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How to Manage Your Efficiency Ratio with Loan Size

South State Correspondent

The national banks have already indicated how they plan to reverse the efficiency ratio increase – through headcount reduction. The national banks have been clear and loud about how they intend to decrease their efficiency ratios – with headcount reductions. That is, bank managers should incent the desired portfolio construction.

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The Problem With DSCR and LTV in Lending

South State Correspondent

Why DSCR and LTV are Misleading Many banks believe that 1.20x DSCR and 75% LTV are good credit safeguards and that credits that started at those levels were unlikely candidates for special asset management. Below is a graph showing national cap rates for all categories of real estate nationwide.

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Small Business Lending Is Crucial in Fighting the Deposit Wars

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For bankers to be successful in the small business lending market, they need to execute on several key tenets: strategy, people, process and technology. 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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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Lending Discipline : Sensible pricing methodology is part of a loan hedging program, and some hedge providers also offer a loan pricing model.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Lending Discipline : Sensible pricing methodology is part of a loan hedging program, and some hedge providers also offer a loan pricing model.

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Helping Bankers Deal with Change: ThinkBIG Keynote Speaker Champions Tips For Change Management

Abrigo

“Dealing with change is difficult, but dealing with change when you don’t feel like you have enough time feels impossible,” says Dave Crenshaw, author of a best-selling time management book and the keynote speaker of the 2019 ThinkBIG Conference in Orlando, Fla., See the entire agenda here. a coaching and training corporation.

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Interest Rate Risk and Your Fixed-to-Floating Rate Mix

South State Correspondent

In 2022, national banks are especially active in managing interest rate risk by booking floating rate loans and mandating that borrowers fix their rates through a loan hedging program. National Bank Strategies For Interest Rate Risk Management. National Bank Strategies For Interest Rate Risk Management.