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The Concentric Relationship Strategy in Banking

South State Correspondent

We concluded that the market does not adequately compensate banks for credit and interest rate risks. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking. We define relationship banking as a model focused on a consultative banking approach. uses at our bank.

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Training Employees to Soar at Community Bank in Mississippi

American Banker

Roughly once a quarter senior executives at Community Bank in Brandon, Miss., The trips are part of a management training course known as the Falcon Program that took flight in 2012. take a select group of up-and-coming managers on a three-day retreat.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Stories worth telling

Independent Banker

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. I’m headed to Memphis to meet with our state and regional partners, and then I’ll be engaging with the team at CRA Partners.

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Expanding credit portfolios: 3 Growing pains

Abrigo

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. While this form of education is successful, it has to be supplemented with formal training. percent over the 3rd quarter of 2013.

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Paid social media’s place in your marketing strategy

Independent Banker

They share tips for how community banks can get started. Social media has made it easier for community banks to nurture connections with prospects, customers and the community. Depending on a community bank’s in-house resources, however, creating a paid social campaign might feel daunting. “A

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

In contrast, experienced bankers will be worried about volume, beta, and training both the customer AND employee to be more rate sensitive. When offering a higher money market or CD rate, the direct damage done to cost of funds is often the least of a bank’s worries. of the banking market, according to Statista Research.

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Why Merchant Services Are Key To Small FI Deposit Growth

PYMNTS

This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. That brings [smaller] banks an immediate string of deposits,” Good said.