Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As community banks grow, their vendor partnerships usually also do, which can lead to challenges with organization, data security and more. To address these issues, some community banks have turned to artificial intelligence. Data science can make an impact in every industry segment, including vendor management.”.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

New approaches to talent and technology are needed to address changes in the wealth management business model. Wealth management and trust clients are some of the most lasting and profitable relationships a bank can attract, but the banking industry is simply missing the opportunity to realize these businesses’ vast strategic potential.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Community banks use dozens or even hundreds of vendors—making it critical that they have an efficient way to stay compliant, track performance and more. Some banks are using a combination of software and internal personnel and systems to do just that. In addition to its vendor management platform, $2.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Community banking may get a boost from technology, if recent activity is any indication. In Florida, reported American Banker – in the community banking realm – Seacoast Banking has paired with SmartBiz Loans to shorten the loan approvals process. Joint efforts from community banks are reportedly picking up steam.

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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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Abrigo

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This article is the first in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. Risk management. These are all phrases that resonate with community bankers. Data from Bank Director’s 2014 Growth Strategy Survey in August confirms that these are bankers’ greatest concerns.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 6, 2021

CEO survey reveals banks’ resilience, commitment to employees and communities. The post How Community Banks Survived the COVID Pandemic appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The banking industry has seen a steady stream of media attention since 2008, much of it in the form of stories about data breaches linked to major retailers or mega banks’ profits. Risk management issues were also a high-ranking hurdle to growing banks, with 26 percent calling it a concern for 2015.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Bank-backed payment service Zelle crossed $32 billion in transactions in the last quarter, almost twice that of Venmo, but the P2P provider is not as omnipresent among banks as one would expect it to be.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Bank-backed payment service Zelle crossed $32 billion in transactions in the last quarter, almost twice that of Venmo, but the P2P provider is not as omnipresent among banks as one would expect it to be.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Strike early and often to keep the customer building their relationship with your bank. We asked ten banks how they define small business and where it reports and got different answers. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel.

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 6, 2019

Wintrust has partnered with an accounts payable and payment automation solution provider Payments Technology Retail Banking Tech Management Mobile Online Cards Feature3 Fintech Feature Community Banking.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Business conditions were most often called the single biggest challenge facing community banks, according to an annual survey released yesterday by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The post For Community Banks, COVID-19 Brings Existential Concerns to Fore appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Banking Exchange

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Banks are in need of young leaders that naturally keep up with current technology Customers Community Banking Feature3 Fintech Feature Technology Retail Banking Human Resources Management Financial Trends Tech Management Mobile Online.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

Insights Based on 2Q Bank Earnings. Insight #1 – Deposit & Margin Management: Deposit runoff has started and will make it to community banks by October. For 2Q, larger community banks lost about 0.3% of their deposits, and small banks were either flat or continued to gain.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Drive Growth.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Most consumers probably don’t have strong opinions about their banks, since the relationship tends to be more transactional than emotional. However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 15, 2023

The fear of recession has decreased in 3Q, and the new primary concern shifts back to interest rate risk and deposit cost management. This article provides an update on pricing trends driven by our Loan Command aggregated community bank data and highlights some working pricing ideas. Total industry loans grew 5.1%

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 25, 2024

Once upon a time, First Southern Farmers, Merchants & Community Bank & Trust (or FSFMCBT, for short), a community bank in Anytown, USA, was renowned for its neighborly charm. When Calvin DoRight founded the bank in 1948, delivering exceptional customer service was his dream. Thomas proclaimed.

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 14, 2021

Bank of America ranks highest in banking mobile app satisfaction, reports JD Power Retail Banking Feature Lines of Business Technology Mobile Online Tech Management Feature3 Community Banking Consumer Compliance Customers.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 6, 2020

The products and services community banks are most likely to launch in the next 12 months. The post ABA Data Bank: Products and Services in the Community Bank Pipeline appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Banking Exchange

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Plus: Technology Credit Union hires chief credit officer, Guggenheim Securities expands consumer and retail investment team, and banking veteran joins Rochelle State Bank Management Feature Human Resources Feature3 Community Banking.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many community banks today are willing to underwrite real estate secured loans on just two metrics: debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) and loan-to-appraised value (LTV). Banks typically approve credits above 1.20x DSCR and below 75% LTV – with many loan-specific factors that may skew these acceptable levels.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 6, 2013

controlling) they should do is enforce laws against the charlatans that plague the investment community. Retirement Assets Should Be Pooled and Professionally Managed. But I think Harkins'' group is suggesting more centralized control in defining "professionally managed". The only other sharing (i.e.

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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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South State Correspondent

APRIL 12, 2022

As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. They are the ones that serve customers and communities, build the technology, make strategic decisions, manage the risks, determine investments and drive innovation.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 21, 2019

From simplified 10-step online account openings, to value-added robo-advising, to “certified digital bankers,” OceanFirst Bank delivers a new community banking experience. The post How One Community Bank Is Reinventing CX for the Digital Age appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

WATCH Takeaway 1 Understanding generative AI and how peers are using AI and genAI helps financial institution leaders and management vet the technology and related risks. Knowing how AI and genAI are being used by peers and fraudsters will help financial institution leaders and management vet potential solutions and watch for risks.

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Banking Exchange

MARCH 22, 2021

Former First Green Bank CEO Keith Costello will lead Locality Bank as it seeks regulatory approvals Community Banking Compliance Feature3 Fintech Feature Management Retail Banking Technology.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure. touched off a wave of bankruptcies.

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Banking Exchange

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Few realize it, but a new era of community banking is here Community Banking Technology Retail Banking Tech Management Branch Technology/ATMs Feature3 Feature.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

The lack of relationship between NIM and ROA results from the other factors that are more important to bank profitability, such as loan credit quality, loan size, and relationship value. These banks often have scale, efficiency, and a singular focus. What Drives Profitability if Not NIM? If NIM is not a predictor of ROA, what is?

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 30, 2024

As far as community banks, I look to data gleaned from all of the banks where my firm does profitability outsourcing because we have a level of granularity that the FDIC and most readers do not have. For retail money market deposit accounts alone, the same math equates to an aggregate decline in those balances of $105 million.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. It’s an important topic that Celent discussed in a report published last year: And Then There Were None: The Disappearance of Community Banks.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This isn’t any idle talk among Fed watchers and other pundits this time around, nor is it peripheral to the management of financial institutions, including community banks. This presents dilemmas, and opportunities, for bond portfolio managers. The what and why of inversions.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

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Banking Exchange

MAY 11, 2020

Consumer poll indicates how people will – or won’t – change their banking habits after the COVID-19 pandemic Retail Banking Lines of Business Financial Trends Management Feature Feature3 Community Banking Customers Branch Technology/ATMs Tech Management Mobile Online Covid19.

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