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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Now, customers and analysts will pay more attention to Loans + Securities-to deposit ratio. Instead of just looking at LTD, investors, and depositors, will now look at loan plus securities to total deposits. Higher cash holdings will now be a demarcation of credit quality. 9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking.

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Complex Investment Terms – A Guide for Real People

Ublocal

Investing is more than just crunching numbers; it’s a way to reach your financial goals, secure your future, and make your hard-earned money work for you. Security A security is a fancy name for any investment like stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. It lets you keep all the tax benefits without having to start over.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. We took a serious reputational hit.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

As the FDIC said recently: Exceptions to policy should be few in number and properly justified, approved, and tracked. and property tax payments. Get details in "A guide to implementing credit policy." There probably should be no more than 3-5 exception types in each of those major categories.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

In June, five federal agencies (including FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve) announced approval of a final rule that modifies regulations applying to loans secured by properties located in special flood hazard areas. There is an exception that will be key for many community banks to understand.

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Four Ideas on Bank Retail Investment Sales

Jeff For Banks

My firm measures line of business and product profitability for dozens of community financial institutions, and hardly any of them make real money in retail investment sales, if they make any money at all. The most profitable program that we measure, on a pre-tax profit as percent of revenue basis, is one that is totally outsourced.

Retail 86