Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community Montana Taxes 172

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2016

Which is a bit of a problem, since there are objectively fewer banks now than there were even five years ago. According to the FDIC, banking branches are at their lowest level in a decade with only 93,283 left open. Physical banks reportedly hit their peak in 2009 and have declined 6 percent since then.

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FDIC ATM Community Bank Digital Banking 100

Celent Banking

JUNE 22, 2017

The branch boom in the US has been at the hands of large banks. A historic look at the number of bank branches by asset tier makes this clear. Source: FDIC, Celent analysis. In both community banks and credit unions, the trends have been modestly upward over the past several years.

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Study Community Bank Trends Analysis 125

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? The edited Q&A is below.

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Regulation Indiana Charlotte Community Bank 78

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a point of reference, the S&P US BMI Bank Total Return Index for the five years ended December 9, 2022 was -1.21%. The bank consists of two segments: 1) the traditional community bank, and 2) CCBX, which is its Banking as a Service (BaaS) division started in 2018. And there are two Puerto Rican banks.

Puerto Rico 78

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Community Community Bank 78

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2018

There are a lot of crazy ideas out there in banking causing us to think. That's what I thought about while reading a recent Financial Brand post about Innovation in Banking: Killer Ideas? Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? Did I get caught up in the change-or-die crowd?

Apple 66

Apple Millennials Massachusetts FDIC 66

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 29, 2016

In 2006, when the median asset size within my firm's profitability outsourcing service was $696 million, the operating cost per business checking account was $586 per year. billion, and the operating cost per business checking account is $710. Community bankers know the town mayor, and key business leaders.

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Training FDIC Community Resources 60

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In its latest investor presentation, BofI highlighted it''s expense ratio (operating expense as a percent of average assets) compared to peer as 1.67% versus 3.17%, respectively, and efficiency ratio (operating expense as a percent of total revenue) compared to peer as 35% versus 63%, respectively.

Texas 79

Texas National FDIC Capital 79

South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. This is compared to about 40% at most banks. The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets.

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social media FDIC Branding Management 195

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.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. We serve the dental and other health professional industries through a centralized loan and deposit platform that operates out of our main office in Dallas, Texas and serves clients in 30 states.

Strategy 101

Strategy Texas San Antonio Fort Worth 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It didn’t name Apple or Apple Pay specifically, but it impacts all digital payment operators. Three Small US Banks Collapse Over Past Month. recorded its fourth bank failure this year — the first collapse of financial institutions since 2017, per Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) data.

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System New Jersey Payments Apple 100

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Jim McAlpin from Bryan Cave LLP noted that the bulk of regulatory relief would come through a more rational examination process from the Fed, OCC and FDIC – clearly welcome news for those who fell victim to armies of examiners in conference rooms over the past decade. #2: 2: The Bulls.

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Taxes Video Analytics Arkansas 76