Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. It’s an important topic that Celent discussed in a report published last year: And Then There Were None: The Disappearance of Community Banks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. million in consumer losses.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2015

The ABA’s 2015 Survey of Bank Compliance Officers , conducted February through March 2015, had participation from more than 450 financial institutions, with almost 80 percent being community banks. A recent Forbes commentary, Dodd-Frank, Community Bank Decline, And The Effect On U.S.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The variables that banks typically test are amortization periods, interest rates, vacancy rates, and lease rates. However, in the last 25 years, we have yet to see a community bank perform sensitivity analysis on inflation rates – for obvious reasons. We can change our assumption about revenue sensitivity to inflation.

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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. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Ruby Valley National Bank is not much different from other community banks, except our risk threshold is probably higher than most. Serving a marketplace with a population of 7,800, where cows outnumber people by five to one, our community bank has developed strong agricultural lending expertise.

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NCR

MARCH 7, 2018

Another area is large retailers, with the likes of Walmart and Amazon able to gain deep insights into their users through factors such as purchase history and loyalty programs. However, these firms have long been barred from offering full financial services in the US due to regulations mandating the separation of commerce and banking.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Treasury program that’s the well-kept secret in small-business lending. Community banks are vital providers of small-business credit because of their extensive local market knowledge and deep customer relationships. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 25, 2019

based bank may be a community bank, but it’s thinking big when it comes to digital transformation. Working with $11.9 million from its shareholders to continue growing and investing in technology this year, Banesco USA entered into an agreement recently with Silicon Valley-based accelerator Plug and Play Fintech.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products. This is why ICBA and community banks must continue to push consistent regulation of bank and nonbank financial service providers.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Cambr, a cloud-based platform powered by investment firm StoneCastle and digital banking software provider Q2 Holdings, is helping neo-banks and fintechs launch and scale up through a network of 850 community banks.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

As in past years, community bankers will have a dynamic regulatory environment to contend with in 2016. Safety and soundness concerns will remain a prominent driver of that supervisory dynamic for community banks. What should community banks anticipate here? The trends apply to commercial and retail lending.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Walmart claimed it wanted to leverage the proposed bank mainly for the purpose of lowering costs of its backroom processing of check and credit card transactions and to offer high-interest certificates of deposits. Square already has an SMB lending arm – Square Capital – which it operates through a deal with Utah-based Celtic Bank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

But drilling down a bit, to get a sense of the state of the consumer, retail banking saw fourth-quarter profit rise by about 5 percent to $4.2 Management said on the conference call with analysts following the earnings release that average total loans, excluding loan sales in home lending, were up 3 percent year over year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

But drilling down a bit, to get a sense of the state of the consumer, retail banking saw fourth-quarter profit rise by about 5 percent to $4.2 Management said on the conference call with analysts following the earnings release that average total loans, excluding loan sales in home lending, were up 3 percent year over year.

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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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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA.

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Independent Banker

MAY 2, 2016

At The Bank of Tioga, we preserve the local touch and serve our clients and communities well. We ignite prosperity in all the communities we serve through community reinvestment, lending to local businesses, and providing educational opportunities for the community and our employees. The Bank of Tioga.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many fintech firms’ offerings are narrow, leaving them unable to meet growing businesses’ capital needs. In contrast, most banks can work with businesses as they grow. The post Cultivating small business: Banks focus on relationships and solutions appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration (SBA) will recognize and honor the critical and life altering contributions of America’s moms and pops, manufacturing enterprises, Main Street retailers and entrepreneurs during National Small Business Week. These risk takers will help make our lives more productive, safer, healthier and benefit society overall.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

It is a great honor to be listed among the higher-performing independent community banks of America! North Valley Bank operates in the North Denver Metropolitan area and serves primarily commercial clients. Our lending niche is construction (owner and non-owner) and real estate investment financing. North Valley Bank.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

But it got me thinking about who would be my picks if I were assembling a fantasy banking team. Chief Retail Officer. The Owner/Chairman Criteria: I looked to Bank Director Magazine's annual scorecard for my pick. Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

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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. We offer an online portal where clients can view their reports down to the general ledger level.

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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. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 15, 2023

This article provides an update on pricing trends driven by our Loan Command aggregated community bank data and highlights some working pricing ideas. Because of the loan mix, banks are currently pricing their weighted commercial portfolio to a 16% ROE, or under their target. Total industry loans grew 5.1%

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American Banker

JULY 30, 2020

Now that its deal with Texas Capital has been called off, Independent Bank in McKinney plans to scale back or exit some commercial lines and will seek to duplicate its retail banking successes in Colorado.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. 82% to over 2.3%

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Leadership Team—Citizens Bank of Las Cruces’ executive management team, from left: Jed Fanning, Tim Hargrove, Ruth Christopher and George Ruth. Citizens Bank of Las Cruces. Retail locations: Six. As a community bank, Citizens Bank of Las Cruces has roots in our community, in our history and in our culture.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. The news will focus on capital spending and job creation with an emphasis on Galveston Island, which is where our community bank’s headquarters and largest market is. Our lending strongly supports our tourist economy.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure.

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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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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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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter. By Ed Avis.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 4, 2020

Readers note: You can also view this post on Penn Community Bank's website. Parts of the economy are still running including the essential services of grocery stores, electric, water, cable, Internet and Wi-Fi, hospitals, banking, phone services, post office, trash pickup, and trucking and delivery services. Click here.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

For Kony clients, the Temenos deal eliminates the distraction that could have been associated with an IPO and provides a strong, well-capitalized parent. With its Quantum offering, Kony has several clients outside of the financial services vertical including the retail likes of Michael’s and Amway.

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Growing loans, earnings are banks' top challenges in 2021. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Technology sets up future lending success. Capitalize on the momentum you gained during 2020.

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