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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Many existing community bank customers and prospects are also national bank customers.

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Office Lending – Here is Why It is Not as Bad as The Market Thinks

South State Correspondent

In this article, we highlight the state of the bank commercial real estate office lending sector and make an argument about why banking might be better off than most analysts think. The State of Office Lending Risk – Traffic 2024 will mark the fifth consecutive year where office demand has declined.

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Blockchain Lending Firm Figure Seeks National Bank Charter

PYMNTS

Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. 6) announcement.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Looking Toward The Blockchain . The Charter Advantage .

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Small Business Lending Is Crucial in Fighting the Deposit Wars

Gonzobanker

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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How to Set Your Strategic Planning Time Horizon

South State Correspondent

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. 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%. As an industry, we misallocate capital. You can’t develop lending expertise overnight. Why is that?

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Why Do So Many Financial Institutions Avoid SBA Lending?

Abrigo

SBA Lending Can Be a Hidden Gem for Some Institutions. With proper planning and the utilization of technology, SBA lending can boost customer acquisitions and deposits. Many argue that SBA lending is complicated, and while that’s true, it’s actually a good thing. Loans guaranteed by the U.S. billion to $25.3

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