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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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Communities First Financial Corporation (Now FFB Bancorp) (OTCQX: FFBB) #2. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We built Whatnot not just to enable transactions, but to capture the fun of the in-person experience, so our communities can connect in real time and geek out with their favorite sellers,” he added. Whatnot facilitates peer-to-peer connections between enthusiasts.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

Despite reaching the highest profitability in over a decade in 2022, US banks overall trade at a discount to other sectors as measured by P/E or P/Book, and approximately 53% of US banks have earned less than their cost of equity over the last five years.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

In community banking, we’re not ones to rest on our laurels. We’re always raising the bar for ourselves, our teams and our communities to ensure we provide the best possible services to our customers. Brad Bolton is president and CEO of Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. I am a firm believer in education.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2021

Like any SMB owner doing a new acquisition, I broke down the expense book. It covers the high risk clients, the cash flow and capital needs of the organization, our employees, and many other items as the come forward to drive conversation. 12/ @Schornack So this was my charge. million in 2012 to $12.2 million in 2020. I think so.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Booking long-term fixed-rate loans on-balance-sheet may not make sense for many banks. While community banks may want the ability to offer longer-term fixed-rate loans, the interest rate risk is too significant for most banks’ balance sheets. ARC is custom designed to allow community banks to compete anywhere on the yield curve.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many community banks today are willing to underwrite real estate secured loans on just two metrics: debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) and loan-to-appraised value (LTV). Furthermore, community banks should embrace one additional metric that national banks have used to measure the health of their real estate portfolios – debt yield.

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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. One of the easiest ways to increase loan profitability is to recognize (not just book) longer credits. This cost to the bank is shown in the graph below.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

An app meant to promote community for baby boomers called Umbrella has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs, Refactor Capital, Trailmix, Box Group and others. The startup was co-founded by CEO Lindsay Ullman and President Sam Gerstenzang.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 3, 2023

The second article compared and contrasted community banks’ pay-for-risk and relationship business models. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking. Many community banks state that they embrace and promote relationship banking.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Community banks need to analyze the demographics and varied business segments to identify the growth potential of each market. Since fintechs are the primary competition for community banks in this space, the VP of business lending needs to pay special attention to this segment. No two markets are created equal.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 29, 2021

write a book! Others surprised me, such as the amount of views expended on board composition, or on deploying bank capital. Write a book curated by readers of Jeff For Banks. So in the summer I drafted a summary, and an introduction chapter, and solicited the usual publishing suspects for business books. Very niche.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The company also offers SMBs different tools to help them move forward, like appointment booking, loyalty services and marketing help. SpotOn had a strong 2019 and wants to capitalize on its momentum by expanding further. The company’s previous funding round was less than a year ago and it was led by Dragoneer and Franklin.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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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., While the term “accretive to book value” is still the best bet for buzzword bingo at AOBA, the real talk centered around digital transformation and fintech disruption.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 16, 2020

At December 31, 2019, the SNL Bank & Thrift Index stood at 193% price/tangible book, 13.6x Still community banks, and have decent trading volume for more efficient pricing. At the other end of the spectrum, Community Bancshares in McArthur, Ohio GAINED 8%! Some comfortably below book value. Then Covid-19.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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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. The other fundamental concept that makes sense for all banks to adopt is fund transfer pricing (FTP).

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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. The other fundamental concept that makes sense for all banks to adopt is fund transfer pricing (FTP).

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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. The other fundamental concept that makes sense for all banks to adopt is fund transfer pricing (FTP).

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

This is one of the great mysteries of community banking. Almost every community bank touts its commitment to the relationship. Investing resources and capital to align relationship products better and then spending marketing dollars on promoting the bank and cross-selling can provide one of the better returns in bank marketing.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

the As interest rates go back up and volatility continues to remain high, banks’ cost of capital has undergone a significant shift up. Your cost of capital is essential to know for several reasons. Produce over your cost, and you will be able to attract more capital. Why Calculate Your Cost of Capital?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Two-thirds (66 percent) of SMBs expected to see their revenues grow beyond — even well beyond — what they had booked in 2019. We went into the field last Wednesday (March 24) to understand, at an aggregate level, how COVID-19 has impacted the SMBs that line the Main Streets and the side streets of our communities.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 26, 2011

B+ This book, written by a journalist and former editor of Fortune magazine and editorial director of Harvard Business Publishing, tracks the growth and philosophical evolution of strategy. This book tracks the evolution of strategy from its early days in the 1960''s at BCG to where we are today. Here is what I liked about the book: 1.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Investors continue to fuel the growth of the B2B technology startup community with another busy week in funding. Despite a slowdown in corporate travel, expense management and travel booking technology provider SalesTrip still managed to impress investors, which pumped $1.4 PYMNTS rounds up all the latest deals below. Modern Treasury.

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2020

PPP loans carry a 0% risk weighting, meaning they don’t count against the institution from a risk-based capital standpoint. With the surge in loans and no pressure on capital ratios, both Domine and Bates expressed approval for the program.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Without identifying ranking or more details about their survey, the preponderance of responses were as follows, in no particular order: loan-to-deposit ratio, investment portfolio size, net interest margin, efficiency ratio, return on average assets (ROAA), return on average tangible equity (ROATE), capitalization, and asset size.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This means having processes and people in place for bringing in borrowers, identifying the right loans to book, pricing them correctly, and closing loans quickly and efficiently enough to meet customer needs and institutional goals. Book more loans with a faster turnaround. learn more. Survey: Repetitive data entry common.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Last week, bookings were down year on year by half in the U.S., A spokesperson said Airbnb has “$4 billion in liquidity” and that it’s “focused with our board on ways we can help our community weather this crisis.”. The company is taking hits in all of its major markets. 75 percent in Europe and 95 percent in Asia.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Lulalend lends directly to SMBs that can apply online, with an automated approval process accelerating access to capital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

But revisiting management commentary and specific sub-segments of the reported data — specifically Square Capital and Cash App — shed additional light on where merchants see opportunity and challenge right now. The company booked $109 million in reserves tied to possible transaction and loan losses. The Great Pivot.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In a week of multiple nine-figure venture capital funding rounds, B2B FinTech has proved it plans to end the year on a high note. Investors from IVP, Madrona Venture Group and Meritech Capital all joined the fold, while existing backers CapitalG and Sequoia Capital led the round. Automation Anywhere.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Nasdaq: MCBS) #3. Triumph Bancorp, Inc. Nasdaq: TBK) #4. Refreshing!

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? Millions of smaller businesses are grappling with the impacts of the pandemic.

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