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The Death of the Community Bank

Jeff For Banks

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Prediction: The General Bank will become extinct. Much like competitors nip at community banks' customers. Eighteen percent of that group opened an account at a digital bank. Result: Mixed.

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We Need a New Funding Strategy

Jeff For Banks

trillion in domestic deposits, according to the FDIC's Statistics at a Glance. As far as community banks, I look to data gleaned from all of the banks where my firm does profitability outsourcing because we have a level of granularity that the FDIC and most readers do not have. Maybe it's 50 basis points.

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2020 CRE Outlook: Trends Expected to Shape Commercial Real Estate Lending

Abrigo

“Macy’s closing 125 stores signals ‘more pain’ for retailers,” ABC News reported Feb. Retailers like Pier 1, Papyrus and Express are closing 1,000 stores. Community financial institution lenders, however, will want to “pick their spots” for CRE loans this year. CRE a top focus for many bankers. Learn more.

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Compliance burdens: Reducing bank products and services

Abrigo

The ABA’s 2015 Survey of Bank Compliance Officers , conducted February through March 2015, had participation from more than 450 financial institutions, with almost 80 percent being community banks. A recent Forbes commentary, Dodd-Frank, Community Bank Decline, And The Effect On U.S.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

To you, manage your interest rate risk. In the late 90s, low interest rates made speculative equity investments more attractive than bonds, and at the same time, innovative internet companies grew in popularity among retail investors, professional traders, venture capitalists, and the like (familiar?). credit default swaps anyone?).

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Why Branch Building (Sometimes) Makes Sense

Celent Banking

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. In retail banking, everyone knows branch footfall has been in decline along with teller transaction volumes – and everyone knows why.

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Survey Finds Cost of Funds Top of Mind for Community Bankers

ABA Community Banking

Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

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