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How To Let Borrowers Choose the Wrong Loan Structure

South State Correspondent

We estimate that the average contractual loan commitment for term credit at community banks has decreased from just under five years in 2022 to just under three years currently. Community banks should carefully consider the prudence of such a strategy from both a risk and revenue perspective.

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3 Ways Financial Institutions Can Step Up for Underserved Communities

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The financial services industry must consider its customer experience game while also grappling with a sense of distrust from many communities due to systematic barriers, maintaining utmost accessibility due to the essentiality of the business, and the lack of financial literacy across the country. Trust and Transparency. .

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How To Ensure Community Banks Aren’t Left Behind In The Digitization Revolution

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But for financial institutions (FIs), some of which have been around for decades, understanding how to take the first steps in the digitization process can be an overwhelming task. That’s even more true for community banks, which lack the resources larger FIs have to support modernization initiatives and technology investment efforts.

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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Community bankers need to understand their competitive landscape. Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage.

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How to Evaluate Business Lending Software for Your Bank

This eBook explains the features of a Business Lending Platform that community banks should make their top priorities when evaluating any business lending software. What should you look for in a Business Lending Platform?

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. How Your Hedge Provider Can Be Relational . Why Community Banks Use Loan-Level Hedging.

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How to Set Your Strategic Planning Time Horizon

South State Correspondent

For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. This means that your duration map looks something like this: Putting This Into Action If you notice, this is probably the opposite of how banks operate now. Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. Why is that?

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