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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Unfortunately, some banks adopted BSBY as one of their preferred indexes and in doing so created risk in derivatives and operations. With the demise of BSBY, those banks that used the index to hedge their interest rate risk will now be dealing with potential losses. No ISDA documents.

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How a Loan Hedge Leverages The Yield Curve – Part II

South State Correspondent

However, despite the challenges of the current interest rate environment, the yield curve creates a tremendous opportunity for top-performing banks to earn outsized fees and higher interest margins in the commercial loan market by using a loan hedge. We want to highlight this option with a case study.

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The Problem with Floating and Adjustable Rate Loans

South State Correspondent

A typical current strategy for community banks when originating commercial real estate loans is to offer floating-rate loans or shorter-term adjustable structures. Unfortunately, this strategy has all the underpinnings of a credit problem case study, and we do not have to search for a hypothetical example.

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Aiming for Earnings

Independent Banker

More than ever, community banks are exploring new ideas and unconventional approaches to achieving greater profitability. This month Independent Banker focuses on information and trends, processes and strategies, and case studies. on profitability in community banking. on profitability in community banking.

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Helping credit unions grow organically: Proper software implementation & integration

Abrigo

The implementation of lending software, like that provided by Sageworks to community banks and credit unions, requires a similar, systematic approach for onboarding. This could include case study preparation, onsite training, web-conferencing, workshops with other institutions and ongoing User Groups.

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