South State Correspondent

JULY 30, 2023

How should community banks target and compare their ROE to the industry and their peer group, and what defines a top-performing bank? Most importantly, is there an ROE level ensuring a bank remains long-term independent and healthy? Bank ROE Historical Performance Total assets for all FDIC-insured institutions was $23.7T

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Community Bank Community Capital Policies 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Banks are instructed to reference relevant guidance from the agencies that is listed in a footnote.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Company 78

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 using that six-month lag.

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Community Bank Community Industry Online 195

South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a stunning example of bank leadership not understanding interest rate risk, running into trouble with an inverted yield curve, and ignoring the impact of a severe monetary correction on long-duration assets.

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Risk Management Management Community Bank Community 221

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Academy Bank COO Tom Kientz notes that the community bank was eager to expand its deposit and loan services. Looking for an avenue to increase its deposit base, Academy Bank tapped into a market it hadn’t explored before: homeowners associations. One of the very quick things we turned to were HOAs,” he says.

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Kansas City Kansas FDIC Community Bank 91

South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2022

Based on the futures market, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise the Fed Funds rate to 3.00% at its December 2022 meeting. 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. Historical Cost of Funds Analysis.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Strategy Community FDIC 195

Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Experts have highlighted numerous lessons from Southwest’s experience, many of which can benefit bank and credit union executives, regardless of their institution size, as they manage competing priorities for spending and growth initiatives on banking solutions.

Technology 195

Technology Lending Community Software 195

Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

In the midst of unprecedented market volatility, recent deals and back-channel chatter illustrate that fintech demand remains high. Cornerstone Advisors’ payments guru Tony DeSanctis pointed to the unique value of Honey’s data and time to market, and I totally agree, but PayPal couldn’t build this for under $4 billion? customer impact.

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Fintech FDIC Capital Community Bank 109

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. American Bank, National Association. First Southern Bank.

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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2017

Avert Risk The OCC’s October 2012 Supervisory Guidance notes that financial institutions that perform stress testing “have the ability to minimize the impact of negative market developments more effectively” than those that do not have a stress testing process in place.

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Columbus Ohio FDIC Strategy 150

Celent Banking

JUNE 22, 2017

In retail for example, there have been an abundance of headlines trumpeting the growth of digital commerce alongside struggling same-store sales at brick-and-mortar locations. Dick’s Sporting Goods, for example, announced strong sales growth and plans to add 43 new stores this year. Source: FDIC, Celent analysis.

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Study Community Bank Trends Analysis 125

NCR

AUGUST 31, 2016

An improving housing market is creating opportunities for banks to expand into residential finance, as mortgages are a readily creatable asset that can generate significant profit. Yet banks need one important yet not easily attainable ingredient to do mortgages right in an era of ever-increasing rules and regulations—quality.

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Community Bank Community Guidelines Compliance 49

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. MOXY Bank, for example, aims to introduce corporate treasury management services, as well as offerings for small business (SMB) owners.

Community Bank 122

Community Bank Community FDIC Marketing 122

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?

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Regulation Indiana Charlotte Community Bank 78

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The pandemic, said NCR’s Brown, “is the ultimate stress test on every channel that a bank has to offer” — especially as measured across digital products and services. “We If you talk to a bank CEO, they will tell you that most of them want to grow deposits, unless you are big enough that you worry about allocating capital.

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Fintech Innovation Digital Banking FDIC 236

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

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. David Baris, regulatory consultant.

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Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 29, 2016

For example, deposit operations' expense as a percent of deposits should decline as the bank grows. I recently mentioned to a community bank management team that community financial institutions are slower to close branches because their decision making goes beyond the spreadsheet and market potential.

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Training FDIC Community Resources 60

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Arecent study published by MetLife Mature Market Institute estimates that the financial loss by victims of elder financial crimes and exploitation is more than $2.9 As this is Crime Prevention Month, elder abuse is an appropriate issue for community banks to recognize and take steps in their communities to prevent.

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Community Resources Community Bank Video 101

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade association representing community banks, endorses the clear, unambiguous standard set forth in the Proposed Rule. By contrast, all 26 House Financial Services Committee Republicans wrote the OCC and the FDIC in support of the rulemaking.

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Lending Colorado FDIC National 60

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 can be broken down into service charges (and fee income) on deposit accounts , trading revenue, investment banking activities, and the catch-all, other. Types of Noninterest Income.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community FDIC Trends 195

Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2023

Historic collapse SVB is different from other financial institutions The FDIC closure and assumption of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the largest bank failure since 2008 – is a stark reminder that when a crisis occurs, it can spread as fast as a wildfire in dry fields with a strong wind.

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Strategy Lending Security Analysis 195