Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. Many banks fall into the “recency trap.”

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Managers who grew CRE value in the last 40 years (when inflation was tame) may be unable to preserve real estate value or maintain cash flow when inflation is 6% to 10%, especially if inflation is volatile. The variables that banks typically test are amortization periods, interest rates, vacancy rates, and lease rates.

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

During my 20-plus years of dealing with community bankers, either as an investment strategist, sales rep or business-development manager, I have come to understand that certain buzz words fall on deaf ears. As a consequence, supply-siders, like your bank’s brokers, tend to avoid using them during a sales pitch. They are 1.)

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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.”. This is one way to future-proof your bank,” says LaNore.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 10, 2022

Prior to starting Mendon he worked for Tucker Anthony Capital Markets working in the banking sector, and before that worked in Structured Derivates at Chase Manhattan. Mark Lynch, Retired Partner, Wellington Management. Deutsch: Very hard to say just one thing, so I guess it's management. Technology?

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Strategies to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. For CECL, Schroeder explained, the board looked at a range of solutions, from ignoring losses to fair value, and examined each solution to determine if it was operable, understandable, and auditable. How to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks.

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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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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Additionally, the implementation of new policies by the government, such as changes to taxes and regulations, could also influence economic outlook. Vendor management due diligence, such as "Where can I find third-party reviews on the nCino loan operating system?"; The tool is still new and evolving.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

JPMorgan posted second-quarter earnings on Tuesday (July 16) that showed strength in consumer-facing operations and double-digit gains in mobile customers, reflecting continued traction across digital banking efforts. Absent a boot from tax benefits that lifted earnings by 23 cents, adjusted earnings were $2.59, better than the $2.50

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 27, 2015

Most banks today are struggling with the reality of shrinking net interest margins due to increased competition for fewer quality loan opportunities. Most community banks do not offer trust services due to the significant barriers to entry into this particular financial service line. But what about trust services?

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

“I’m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,” says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., Cashing in on efficiencies.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

article , former Small Business Administration administrator Karen Mills said community banks with strong small business customer bases that don’t find new ways to serve them digitally are going to face a “reckoning.” Institutions are “spreading” financial statements for electronically provided tax returns or financial statements.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

They are routinely experiencing processes that add costs, delay turnaround times, and can lead to inconsistency in pricing and risk management. Many community bankers expect a recession will start by at least mid-2021, according to the most recent Community Bank Sentiment Index.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 16, 2022

One element that many commercial banks attempt to differentiate with borrowers is the prepayment provision (or sometimes the lack of one). Many community banks will market their fixed rate loans based on the simplicity of the prepayment provision, and this starts by understanding the value that each provision creates.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Greg Steverson (left) successfully manages a $100 million institutional investment portfolio for Ledyard National Bank in Norwich, Vt. Mikella Newsom (middle) successfully manages a $325 million institutional investment portfolio for City Bank in Lubbock, Texas. Investment principles of top bank portfolio managers.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This is clearly a turnaround situation, as the bank lost over $12 million in 2010, over 20% of its capital (ouch). But once they turned things around they took their deferred tax asset back onto their books and did three acquisition. is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 27, 2015

IB: Along with its banking operations, Community National Bank manages about $250 million in personal and institutional assets through its trust and investment management department. We manage charitable and personal trusts, IRAs and, of course, settle estates. Tell us about that.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. Role of business loans The market and impact of small business lending Small business lending is a large and growing market, and many banks and credit unions want more of it. At the same time, 59% pursued credit to meet operating expenses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

And finally, that the banks and the card networks are the big losers. Last week, NACHA issued an ACH operations bulletin announcing the delay of the rollout of a third Same Day ACH (SDA) processing window by six months, to March 19, 2021. This new window – which will allow banks to submit requests for SDA until 4:45 p.m.

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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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Missouri Community Bank Community Management 142

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. The bank closes 35 to 45 reverse mortgages each month. By Howard Schneider.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 1, 2015

In the chart below, derived from The Kafafian Group’s (TKG) peer database of hundreds of community bank branches, we see that the revenue generated from deposit spreads, asset spreads (typically consumer loans), and fees (typically deposit fees) as a percent of branch deposits averaged 2.08% for commercial banks and 1.88% for thrifts during 2014.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

currently offers a positive climate of growth for small businesses, the majority of SMEs surveyed said they operated with a profit in the last quarter. According to Pepperdine and Dun & Bradstreet, nearly one-third of small companies said they are seeking access because of worsening operating conditions.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Don’t Cut Your Marketing Budget Next Year There will also be a tendency to believe that because your margins will be less next year, you need to save operating expenses, which means budget cuts across the board. You likely can’t measure your ROI because you have not invested in marketing enough to manage it.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Now, the payer doesn’t have to take the time to initiate the transaction, making payment more manageable. The payer can go into their accounting, AP, or banking application, agree to the payment, and set the time of the payment. This is another cash management-altering innovation. and $2.50, with most banks around $1.00

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 12, 2018

It’s implied whenever someone says “we’re a community bank”. Even the big banks. Looking at our peer group numbers, the consumer loan costs a little above $1,100 per year in operating expense to originate and maintain. pre-tax profit as a percent of the portfolio. Which nearly everyone does. Not charitable moxy.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 8, 2017

The promises included tax cuts to 15% (although a much less dramatic decrease is expected), repeal and replacement of ObamaCare (stalled in the Senate), regulatory reform (some energy rules relaxed, but not much else), infrastructure spending to repair and replace our crumbling structures, roads, airports, electrical grids, etc.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. This year brought us: Mergers out the yin-yang.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. After a year of virtual visits, the ICBA Capital Summit —the most high-profile and powerful community bank advocacy event of the year—is back in person May 1–4. Aaron Stetter ( aaron.stetter@icba.org ) is ICBA’s executive vice president of policy and political operations.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

Despite that increase in profitability, banks need to be mindful of how they manage their branch and customer base to increase profitability further. The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch? Branching is expensive – banks need to use the asset wisely.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

In the last two months, the messaging points for banks have shifted from one of prosperity to one of cautious growth and optimism layered with some contingency planning. Providing a narrative around your “fortress balance sheet,” ever-more-efficient operations, and defensive vision is now critical. Is labor cost manageable?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. You tell us.

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