South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

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. How Your Hedge Provider Can Be Relational . Why Community Banks Use Loan-Level Hedging.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Preparing for 2023 While community banks have until 2023 until they must comply with CECL, there is likely less time than expected. . While community banks have until 2023 until they must comply with CECL, there is likely less time than expected. 2023 CECL Deadline? Steps to Take This Year WATCH Webinar.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The treasury or cash management customer is usually a bank’s most profitable customer on a risk-adjusted basis ( HERE ). In this article, we discuss cash management profitability and rank the most profitable industries for banks to go after. Cash flow stability is also a factor in cash management profitability.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; CNB Bank, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb. In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. What great resignation?

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Community banks own an enviable amount of data, but not all are leveraging it to its fullest extent. By Mindy Charski People share important data about themselves with their community bank in myriad ways. Data about existing customers can even help community banks improve their efforts to find new customers.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%. Why is that?

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In a previous article ( HERE ), we discussed the concept of Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP), why systemically important banks and large regional banks incorporate FTP, and why community banks should also consider implementing FTP. bank about loan pricing. FTP Attribution – A Specific Loan Example.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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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.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Focus on vendor management for purchasing hardware and software.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

This is one of the great mysteries of community banking. Almost every community bank touts its commitment to the relationship. Still, only some offer products that serve and are priced to build relationship value for the customer and the bank. Add other components, and retention shoots up even further.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

While return on equity (ROE) is a good measure of bank performance, it is helpful for bank managers to know the spread between ROE and a bank’s cost of equity. The greater the spread, the greater the value creation and the more a bank is worth. Understanding how to drive risk-adjusted ROE through loans.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. How long is your to-do list? Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2015

In recent months, the momentum around reducing the regulatory burden on the nation’s community banks has continued to gain steam. There are more than 6,000 banks and thrifts under $10 billion in assets and they are often less equipped to deal with complexities brought by additional regulations.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Assuming that an interest rate swap was executed with Bank at today’s rate, the interest rate swap fixed rate would be 3.81%, and Borrower’s synthetically fixed rate for the loan would be 5.81%. This particular national bank has the ability to offer the borrower an interest rate hedge or an on-balance sheet fixed-rate loan.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig. Flexibility needed.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success. Takeaway 3 Many FIs will price-compare vendors, but neglect to consider potential hidden costs , especially when managing multiple vendors. Will it make their jobs easier? Will they be more successful?

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South State Correspondent

MAY 20, 2024

In last week’s article ( here ), we discussed why category and geographic diversification may be unfeasible for many community banks. We concluded that after a community bank sets limits on loan categories, the added benefit of geographic or loan category diversification is nullified.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. By Colleen Morrison Data is the new currency for Big Tech, business, banking and beyond. Knowing what transactions are being performed and how your customers are performing them is invaluable information.” The results?

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. We are not yet witnessing the end of the current expansion cycle.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. We are not yet witnessing the end of the current expansion cycle.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 3, 2020

Covid-19 has changed many aspects of banking from branch operations to credit underwriting and remote supervision of employees. Many community bank managers are physically distanced from their teams because of the pandemic.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 16, 2022

To make it into the podium, bankers must not only understand how to work with structural components but how to position them for the most efficient application of the creation of value. In this article, we focus on prepayment provisions and look at how a past gold medal winner does it. This is by far the most common provision.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

For banks and credit unions, a popular tool to monitor credit risk is a standardized risk rating system, which can serve several purposes. These systems often determine credit approval processes, covenants placed on the borrower and how loans should be priced.

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The Emmerich Group

JANUARY 20, 2022

And let’s also talk about how to make sure that you’re successfully managing some of these banking trends. Banking Trend Number One. The post Community Banking Trends for 2022 appeared first on Roxanne Emmerich. So, let’s talk about some of the many things that are happening. Continue Reading.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The yield curve shape is an excellent opportunity for community bankers to provide sound risk mitigation and balance sheet management advice to borrowers. We see many community bank borrowers desperately seeking a trusted advisor to help guide them through this volatile cycle. We have a beef with this particular concept.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

of adults have left a job to get away from a manager as a way to improve their overall life. Source: Gallup, “State of the American Manager” report. However, community banks have a big opportunity to stand out from the crowd of potential employers.”. Malvern Bank’s personal touch. Eclipse Bank: Team members first.

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Abrigo

JUNE 11, 2021

Would you like other articles on asset/liability management in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Regulators stress sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk (IRR). How to Measure Interest Rate Risk Effectively in Banks & Credit Unions. check out Webinars.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Change Management Helps Financial Institutions with Digitalization Bank and credit union executives who manage the people side of digital transformation have more success. . Takeaway 3 Seven steps of change management will jump-start the implementation and improve adoption and digital transformation. Not in all cases.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists. Increasingly, banks are filling the void created by VCs. Among community banks investing in fintech startups, the average investment was nearly $3 million per bank in 2022. billion in 2021.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Additionally, a recent survey by FIS shows that 37% of consumers began a new banking relationship with a major national or global bank that had a well-established online portal in the past 12 months. 18% of these consumers opened an account with an online-only direct bank. How to choose the right FinTech partner.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

These community bankers share how they collect positive reviews, and how to respond to negative ones. Your digital footprint outside of your own properties is increasingly how decisions are made,” says Rob Birgfeld, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for ICBA. How to respond to negative reviews.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

In September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published final guidelines designed to “strengthen the governance and risk management practices of large financial institutions.” While the final guidance clearly applies to larger financial institutions, community banks should still take note.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2023

This article will compare pay-for-risk vs. relationship banking business models for community banks. In a pay-for-risk model, banks emphasize generating revenue by charging for risks that they take. Banks succeed by assessing and underwriting this risk, capitalizing on opportunities where risk is overpriced.

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