South State Correspondent
JANUARY 10, 2024
Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased substantially over the last ten years. Meanwhile, community banks face net interest margin (NIM) and fee income pressure. Only 304 banks (or 6.7% of the total) used swaps directly.
South State Correspondent
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Therefore, the quarterly profile and Chairman Martin Gurenberg’s commentary on the industry are skewed by the performance of larger banks. In this article, we analyze the underlying data for community banks and focus on the Chairman’s view of the future of bank performance.
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South State Correspondent
JULY 19, 2023
Of the largest 250 banks, 90% are using interest rate swaps, and because these largest 250 banks hold 83% of all loans, interest rate hedging tools are widely used in approximately 75% of the loan marketplace. This is why the current inverted yield curve makes loan hedging especially attractive to community banks.
South State Correspondent
OCTOBER 9, 2023
In two articles in the past few weeks ( here and here ), we discussed how the “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment will affect the community bank sector – continued increase in the cost of funds (COF), steady yields on loans, and a decrease in net interest margin (NIM) will put severe pressure on ROE for new loan originations.
PYMNTS
JULY 7, 2020
For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.
ABA Community Banking
JUNE 7, 2022
To help community banks successfully implement the current expected credit loss accounting standard, the Federal Reserve next week will launch a second tool, the Expected Losses Estimator. The post Fed: Second CECL tool for community banks to launch June 16 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Community banks own an enviable amount of data, but not all are leveraging it to its fullest extent. By Mindy Charski People share important data about themselves with their community bank in myriad ways. Data about existing customers can even help community banks improve their efforts to find new customers.
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