Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

So how do social payments fit in community banks’ long-term future? In fact, a 2020 NerdWallet survey found that 68% of consumers have maintained a balance in their mobile payment app, and on average, those who use them have allowed up to $287 to accrue before they transfer it to their bank. DJ Seeterlin, Chesapeake Bank.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The banking industry’s cost of funds (COF) is highly correlated to short-term interest rates. However, as of Q2/22, the average community bank’s COF has risen only a few basis points. The COF over the past five quarters is shown for three asset peer groups: banks under $1B (3.5k The Data on Cost of Funds.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 30, 2023

While banks lose money on many CD-only customers, and CD-only customers have a relatively short average life, a niche customer, such as a church, is almost always profitable because the bank has much higher retention rates and the average niche customer uses an average of four bank products.

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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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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. ABA president and CEO, Frank Keating, commented that Dodd-Frank has impacted banks, their customers and the communities they serve.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

When interest rates rise, lenders struggle to manage revenue and economic capital; when rates fall, borrowers can commonly refinance the debt at lower rates. We see borrowers trying to out-predict the market by guessing what the Fed might do, analyzing economic trends, studying graphs, or talking to friends at cocktail parties.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The topics were perfect, and there were some great case studies, but the substance was standard, bordering on underwhelming. Banks will need annual authorization to use the data and will need to “minimize” the data that is being used to just the essential elements, thereby putting a crimp in future bank marketing efforts.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In fact, corporate culture is more important to an innovative culture than the institution's size, level of investment, location, or regulatory environment, according to a recent study by the ? Digital Banking Report. Executives must center their communication on the vision for the technology and what employees will gain from it.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. James Sills.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

And at AOBA, Laura Hamilton of OTC Markets Group, Inc., and Ciaran McMullan , former CEO of Suncrest Bank CA extolled the benefits of OTC listing, particularly OTCQX market listing in a session titled How to Maximize Your Stock as Currency. Having Ciaran onstage with Laura as a case study added credibility to the presentation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

and global stock markets are also top concerns among entrepreneurs surveyed by the bank. Seventy percent of small firms without a checking account have been denied a loan, found Nav.com in its Annual Business Banking Study. dollar, commodities pricing and the U.S.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Studies by The Kauffman Foundation, among others, have shown that new businesses account for nearly all net new job creation and almost 20 percent of gross job creation. 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.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

I recently attended the ABA Marketing Conference in San Antonio where a speaker from USAA said something similar to this post''s title. How do I explain the branding study by a client that identified Ally Bank as the most recognizable brand in their market? But I do know most community banks cannot afford this path.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

Some need working capital to grow; others are bracing for working capital fluctuations or economic uncertainty. Working capital fluctuations and the need to grow as a result of increasing demand were also top motivators behind seeking external financing, researchers said. Adding to the evidence that the U.S. ”

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2021

A bank trade association CEO asked me a couple of questions while he was researching an op-ed piece. Shouldn't the CFPB work to address the impediments to starting a bank in LMI markets rather than punish community banks who scrambled to serve their customers when the economy shut down? There are benefits to scale.

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Social Assurance

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Establishing yourself as the community bank is a process. Other insights are available covering topics such as donations, community drives, marketing and more. Moreover, the guest list paves the road for you to study the participants and devise ways to best sell them to your cause.

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Social Assurance

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Establishing yourself as the community bank is a process. Other insights are available covering topics such as donations, community drives, marketing and more. Moreover, the guest list paves the road for you to study the participants and devise ways to best sell them to your cause.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The traditional banking model may be disrupted, or about to be disrupted, depending on where you look. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. As for lending to businesses, banks have still been a bit hesitant to lend to smaller firms. Behind the Numbers .

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Social Assurance

MAY 7, 2021

Financial banking looked a little different this past year. The COVID-19 pandemic presented community banks with a unique set of challenges – but also opportunities. Necessity forced many institutions to think outside the box and develop innovative approaches to helping their community. TrustTexas Bank Case Study.

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NCR

MAY 26, 2016

Backbone of the economy, hallmark of innovation, true entrepreneurship, the face of free market capitalism—the clichés come tumbling out with speed and ease, at least in part because they’re completely true. Still, we can ask: Within this diverse market, what’s banking’s role? can be applied for online.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 31, 2017

I read a recent interview of Members 1st Credit Union CEO Bob Marquette by S&P Global Market Intelligence (link requires subscription). I think banks are closing branches for one reason: to cut costs and prop up their earnings and boost their stock price." They're competitors. :) I don't want to engage in a tit for tat on studies.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Noninterest income associated with the housing markets such as securitization, trading, and real estate slowed significantly during the financial crisis and beyond. Community banks target growth.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The recent explosion of new financial product and service providers has started to capture a share of consumers’ attention and wallets, perhaps more so than many banks believe. The report – Americans’ Shadow Financial Lives: The Mobile Apps Banks Don’t Know They Use – found that U.S. Over the last 15-20 years, things have changed.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2023

But what we are not aware of is how leveraged these loans were and how the economic conditions that dried up the IPO market have impacted loan performance. Boy, did that impact capital ratios. In addition, the bank had money pouring in as a result of being associated with the startup tech industry.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

As financial marketers finalize their 2021 marketing plans, the focus for the the new year will center on executing new organizational goals, addressing changing consumer demands and behaviors and learning and experimenting with new marketing channels and tactics in evolving their marketing strategy. Facebook Pay.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

As financial marketers finalize their 2021 marketing plans, the focus for the the new year will center on executing new organizational goals, addressing changing consumer demands and behaviors and learning and experimenting with new marketing channels and tactics in evolving their marketing strategy. Facebook Pay.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D. Or at least they should be.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2022

Bank of America launched Balance Connect, a service that allows customers to avoid overdraft fees by automatically transferring money from another of the user’s accounts with the bank for a $12-per-transaction fee. Granted, the numbers don’t quite portend an onslaught of banks getting into crypto. This is nonsense.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Chicago-based derivatives exchange Cboe Global Markets launched its bitcoin futures on Sunday, and CME Group is expected to launch its own on Dec. The data speaks to small businesses’ trust in the banking infrastructure, even if they’re dissatisfied with the services they receive from traditional financial institutions (FIs).

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Community bank marketing resources. Two very strong and focused community banks unite to combine big bank reach with community bank style and make the bet that it can scale to $15 billion and beyond. BTW, it’s amazing how much an impending industry funding issue can get us focused again. ‘C’mon

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

2019 Mehrsa Baradaran Baradaran, Mehrsa The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap 2019 Neil Barofsky Barofsky, Neil Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street 2012 Patricia Beard Beard, Patricia Blue Blood and Mutiny: The Fight for the Soul of Morgan Stanley 2007 Ben S.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Visa — One Market Center. Key people: Chris Curtin, Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer; Shiv Singh, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. Capital One — Capital One Labs. Key people: James Patterson, Managing VP & Head of Capital One Labs at Capital One.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

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