Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Demand for digital solutions continues to accelerate, making innovation an imperative for community banks looking to excel in today’s evolving market. That’s why ICBA makes innovation a priority and provides community banks with the information and tools necessary to grow and succeed in today’s competitive landscape.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

ICBA has a growing network of people and resources community banks can tap into as they continue their innovation journeys. The ThinkTECH Accelerator is one of several initiatives underway this year to foster community bank-enabled fintech partnerships. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Working with a community bank is like being welcomed into the fold, and that’s why we choose our partners with care. But when I think about what makes this time of year special, it’s the sense of community it creates. But when I think about what makes this time of year special, it’s the sense of community it creates.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

In this article, we will look at deposit performance data related to high balances and show how banks can dramatically increase value by restructuring relationship-based products and better-allocating marketing/sales dollars more efficiently. This is over three times the life of a money market account that is over $1mm in balances.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What this has to do with community bank investment management may not be readily apparent. In March of that year, while thousands were attending ICBA LIVE in Orlando, the financial markets went into a frenzy. Belly of the curve matters to community banks. In fact, the tone is about to improve.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

Learn more about loan pricing -- including how to assess the relative profitability of loans and how to use the output of loan pricing models -- during the webinar, " Loan Pricing: A Key Driver of Success." Watch the on-demand webinar here. Ag Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2022

You might also like this webinar, "Mergers & Acquisitions in a CECL Environment." Community banks with small asset sizes might merge with other small institutions whose branches complement one another, and larger banks may acquire smaller ones whose services fit their offerings. CECL Accounting. Learn More.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

By investing in small businesses and creating jobs, community banks are helping support local economies throughout our nation. As prudent lenders, community bankers make every effort to mitigate risk. All too often, community banks fall prey to the we’ve-always-done-it-that-way mindset. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

By Jim Reber, ICBA Securities As many community bankers are still picking up the pieces from their bond portfolio’s meltdown last year, it occurs to me that the breathtaking rise in rates has created at least one byproduct that is both unusual in frequency and tangibly beneficial for future performance. One is that they are loan surrogates.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Is making more business loans a top focus at your bank or credit union this year? Nearly 90 of 100 bankers surveyed during a recent Abrigo webinar said their institutions plan to increase the volume of small business lending or commercial lending this year. More business loans, more competition. You’re in good company.

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Abrigo

APRIL 10, 2017

In a recent Sageworks webinar , Ancin Cooley of Synergy Credit Union Consulting took a deep dive into five areas that credit unions interested in growing their MBL portfolios need to be aware of in order to effectively manage risk in the MBL portfolio. Next, Ancin moved into a discussion of the current regulatory environment around MBL.

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Abrigo

JUNE 11, 2021

As recently as May 2021, regulators identified interest rate risk as among the key risks in the economy, financial markets, and the banking industry that could affect insured institutions. The large increase in deposits coupled with decreased loan demand pose interest rate risk challenges for banks,” the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

The FedNow Service is launching in early 2023, giving community banks about a year to plan. Here’s how community bankers, payments experts and fintech vendors suggest using the time to prepare. With less than a year until the scheduled launch of the FedNow Service, community banks are still awaiting updates on specifics. “In

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Market Trend. After the success community banks and credit unions had helping businesses in their local communities with lending during the pandemic , financial institutions continue to turn to small business loans as a source of portfolio growth. Small business lending is a focus. Streamline the Process.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Real Estate Market Outlook. MBA Vice President for CRE Research Jamie Woodwell said in a news release that low interest rates gave CRE markets a boost last year. “In With global bond yields expected to remain extremely low and equity markets likely weaker and more volatile, the stable, solid returns of U.S. CRE Lending.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

“Hi Jim, this is Charlie Brown with Community Trust Bank. How are things at the community bank?”. “I And circling back to municipals, those with maturities of less than 10 years often have market prices that are propped up by retail investors. Webinar series for 2022. Do you have a minute?”. “I 9 at 10 a.m.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The three pillars include maintaining minimum capital requirements, a supervisory review process and market discipline. To help banks understand the requirements and associated impacts, Sageworks partnered with Crowe Horwath to lead an informative webinar later this month on preparing for Basel III. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Even now, however, banks and credit unions with 2023 deadlines are seeking information about what the earliest adopters have learned so far in their implementation efforts. During the webinar, Felicity Ours, CPA, CRC, of Summit Financial Group (NASDAQ: SMMF), a $2.2 Transition to CECL with confidence. Get started. Start on CECL early.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Experts have highlighted numerous lessons from Southwest’s experience, many of which can benefit bank and credit union executives, regardless of their institution size, as they manage competing priorities for spending and growth initiatives on banking solutions.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

3) @JohnRBarlow – John Barlow is president of Barlow Research, which provides market research for commercial banks. His Tweets mix news about middle market, small business and business internet banking with occasional pop culture references. It often Tweets columns tied to breaking news and statistics.

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

When the program opened on April 3, hopeful borrowers flocked to their banks and credit unions – figuratively speaking – to apply for a loan, only to find that their financial institution was only going to lend to customers with a certain level of relationship. And if they can’t get it done with their bank? Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2020

Steve Domine, President of Minnesota Community Banking and Senior Vice President of Lending at Stearns Bank, explained during a recent Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) webinar that his bank sought both inside and outside counsel to understand the SBA rulings.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

The financial press, economic commentators and social media sites have used a collection of terms this year that convey a certain image of market values for investment securities: “Plummet.” Community bankers have come to grips with the notion of their bond portfolios being, ahem, “submerged” in a number of ways. Underwater.”

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. So here’s your head start on finding some banking podcasts that might work for you. Check them all out in our Knowledge Center.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Below are 10 reports banks and credit unions should run and review to assess capital, growth, and liquidity. Core deposits should be assessed not only by deposit type (e.g.,

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The ABA observes that while larger institutions have the resources to develop secure portals and the ability to impose privacy and data security requirements through contractual provisions negotiated with aggregators, community banks typically lack the resources to negotiate directly with aggregators. On March 16, 2016 from 12:00 p.m.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 3, 2020

I delivered this talk on a recent bank trade association webinar. Unlike 2008, banks were not the bane of our problems. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Adapt to a dynamic banking environment with real-time lending & credit data Lender dashboards and reports showing the lending pipeline, pricing trends, emerging risks, workflow bottlenecks, etc. You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Identifying emerging CRE risks." What are the credit trends in our portfolio and market?

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Abrigo

APRIL 14, 2020

The ability of financial institutions to make concessions and work to provide the markets with assurances is a direct result of their overall financial well-being, as well as their nimbleness. This flow of repayments is the major source of “liquidity” in the community banking system. Monitor key metrics daily for deterioration.

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 3, 2019

Reorganize around the entire customer buying process by consolidating sales, marketing and service, instead of organizing by departments and product lines. About one-third of community banks are planning to add or replace this technology. Consider fintech partnerships that offer digital delivery.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

The main factors institutions use to determine the total loan grade are debt service coverage/capacity (97.7%) and leverage/collateral coverage (85.6%), according to an informal poll conducted during the second webinar in the credit risk series.

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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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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

Senate Banking Committee. She explained why lawmakers should exempt community banks from Basel III capital rule. Community bankers score big changes in final credit-loss standard. Speaking Out—ICBA Chairman Rebeca Romero Rainey (far left) testified in June before the U.S. By James Kendrick. Concessions stand.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs. Her role is to make certain that relevant education is provided in a responsive manner to all community bank members. “I

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