Abrigo

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 20, 2021

With the right blend of people, empowerment, customized solutions and technology, banks are well-positioned to be heroes by growing with small businesses and supporting their efforts. The post Four Ways Banks Can Help Main Street USA Thrive Again appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Analyzing the competition can also help a bank be realistic about which products it can sell and at what price.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 13, 2023

QE is the process of increasing assets and liabilities on the Fed’s balance sheet – the Fed buys securities and creates a liability, and that liability is reserves or cash balances that banks hold at the Fed. QT is the opposite, where the Fed sells securities and drains cash held by banks at the Fed.

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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. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 18, 2022

Historically, community banks have relied on net interest margin (NIM) instead of fee income to drive return on equity (ROE). In contrast, larger banks have emphasized non-interest income rather than NIM to boost ROE and revenue. Larger banks have historically operated on thinner NIM but higher fee income. Conclusion.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I will continue to advocate for community banking, and for the rest of my career, stand side by side with you to fight our future battles. We hold the line for Main Street America, which needs us. My top three Reflections on community banking: Never take our community bank mission for granted; advocate for it.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Since our last update on pricing and credit HERE , commercial loan pricing trends for the first quarter of 2024 continue to be driven by the perceived increase in credit risk, tighter credit supply and banks’ need for wider margins. percentage points bringing forward looking LGD to 44% of the average community bank loan amount.

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

MaineHousing is an independent state agency that provides affordable rental and ownership properties in Maine Bank Performance Human Resources Feature Management Performance Customers Community Banking Feature3 Commercial.

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ABA Community Banking

MAY 1, 2020

As part of its response to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve is launching a "Main Street Lending Program" to deliver up to $600 billion in credit to small and midsize firms. The post Bonus Podcast: Overview of the Main Street Lending Program appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Photo by Chris Williams [ICBA LIVE is] an opportunity to continue training up the next generation, so I would encourage community bank leaders to join us and bring your rising community continuators with you. The passion I have for community banking was born at ICBA LIVE 2011, which was my first ICBA convention as an adult.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

In Europe, a group of seven banks tapped technology firm IBM to build a blockchain platform for the consortium in an effort to make global trade simpler and more streamlined for smaller businesses. Community banks meet the millennial generation.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

When Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago was born four years ago from the remains of a failed community development institution, its mission was revised and then revived again. That special charter allows the bank, one of 40 in the nation that is both a minority depository institution and a CDFI, to receive funding from the U.S.

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American Banker

JUNE 19, 2020

Worried about a lack of demand and that some of their customers are ineligible, community banks are still on the fence about participating in the effort to back loans for businesses recovering from the pandemic crisis.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 9, 2024

We estimate that the average contractual loan commitment for term credit at community banks has decreased from just under five years in 2022 to just under three years currently. Community banks should carefully consider the prudence of such a strategy from both a risk and revenue perspective.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Nowhere is this more consequential than in the cybersecurity undertaken by the nation’s financial sector, including community banks. As community bankers, we’re learning more firsthand every day how swiftly sharing accurate, actionable and high-quality information has become our best defense in combating cybercrime.

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Long Lasting Ideas

MARCH 10, 2017

As you probably know, April is Community Banking Month. Some community banks trim the celebration to a week, others celebrate the whole month. Whatever your bank’s choice, BankMarketingCenter.com has some fun ideas for celebrating your bank’s positive role in the community.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The failure of SVB is the first example we can recall since the Savings and Loan crisis, where a bank failed mainly because of a duration mismatch between assets and deposits. Based on the bank’s own filing, and like many banks, SVB did not deploy hedging instruments to manage its securities duration risk.

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American Banker

AUGUST 28, 2023

Androscoggin Bank figured out a way to structure a new product that addresses that challenge and paves a path to more homeownership. Followers of Islam cannot pay interest on loans.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The current yield curve presents various challenges for community bankers for revenue generation and risk management. In this article, we will outline the significance of the yield curve shape and what it may portend for community banks. Three main theories explain the shape of the yield curve.

