South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

Several measurable factors drive loan (and, by extension, bank) profitability, including loan size, credit quality, term, cross-sell, and upsell. In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2018

Digital lending is becoming an important business even for smaller community banks. Larger banks, which have the resources to build their own technology or buy a fintech provider (KeyBank acquired Bolstr; JPMorgan Chase acquired WePay).

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Today’s youth and others across all age groups are placing a significant importance on consuming local food, developing local relationships and improving local communities. This is great news for community banks. A recent American Banker article discussed why the local food movement is good for community banking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. A Consolidating Industry. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

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. Going digital can help reduce the cost of small business lending and capture more member business loans.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Adapt to a dynamic banking environment with real-time lending & credit data Lender dashboards and reports showing the lending pipeline, pricing trends, emerging risks, workflow bottlenecks, etc. The institution can more easily capitalize on opportunities and avoid unnecessary risk. Explore Abrigo Connect.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 30, 2022

Me: Commercial Real Estate loans are the most profitable product in a community bank's arsenal and have been through various interest rate environments. Bank Senior Lender: Not when you consider the whole relationship. In a world of limited resources, which should you dedicate resources to pursue?

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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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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. of banks’ revenues come from payments. Payments account for up to 30% of bank revenue, and that income stream is under attack. billion-asset Bank of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Chris Doyle, Texas First Bank. Photo by Juan Moyano/Stocksy. Quick Stat.

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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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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A key reason for the expanded partnership came down to these alignment factors. “It’s cloud-based, so it’s easy to make changes on the fly,” said Daniel Fowler, a Credit Administrator at Capital City Bank. teams have been an integral resource to the bank. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Whether achieved by internal or external resources, community banks provide valuable support for small businesses. By providing “bonus” services to small businesses, such as startup loan programs and referral services, community banks prove themselves to be reliable financial partners, with mutually beneficial results.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. So here’s your head start on finding some banking podcasts that might work for you. Banking Transformed 2. Banking Resources.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 20, 2017

Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending. Reading between the lines, this bank is likely over the CRE guidance levels, and were probably getting grief from their regulators about it. How significant was CRE lending to the souring of bank loan portfolios?

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Abrigo

MARCH 23, 2015

It is only natural for community banks to have loan concentrations that result from the market(s) they serve and the markets they pursue. In today’s times, a high commercial real estate (CRE) concentration is often the result of community banks pursuing opportunity in the market.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pillar #2: Leaders Transcend Daily Hustle to Build New Systems Most regional and community banks grew up executing the fundamentals with sheer hustle and hard work. Smarter Bank leaders have an eye for designing and building new systems that align people, processes and technology and that leverage data and intellectual capital.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 31, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Craft Bank was just about to begin its capital raise as a de novo community bank in Atlanta. The post Podcast: Crafting a New Bank Amid COVID-19 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

But, Passione noted, many of the players who are taking a pass on offering student lending and other forms of personal loans often aren’t doing so for lack of interest — but lack of ability via smart technology. Lending-as-a-Service. There are currently 13,000 community banks in the U.S.,

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. We spoke with four community banks in the southern half of Texas to learn how they are serving this buzzing region.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2017

She writes that, while in recent years new bank formations have been at an all time low, an increase in de novo activity may be on the horizon. Monk says there is still room for de novo bank formations, considering the lack of community banks in some areas or in areas with substantial population growth.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It was agreed that too many lines of business, such as treasury management, commercial lending, and commercial deposits, are not utilizing their marketing departments enough, given the tremendous value of their products. Bank Marketing Lesson 7: Multicultural Marketing. What skills and resources do you need to achieve diversity?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As concerns are raised about how industry consolidation might impact competition, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is warning that it could hinder small businesses’ access to capital and financial services. According to Powell, the Fed’s resources to tackle this issue can only go so far.

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American Banker

MARCH 15, 2016

First Resource Bank in Exton, Pa., has redeemed its remaining preferred shares tied to the Small Business Lending Fund.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In addition, as FASB officials have noted, internal and external resources become more stretched and valuable the closer the deadline. Technology can ease pressure on staffing and internal resources, a category identified by 42% of respondents as one of their biggest challenges so far. Lending & Credit Risk. Stress Testing.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. increased operational risks.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Under the right circumstances, providing residential mortgages that fall outside of the new federal Qualified Mortgage definition could help a community bank grow its lending, some community bankers say. a $613 million-asset community bank serving central and northern Wisconsin that engages in non-QM lending.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Maximizing NOAH. This initiative is only one of the programs that reflect Woodforest’s ongoing commitment to affordable, inclusive housing.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Ideas, programs and resources to boost local entrepreneurship. Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. This is a mindset shift for communities. Entrepreneurial Resources.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 28, 2023

I work for The Kafafian Group, a community bank consulting firm based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Many of my readers might not know what my firm does, so I want to dedicate this post to the problems we help community bankers solve. Resources can be allocated efficiently. Without direction, any road is the right road.

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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. In this regard, the bank regulatory agencies need to remain politically independent. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

OCC : The OCC announced Project REACh on July 10, 2020 to promote greater access to capital and credit for underserved populations through policy and structural issues at the national and local level. On July 23, 2020, the FDIC released a podcast entitled “The Role of Minority Banks.” banking system.

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NCR

APRIL 13, 2016

In the following Q&A, Pango Financial CEO William Keenan offers insights on the cyclical nature of the lending market and advice for small business owners just starting out. Lending cycles track with economic cycles. They need to be extremely selective in who they lend to. What is the upside of the relationship?

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

But perhaps considering a strategic alliance with a like-sized financial institution can give the combined institution greater resources to compete, and greater liquidity and possibly trading multiples for shareholders. The second group question regarded capital. Revise HMDA so it doesn't require so much bank resources.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2014

." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. of Ocala, Florida on the bank''s sale to Heritage Financial Group, Inc. ." - Loralee Hutchinson, President of Alarion Financial Services, Inc. Our combination.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 21, 2020

What do earnings look like in a recession with margin pressure, a lack of consumer lending, looming mortgage forbearances and increasing loss reserves? How will our board of directors support critical investments in the face of dwindling profits and shifting capital management priorities? View planning as a continuous conversation.

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