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Loan Hedging for Community Banks in 2024

South State Correspondent

Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased substantially over the last ten years. Meanwhile, community banks face net interest margin (NIM) and fee income pressure. Only 304 banks (or 6.7% of the total) used swaps directly.

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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AI and generative AI use cases in banking: 6 real-world examples

Abrigo

Seeing generative AI use cases can help bankers, risk managers, and financial crime professionals better understand it. They can more easily consider how to harness genAI's power to enhance their operations, compliance, risk management, and member or customer experience.

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Best Practices for Managing Credit Risk in Recession

Abrigo

is officially in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Now, banks and credit unions must determine how to safely and effectively manage risk in the portfolio while also driving growth at their institution. The national effects remain opaque and will continue to change – do not get complacent.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements.

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5 Reasons to Start CECL Implementation Now

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Beginning CECL adoption earlier provides time needed for backtesting, documentation, and developing disclosures. It also will allow more collaboration between credit risk and accounting staff needed to develop forecasts for credit risks and trends. CECL implementation and documentation, testing. Start Now’.

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Q&A on Agency Action

Independent Banker

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? IB: This covers a broad area. Thomas: That’s right.