition to a $20 billion powerhouse in less than 15 years.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Since its launch, the firm added working capital analytics and other tools for its corporate finance clients. Alternative Lending. Just months after its official launch, Quilam Capital, which provides debt and equity to FinTechs, announced its third investment. Germany’s challenger bank Penta announced $2.7

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