Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig. Flexibility needed.

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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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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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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 10, 2022

The client views it as an asset allocation and has a time frame on average about 18 months and doesn't put much importance on the taxes paid. So, as a manager, you can maybe stretch the (investment) time horizon out to 30 months and with a lack of emphasis on taxes, that means (institutional portfolio) churn is a fact of life.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2021

A bank trade association CEO asked me a couple of questions while he was researching an op-ed piece. Shouldn't the CFPB work to address the impediments to starting a bank in LMI markets rather than punish community banks who scrambled to serve their customers when the economy shut down? The edited Q&A is below.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

When meeting with our member community banks, the top concern is always the continuing crush of regulatory burden emanating from Washington, D.C. IBAT believes this is ultimately a significant issue not only for community banks and their customers, but also for local economic viability. Property tax lenders.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 24, 2021

Executives at the financial institution who have responsibility for customer service, digital banking and retail sales have one perspective. Community banks and credit unions, in total, have 56 million. This translates to lost revenue of $110 billion pre-tax at banks and $10 billion at credit unions.

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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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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

In the late 90s, low interest rates made speculative equity investments more attractive than bonds, and at the same time, innovative internet companies grew in popularity among retail investors, professional traders, venture capitalists, and the like (familiar?). We thought our customers would stay with our bank, no matter what.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 11, 2018

So went an informative branch research report put out by my old friend and excellent bank stock analyst, Matt Schultheis of Boenning & Scattergood. At lunch recently, he said that the battle for retail deposits has already been won. Won by the national banks. Such as having a real estate taxes savings account.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

But it got me thinking about who would be my picks if I were assembling a fantasy banking team. Chief Retail Officer. The Owner/Chairman Criteria: I looked to Bank Director Magazine's annual scorecard for my pick. Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc. The kicker.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 27, 2019

The economy is slowing, as seen in the auto, housing, manufacturing, and retail sectors. The impact of the tax cuts has faded. However, don’t count on the usual spending boost from personal tax refunds as they are down by over $6 billion from this time last year. Who said anything about rate cuts?

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 27, 2015

But like the commercial side of our bank, we focus on what we know and do well. We also don’t have a retail brokerage operation. Leskoven: The big banks have really abandoned smaller communities for trust and investment services. In a community bank, the trust officer is really kind of a jack-of-all-trades.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

The Peoples Bank Co. Retail locations: Seven. It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. By Kelly Pike.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Given community banks’ propensity to do real estate transactions, why wouldn’t such a fee-based line of business flourish? My company measures the profitability of products and lines of business for community financial institutions (“FIs”). Community FIs, in general, are not making money with these products.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 8, 2017

They must not see falling oil prices, weak GDP growth, falling gold prices, a narrowing Treasury-TIPS spread, rising debt levels, lower consumer spending, a low labor force participation rate, low productivity, and consumer prices so weak that major retail companies are closing stores at a record pace. Rising debt levels will not stop them.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. Credit Union Merger of the Year – Goes to Lake Michigan Credit Union and its CEO Sandy Jelinski for acquiring Florida-based community bank Encore.

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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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Banking 2020

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Out on the campaign trail, Sen Bernie Sanders (D-VT), has fired up support with calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, raising the minimum wage, and breaking up Wall Street conglomerates. In the past we always considered banks to be banks and nothing else, but that notion is being overhauled.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

She’s chief operating officer and vice president of the mortgage company, a division of Private Bank of Buckhead, in Atlanta. The bank’s mortgage company has developed a national retail lending presence over the last 18 months using phones and email, rather than branch offices. “We Legal aspects.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Few banks purchase the keyword, and fewer even produce organic content about the importance of businesses establishing an emergency reserve account funded by six months of operating expenses. Look for news events such as government shutdowns, tax law changes, or disaster preparedness to amplify your marketing.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

Five: Last Mile Digital Conversions One of the more successful uses of modern branch strategy is to move non-mobile banking customers onto your bank’s mobile platform. The average community bank may have 30% to 50% on mobile, while the national banks are closer to 80%.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships. Man, this is the bread and butter of retail banking and credit unions. 82% to over 2.3%

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

A lot of banks are still in a learning mode … I don't think that every bank – from community banks all the way up to bulge bracket banks – are going to dive in and suddenly launch stablecoins,” Allaire said. Still In Learning Mode . “A

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

billion in asset company headquartered in West Virginia, providing community banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of the state, and the Northern and Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia. Actually, the Bank had a one-time after tax litigation settlement (from a 2002-04 event) of $6.2

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MyBankTracker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

MoneyGram retail locations. When you apply with a bank or credit union, they’ll run a credit check and evaluate your credit profile. One drawback of a Finova Financial loan is that you’ll pay a higher interest rate compared to a personal loan issued by a bank or credit union. What is the minimum credit requirement?

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

Avalara will detail the Weird and Wacky World of Sales Tax. Did you know that sales-tax in the U.S. There are over 12,000 taxing jurisdictions covering millions of taxability rule combinations. This means retailers need to be prepared to accept EMV transactions. Fidor Bank introduced community banking five years ago.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Bankjoy offers developers a banking API for a modern, real-time, holistic interface for credit unions and community banks. It leverages 45+ years of franchise operations experience to help retail investors finance franchises, helping to bring them to market quicker.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 22, 2018

Tax cuts are adding stimulus and leading to improved business and consumer optimism, but there are some offsetting factors in the form of Fed tightening, low productivity, and large levels of debt, especially at the federal government as they fund what could be a $1 trillion plus deficit this fiscal year. Gas prices remain below $3.00

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