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Banking Exchange

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As expected, Bangor Savings Bank of Maine completed its merger with Damariscotta Bank and Trust Management Feature M&A Feature3 Community Banking Retail Banking.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? We spoke with two community banks that have ramped up their services to meet—and exceed—the changing expectations of customers. So how are retail banks meeting this challenge?

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Working through any difficulty or crisis at your community bank won’t be a walk in the park, but it may lead to an experience for which you’re truly grateful. As a community banker, you’re either going through a crisis or you’re preparing for one. And today, CAMELS are a main area of focus for our bank.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

Arcady Lapiro , the bank’s founder and chief executive, said the idea was to level the playing field for smaller businesses. “In By having access to these solutions for teens and SMB, banks and credit unions can expand their digital offerings to provide services way beyond what their core may offer.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

To service Main Street businesses, it’s an obvious advantage for a financial institution to actually be on Main Street. “With bigger banks, some of them have more software engineers than Google,” he said. You don’t have to be a bank to offer these things.”

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

Fees at banks dropped, primarily driven by mortgage operations, and net interest margin increased by approximately 25 basis points to 3.12%. Loan growth was up about 4%, driven mainly by C&I at larger banks and CRE at smaller banks. Insights Based on 2Q Bank Earnings. For 2Q, larger community banks lost about 0.3%

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South State Correspondent

MAY 23, 2022

Customers and competitors are challenging community banks to extend loan duration – borrowers are eager to lock fixed rates before they rise further, and many competitors are happy to oblige. But what are the optimal fixed terms for community banks given today’s interest rate, credit, and liquidity environment?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Payment company PayFi and The Clearing House (TCH) have partnered to bring real-time payments technologies to the community banks on PayFi’s Branch99TM Real-Time Platform, according to a release. “We We are in the middle of an unprecedented disruption in the banking and payments industries,” PayFi Head of Growth Peter Gordon said.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 18, 2023

Loan prepayment provisions lower prepayment speeds (especially in a stable or declining interest rate environment) and drive higher return on assets (ROA) for banks. There are four main reasons why prepayment provisions increase profitability for banks. For example, on a 5-year loan, the bank may charge a 5,4,3,2,1 prepayment.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a previous article ( here ), we discussed why commercial loan prepayment protection would be a critical return on asset (ROA) driver for community banks in 2023. We outlined the four main reasons why prepayment provisions increase profitability for banks.

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ForwardBanker

MAY 23, 2019

Our Small Business Revolution – Main Street team recently finished its 2019 series of small business marketing seminars. The post Main Street, USA = Community Financial Institutions + Small Businesses appeared first on Deluxe FS. In these FREE one-day seminars, small business experts shared insights and.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2024

A typical current strategy for community banks when originating commercial real estate loans is to offer floating-rate loans or shorter-term adjustable structures. The Issue Adjustable and floating term loans on commercial real estate have several drawbacks for banks and borrowers, especially in a rising interest rate environment.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 10, 2015

Economic development may hinge on high-speech connections—or some bankers’ time and sweat Blogs Talking Credit Community Banking.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Bankers are pointing to the SBA’s slow computer system as being the main cause of the delays. Further, community banks are nearly out of cash. The Federal Reserve announced earlier this week that a new program was in the works that would facilitate buying the loans from banks, but no information has been released yet.

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Jack Henry

OCTOBER 23, 2019

These days, you don’t see many new banks being built. As a matter of fact, there have been more banks acquired in the past five years than built. As a matter of fact, our iPay Solutions™ group is moving into what once was the main corporate branch of First Federal Savings Bank in Kentucky. I don’t think so.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The number of money mule schemes affecting community banks is increasing, in part because of the pandemic. Here’s how two community banks are protecting their customers from falling victim to fraud. More and more community banks are having to deal with money mule schemes targeting unsuspecting customers.

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Independent Banker

MAY 25, 2016

Tax credits for Main Street lending. As a small urban community bank, North Valley Bank is increasingly challenged with heavily government-subsidized competition. Outdated and abused public tax policies have been progressively distorting the credit markets against community banks for decades. Chuck Johnston.

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