South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. Some bankers will soon hear about another example of banks using derivatives that, unfortunately, will lead to losses. No ISDA documents.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Takeaway 3 Many FIs will price-compare vendors, but neglect to consider potential hidden costs , especially when managing multiple vendors. As the saying goes, “the only constant in life is change,” which is certain for the banking industry. Digital Banking Report. Will it make their jobs easier? Will they be more successful?

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. You can also incorporate the results into the asset/liability management model and develop stress testing scenarios down the road.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The average community bank’s cost of funding is highly correlated to Fed Funds and SOFR (for the industry, the correlation has been 94% with a six-month lag over the last 20 years). We want to highlight this option with a case study.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 18, 2023

We concluded that the market does not adequately compensate banks for credit and interest rate risks. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking. We define relationship banking as a model focused on a consultative banking approach. uses at our bank.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

New Military Lending Act regulations kick in next fall. Following a three-year study on predatory lending, the U.S. Department of Defense has now issued the final rule to implement the Military Lending Act. Its review should include third-party management and risk-assessment practices for any changes required.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Here’s what community banks need to know about these products and how they can take advantage of this model. Emerging as the latest form of point-of-sale (POS) lending, BNPL introduces new ways for consumers to make purchases and spread out their payments. BNPL: The community bank play. By Colleen Morrison.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2015

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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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

More than ever, community banks are exploring new ideas and unconventional approaches to achieving greater profitability. This month Independent Banker focuses on information and trends, processes and strategies, and case studies. on profitability in community banking. on profitability in community banking.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The CARES Act extended the CECL implementation deadline for many larger community banks until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community bankers tell us that while the extension is welcome, they’re already down the road to implementation. ICBA tells FASB CECL isn’t feasible for community banks. By Stephanie Vozza.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

A Wells Fargo regulator is planning a civil suit against 10 former company executives for their roles in its retail banking scandals. Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent. Amid FICO Changes, Does Lending Slowdown Loom? Fair Isaac Corp.,

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But some things do change, and according to Cornerstone Advisors’ 2021 What’s Going On In Banking study, the change in three priorities signal a shift in how FIs are managing technology: 1. A few institutions indicated they’ll roll out new treasury management services in 2021. Money: It’s a Hit.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Monitoring construction loans improves outcomes, study finds. You might also like this webinar, "How to manage a high-performing construction loan portfolio." Bank monitoring in construction lending. On-site inspections.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

When interest rates rise, lenders struggle to manage revenue and economic capital; when rates fall, borrowers can commonly refinance the debt at lower rates. We see borrowers trying to out-predict the market by guessing what the Fed might do, analyzing economic trends, studying graphs, or talking to friends at cocktail parties.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 8, 2013

Louis Fed recently performed a study to uncover the characteristics of community banks that thrived during the financial crisis. Thriving banks were defined as under $10 billion in assets, and maintained a composite CAMELS 1 rating in each exam cycle from 2006-11, an impressive accomplishment. Both are related.

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Abrigo

MAY 31, 2017

The implementation of lending software, like that provided by Sageworks to community banks and credit unions, requires a similar, systematic approach for onboarding. The Sageworks team also works with the institution to incorporate data management best practices and to help guide the process.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

The alternative lending market is showing signs of defeat against traditional bank loans, and SMEs are strengthening their demands for more than the typical solutions currently offered by traditional FIs. In B2B payments, that means changes in how businesses access, protect and ultimately make their money. 65% of U.K. 65% of U.K.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Lynn Drysdale, Managing Attorney, Consumer Law Unit, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY.

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FICO

APRIL 24, 2020

This is especially true for community banks and credit unions that often have less sophisticated analytics in place today when compared to the sophisticated Machine Learning and AI solutions used at the largest banks. Account Management: Increase profitability and customer satisfaction. by FICO.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 17, 2010

So why can’t we achieve premium pricing in community banking? Why do our lenders price aggressively to “get the deal done” or branch managers rely on rate promotions to grow deposits? A response I often receive is that money is a commodity, and one bank’s greenbacks are the same as another’s. The winner: generic brand.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most banks will target around 6% of revenues next year for their marketing budget, and banks with strong brands and marketing programs target above 7%. Bank Marketing Lesson 9: Goal Setting – A Common Theme. Bank Marketing Lesson 7: Multicultural Marketing. Bank Marketing Lesson 4: Empowering Marketers.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. Each certification course is designed to prepare bank professionals to handle essential tasks and responsibilities.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo got a great deal of attention this year when he claimed that the coming decade will be “the biggest tech transformation in the history of banking.” For execs who climbed the ladder in finance, lending or branches, buckle in because the techies are about to steal the show. The delay has been too long.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon went on, at some length, to say that the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. “In Ideally, such arguments will withstand the scrutiny of an independent study.”.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Studies by The Kauffman Foundation, among others, have shown that new businesses account for nearly all net new job creation and almost 20 percent of gross job creation. Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending.

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

Establishing a comprehensive Compliance Management System. The demands of managing regulatory compliance are uncontested, and depending on the disposition of the participants inside and outside of the bank, compliance management exists with varying degrees of problems and adversity. By Mary Thorson Wright.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Fifty-two percent of SMBs predict business payments will be digital within the next five years , said Bank of America, while mobile phones are used by nearly all small business owners today – 89 percent say they use smartphones and other mobile devices to manage their business and operations like basic tasks, digital banking and digital payments.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Adoption by community banks of the model is still likely a year or more away as lenders gradually upgrade to the new model. Regardless, the initial reaction is that FICO Score 9 could be good news for lenders, say several banking and lending analysts. Featured Lender Life Lending Mortgage' in San Jose, Calif.,

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs. I also benefit from the respect I get from our board and CEO, and definitely from the bank examiners. I’m a better compliance officer because of those programs,” she says. “I

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Schwanhausser suggests that motivating online activities or games that help customers meet savings, investing and other money management goals—or perhaps understand more about banking, entrepreneurship or protecting personal information identity theft—can help build a financial safety net and lend themselves to game technology quite nicely.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lending and investments may receive credit under the OCC’s new CRA rules if such activities occur in Opportunity Zones that overlap with low- and moderate-income (“LMI”) areas and serve LMI populations. On July 23, 2020, the FDIC released a podcast entitled “The Role of Minority Banks.” banking system.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. The Peoples Bank Co. While out-of-town lenders gave money to customers requiring no down payments to buy overpriced homes that they couldn’t afford, Hartings, the president and CEO of The Peoples Bank Co. By Kelly Pike.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

There are the traditional routes, like small business bank loans, and then there are the alternative and online lending sources. Banks are, by and large, the most common source for financing for SMEs surveyed by Pepperdine and Dun & Bradstreet. Small businesses have a multitude of options when they need external financing.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

In ICBA’s war on overregulation, we are working to ensure the banking agencies use every available opportunity to roll back regulatory excess. That is why we are calling on regulators to make the most of the latest mandatory review of federal banking rules. Community Bankers Chosen as CFPB Advisors. in Lowell, Mass.;

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