Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Houston-based Gulf Capital Bank recently completed a capital raise of $93 million. With the funding, the bank plans to invest in its digital capabilities, providing services that include mobile deposits, secured and unsecured commercial loans, letters of credit and consumer loans.

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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

APRIL 10, 2023

Nonetheless, with the recent collapse of sizeable regional banks, regulators, investors, analysts, accountants, and bankers are now scrutinizing the fair value of banks’ securities and loan portfolios. This development should strongly motivate community banks to consider the benefits of loan-level hedging.

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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. This is strong evidence that community banks are pricing to an arbitrary minimum credit spread in this set of loans. Cost-plus pricing.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

That fact makes the bank’s deposits less sticky and subject to outflow at any sign of insolvency. Equally important is the bank’s securities duration, as shown in the graph below. Approximately 56% of the bank’s securities had repricing greater than 15 years. at the end of 2022, with $2.4B

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, and any unrealized gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in the equity section of the balance sheet. Banks had enough liquidity so it didn’t really matter in terms of day-to-day operations. Capital got scarce.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2023

Rising funding costs and decreasing liquidity at community banks are causing managers to change pricing methodology for new credits. We estimate that 25% to 50% of community banks have a policy requiring minimum yield or credit spreads for new commercial loans.

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American Banker

MAY 6, 2024

Capital Community Bank of Provo has purchased Security Home Mortgage, headquartered in nearby Orem.

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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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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Observing the gap in pandemic relief in south Florida due to a lack of local community banks, a trio of banking veterans teamed up to form a digital-first community bank—and were granted a charter in record time to support local businesses. Name: Locality Bank. Keith Costello, Locality Bank.

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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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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a previous article ( here ), we discussed why commercial loan prepayment protection would be a critical return on asset (ROA) driver for community banks in 2023. We outlined the four main reasons why prepayment provisions increase profitability for banks. This cost to the bank is shown in the graph below.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 30, 2023

In the quest for deposits, one successful tactic at top-performing banks is to target the right types of customers. While desiring to bank everyone in your community is noble, it can be a poor use of resources. Some customers offer better returns because they use more banking services and have more deposit balances.

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American Banker

JULY 2, 2020

The class A notes, secured by legacy trust-preferreds and subordinated debt of institutions, carry an investment-grade A1 rating from Moody's. That rating is slightly lower than a prior Hildene CDO, due to elevated pandemic risk to bank profitability.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. Community banks that have struggled to grow their commercial loan portfolios over the past two years are optimistic that there are brighter days ahead this year and next. billion asset community bank.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

An event at EMS in June brought together (L–R) Clear Mountain Bank president/CEO Dave Thomas, ICBA president Rebeca Romero Rainey, FHLBank Pittsburgh president/CEO Winthrop Watson, and Tim Critchfield, EMS owner/president. Name: Clear Mountain Bank. In 2021, the bank was named West Virginia Community Lender of the Year.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2022

In this article, we analyze the industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF) and track how community banks’ COF behaves relative to larger banks. In future articles, we will explain our modeling for community banks’ COF based on inflation, Fed Funds rates, consumer consumption and the Fed’s balance sheet runoff.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. It can clarify roles and responsibilities, encourage timely communication and help community banks operate more efficiently. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, mitigating risk took on a whole new meaning for community banks.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Helping microbusinesses access capital is now a mission that more CUs are taking on, as the role of microbusiness in the overall economic recovery is starting to be better understood. Advanced Banking Tech for Small Operators. Leaning Into Community-First Lending.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

NYMBUS secured Series D financing (led by Insight Partners), partnered with Hurdlr for small business banking; with Atty Bank, Saint Louis Bank ’s legal community bank; and with Roger, Citizens Bank of Edmond ’s military niche bank. Finastra partnered with Glia for digital customer service.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 15, 2015

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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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. to advance secure, contactless transactions as stores reopen amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

” Sageworks inquired how the new CECL model will impact community banks, and Sprang cites a few examples of challenges the CECL model could cause: • Community banks must be aware of where they are on the economic cycle. How should community banks prepare for the transition?

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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 with Interest 4.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

For some, that means targeting small businesses and wielding the commercial card as a tool to accelerate access to much-needed capital — a vital solution to support SMB operations during market volatility. Five Star Bank, Corserv Collab On Cards. Capital On Tap Links With Marqueta. Boost, BMO Harris Automate B2B Payments.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Community bankers offer real-world reasons for more Basel III relief. Nearly one year after the Basel III capital rules went into effect, community bankers say that now recognize just how much more complex and how much more difficult this new set of capital rules will make life and business for them if they remain in place.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 5, 2022

We concluded that obligors showing less than 1.50X DSCR would be most at risk, but the average community bank underwrites to 1.20X DSCR. Many bankers responded that their loan-to-values (LTVs) are low and expect that the secondary source of repayment will protect the bank’s capital.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.” Source: DeBanked ) Square Capital lent about $1.6 In a recent American Banker. Source: DeBanked ).

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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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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 29, 2012

First, FIs experienced pressure in their investment portfolios, purchasing Fannie Mae preferred''s and other FIs trust preferred securities. Many banks had to replenish lost capital. Absent or in concurrence with government-injected capital, FIs sought fresh capital. But retail investors were nowhere to be found.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite the painful evolution in retail, many experts expect another year of growth for commercial real estate – and for commercial real estate lenders, including community financial institutions. Community financial institution lenders, however, will want to “pick their spots” for CRE loans this year.

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