South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In two articles in the past few weeks ( here and here ), we discussed how the “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment will affect the community bank sector – continued increase in the cost of funds (COF), steady yields on loans, and a decrease in net interest margin (NIM) will put severe pressure on ROE for new loan originations.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Community bankers need to practice realistic loan pricing discipline. However, we need to understand the meaning of pricing discipline and its effect on community bank performance. Bankers need to manage credit relationships to ROA/ROE and not credit spreads. Many banks target profitable commercial clients.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We analyzed the loan performance (return on equity, loan yield, fee income, and loan size) of hedged borrowings in a large group of community banks and compared this to the community bank industry averages. The table below shows a summary of our analysis (community banks are defined as banks under $10B in assets).

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2021

This is not a high level of revenues to handle all the expenses involved with operating a troubled banking organization at the time. Like any SMB owner doing a new acquisition, I broke down the expense book. 21/ @Schornack The other item that I fixate around is writing a monthly management report to my board. million in 2020.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It was well received and was recently picked up by a banking school as an elective class. Number 1 on that list: Project Management. I used the embedded commercial as indicative of the life span of a project at a community bank. Have a killer project management team inside the bank. - Can it be done?

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 9, 2022

Many community banks are searching for ways to increase fee income, and many bank CEOs have concluded that fee income is a significant driver of revenue and profitability. We argue that larger banks do not have an inherent advantage over community banks in generating fee income because of their scale.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

A The title of this book compelled me to read it, and I''m a better consultant for having done so. This book does a deep dive into the weeds of balance sheet management. This book does a deep dive into the weeds of balance sheet management. The author is very experienced in bank investment portfolio management.

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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. Another key player for successful small business banks is the vice president of business lending, who manages the relationship managers and reports to the chief lending officer.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

Wells Fargo, weeks after it was hit with a rare enforcement action from the Federal Reserve, is overhauling its risk management processes and announced internally that four top risk management executives would be retiring. All are retiring in April, May or June.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 1, 2020

Regulatory principles and practices for business continuity management are spelled out in a booklet in the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s IT Examination Handbook. When regulators revised the booklet in 2019, they changed its title from “Business Continuity Planning” to “Business Continuity Management.”

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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). Banks typically approve credits above 1.20x DSCR and below 75% LTV – with many loan-specific factors that may skew these acceptable levels.

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American Banker

AUGUST 11, 2023

In his new book, "The Song of Significance," Seth Godin, a business management author, dives into how executives can rethink being profit driven and help create meaning in the work for employees.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 23, 2023

The root cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is poor risk management – plain and simple. Bankers need to understand and manage their business on the fair value of assets and liabilities instead of managing their business on net interest margin and the amortized historical cost of assets and liabilities.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. Customized, well-thought-out interactions—especially in the online banking space—are integral to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones. MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va., Photo by Janimal Photography. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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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. What Drives Profitability if Not NIM?

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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. At SouthState, we use a program called ARC (Assumable Rate Conversion) that allows borrowers to pay a fixed rate of interest for as long as 20 years, but the bank retains a floating rate asset. Current Risk in Term Lending.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 23, 2014

But how can this growth be managed appropriately? CEIS Review , a New York-based bank consulting firm, highlights the shift in a recent article. Community banks certainly want to remain conservative with risks and follow regulations. The regulatory compliance aspect is critical, CEIS notes.

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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. My dad went to banking school, and I was given the opportunity when the time came. The 360-Degree Leader , John Maxwell.

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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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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Across the world, people are using super apps to send messages, purchase tickets and, of course, bank online. What are they, and how can community banks stay on top of this trend? Community bank considerations. So, what does this intersection of regulation and technology competition mean for community banks?

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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. Still, only some offer products that serve and are priced to build relationship value for the customer and the bank. Add other components, and retention shoots up even further.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 18, 2023

We concluded that the market does not adequately compensate banks for credit and interest rate risks. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking. We define relationship banking as a model focused on a consultative banking approach. uses at our bank.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Customers were used to this bank interface after two rounds of PPP, and then we dropped it like a lead balloon. In my experience, community banks only do what they have to do. With an automated loan management system , there’s no more emailing with document attachments. Closing and booking the loan to core.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Key Takeaways The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2019. Top blog posts reflect bank, CU priorities. As 2019 winds down, community banks and credit unions have worked hard to attract new customers and members and to retain existing ones.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every year, digitization further rattles the relevancy of the traditional hierarchical banking organization. To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. That’s the new DNA we need to increase across the banking industry.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

As a result, banks are having to spend more time and resources on complying with regulations instead of profitable activities such as booking new loans. According to the data, the average financial institution spent an additional $45,264 in Q3 to manage regulatory changes. Blog Bank Credit Union' Hire qualified experts.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Popular projects for 2023 include online loan and deposit onboarding utilizing third-party data to speed the process, compliance-as-a-service, payments, card controls, service case management, leveraging data for customer insights, and providing open banking APIs to customers. of the banking market, according to Statista Research.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski. Deepening roots.

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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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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 16, 2020

At December 31, 2019, the SNL Bank & Thrift Index stood at 193% price/tangible book, 13.6x At April 14, 2020, I measured all banks and thrifts with total assets between $1 billion and $10 billion. Still community banks, and have decent trading volume for more efficient pricing. EPS, and a 2.63% dividend yield.

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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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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 7, 2022

In fact, the content in my book, Squared Away: How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders , was driven by the top 20 most-read posts of all time. The Death of the Community Bank Pundits make predictions. Squared Away: How It Happened Since I had never published a book, I had no idea how to approach writing a book.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Community banks who are considering entering the small business lending space are already challenged by several barriers to entry: Inefficiency of traditional loan processing. New competition from emerging categories (Fintechs, Challenger Banks, Neobanks). Automate Booking. Manage Documents Effortlessly.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The professor charged with moving the program forward expressed frustration that banks were not providing enough internships nor commitments to hire graduates. Which is strange because in most strategic planning sessions we moderate, talent availability is a threat, and management below senior leadership is often a weakness.

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