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

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

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. The greater fool theory breaks down in a recession.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

. -14% of SMEs using a large global bank have switched providers in the last year, while even more told FIS they are considering doing so in the next year. and Europe are looking at switching banks to access more high-tech services, like faster payment capabilities. -48%

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

The answer is that because operating leverage and customer relevance are now so important, banks can no longer compete on rate and the abundance of credit. Many community banks have an inherent strategic advantage in bringing a new product to market faster than a national bank, yet they squander their position.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Abrigo

MARCH 20, 2015

For the largest of American financial institutions – those that much of the public banks with for checking, mortgages and auto loans – stress testing regulations have been passed and executed to avoid a repeat of 2008. Bank health is also important on the surface level. with the lowest Texas Ratios.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2019

I’ll be heading to the Wisconsin Bankers Association annual convention and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas regional meetings. The law includes commodity price protections that will give producers and community banks greater business-planning certainty over the next five years. As a community banker in Taos, N.M.,

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Only one of the 118 loans bought by the Federal Reserve through Aug. 31 was close to the $250,000 minimum in the rescue program, aimed small to midsize businesses hurt by the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Financing of all sorts was on the downswing, and SMB owners began dipping into their own piggy banks before seeking a lending agreement. That finding comes care of data gathered by 12 regional Federal Reserve banks in a survey conducted over the third and fourth quarter of 2017.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

While both firms have strong underlying technology and development shops, neither Finxact nor Technisys has the functional requirements to service all consumer and commercial account types for most regional and community banks. Let’s be clear Gonzobankers, these deals are NOT about massive numbers of bank core replacements.

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Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

For example, the accounting standard will now be crystal clear that community banks can forgo certain unnecessary or inappropriate disclosures. They avoid what otherwise would have become seriously unworkable accounting requirements for community banks. In the end, results were what ultimately mattered. Reach Camden R.

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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

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Early Air Force service prepared the way for community banking in California. military personnel in the region. After some protesting on my part, explaining repeatedly that I knew absolutely nothing about banking, Mom used the classic mothering tactic of reminding me, “You know son, ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’ ”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In an effort to bridge what is increasingly being known as the “inclusion gap” for minorities, Visa is finding promise in supporting products for financial inclusion in the credit union and community bank portfolio. We now have products being tested in more than 30 community banks and credit unions around the country,” Meloche said.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. State/Regional Partners Reception*. State/Regional Affiliate Associations & Exhibitor Receptions*. Monday, March 7. Concurrent Workshops.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Early Warning said that 85 percent of the FIs that are part of the Zelle network “are regional and community banks, or credit unions with assets less than or equal to $10 billion, while 77 percent of participants list assets less than or equal to $1 billion.”

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Abrigo

AUGUST 1, 2016

Banks are critical financing partners for growing enterprises. Eight in 10 business owners report that a major, regional or community bank is their main financing partner for capital. After all, most of the nearly 29 million businesses in the U.S.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Meanwhile, Clark says, partnering with a local celebrity can be an effective marketing strategy for community banks to compete with national or regional banks. You’ve got to do something to set yourself apart from regional banks,” he offers. “It You will see that return come in.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

It is important to note that 214 banks, excluding the top 25, participated in the Bank Innovation Readiness Index survey. These comprised regional banks, smaller commercial banks, community banks and credit unions, the majority having assets between $500 million and $5 billion. Methodology.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 24, 2022

Banks have ceased using LIBOR to price assets and liabilities after 2021. However, some community banks are still deciding on the correct term lending index to adopt. Many banks are uncertain that they have chosen the best term index for their products and markets. Banks prefer an index that follows their cost of funding.

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FICO

OCTOBER 2, 2019

I would like to examine what I think ‘small banks’ (community banks, regional banks, and credit unions) can do to capture more market share of the small business lending market. A risk-based pricing strategy only matters if a bank accepts risk other than the best credit class. by David Smith.

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American Banker

AUGUST 28, 2016

The "Culture Club" at Machias Savings Bank is not a group of '80s music fans. It's a committee — made up mainly of people who work in its human resources and marketing departments — that oversees the bank's employee engagement initiatives, including its new Culture Champion program.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. It’s certainly an interesting time to be a community bank, but there are still plenty of ways to make efficiencies with an eye on profitability. ? But one of the biggest problems in community banking today is a fear of risk.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

We asked community banks how they’re dealing with the resulting shifts in their employment models. Before remote work was an emergency measure to keep employees safe from a devastating virus, it was a perk some community banks offered to retain and attract talent. One bank that is not turning back. WesBanco, Inc.

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NCR

MARCH 7, 2016

These stats come to us from the 2015 FMSI Teller Line Study , a “detailed annual study of teller activity volumes” that features a “compilation of statistics from community banks and credit unions in geographic regions ranging from all across North America.”

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Bancorp wouldn't have much of a wholesale banking business without Leslie Godridge. The wholesale unit's two main business lines are national corporate banking and global treasury management and Godridge, who joined U.S. Bancorp in 2007, has been the driving force in the growth of both.

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American Banker

APRIL 20, 2016

University Bancorp in Michigan says the main goal of its recent debt offering was to raise capital, but it also was designed to comply with Sharia and other religious standards that guard against usury.

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Alex Jimenez

APRIL 7, 2024

The reality is that organizations that are successful in innovating, and transforming their business models, include cost management in their main capabilities. Innovation Gap One of the continuing concerns I have by the lack of commitment for innovation in many banks is the growing gap between digital leaders and everyone else.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2015

Teslar’s capabilities are highly configurable and suitable for small community banks, as well as large regional banks. Banks can configure dashboards at the branch level and even the user level by using filters. Teslar’s Main Dashboard (above). Dashboards. Problem percentages. Exception trends.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Almost every bank and brand we spoke with will increase their investment in these two areas for 2023. This was followed by a focus on banking-as-a-service, embedded finance, open banking, Web 3.0, Any community bank that believes it can keep up and thwart millions of attacks per second is fooling itself.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

A vast majority of consumers express a passing interest in exploring banking-like services from providers that are not banks, even though only a small percentage of consumers use those providers today in that way. Nearly every single consumer uses an institution that provides all of those services as their primary bank.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

JPMorgan Chase Co-President and Chief Operating Officer Gordon Smith said the customer actions are slowing deposit growth for the bank, but that most of the customers will still keep Chase as their main banking institution. They should really think through the choices here and allow these banks to merge and go pan-European.”.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 29, 2015

The scrooge list : Top-20 banks with no holiday promotions or graphics on 23 Dec 2015: Bank of America, Bank of the West (BNP Paribas), BB&T, Capital One & Capital One 360 (formerly ING Direct), Chase (note 2), Citizens (RBS), HSBC, SunTrust, US Bank, Wells Fargo, Zions Bank. Banks in the Holiday Spirit.

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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.

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