PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

For community banks and credit unions, their physical proximity to the small businesses they’re servicing is often pointed out as a major advantage these smaller players hold over the big banks, enabling these FIs to develop deeper relationships with their small to medium-size business (SMB) clients, anticipate their needs and establish trust.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. Giancarlo Marchesi was named head of Consumer Lending, a new role at Santander. Also, Jennifer Mathissen was named chief marketing officer. Smith holds a B.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

The regulators also let banks know their position on using reserves and buffers during times of stress in the market, and whether that would lead to future penalizations. Regulators, for their part, said they want to encourage lending. Also, it said that the lending would help a bank’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) score.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

One area of impact is small business finance and lending, with small businesses and lenders seeing a slowdown in demand. Small business lending platform Funding Circle commented on this effect in its latest earnings data, noting that there has been “some deterioration” in its higher-risk small business loan bands in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. To us, this is so much more than building branches.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. Two of us have gotten to take it so far. He always refers to us as his coworkers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Innovation has always been important for community banks, but the driving force of digitization over the last decade has greatly sped up the pace, said Kevin Tweddle, chief innovation officer for the Independent Community Bankers of America ( ICBA ). Community banking is no exception. Leveling the Playing Field.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

One of the key values community financial institutions have always leaned into is their relationships with their customers, but these relationships have been put to the test amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 9, 2024

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. cuts through the end of the year.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 21, 2022

Finastra appoints Isabel Fernandez to accelerate lending business growth. Company welcomes Isabel to the Finastra leadership team, as EVP, Lending Business Unit. Finastra is building an open platform that accelerates collaboration and innovation in financial services, creating better experiences for people, businesses and communities.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Offering digital lending isn’t about the bells and whistles. Community bankers tell us why. started developing its digital lending platform about three years ago—and the bank is really glad it did. “I’m Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Small business lending activity across the globe is in flux. China saw a whopping 17 percent increase in small business lending in Q1, while U.S. We break down the latest on SME lending in these key markets. We break down the latest on SME lending in these key markets. A dip of 1.1

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Amid the talk of filling in the small business (SMB) financing gap banks have left since the financial crisis, the rush of FinTechs, alternative and marketplace lenders coming to market may have left another business segment behind: the middle market, particularly the lower middle market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 10, 2023

Next week’s article will consider the challenges and possible solutions for community banks to adopt loan hedging programs. A recent paper analyzed domestic banks’ use of interest rate swaps, and we will summarize their findings in this article. Of the largest 250 banks, 90% use interest rate hedges.

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Abrigo

JUNE 3, 2019

SBA Lending Can Be a Hidden Gem for Some Institutions. With proper planning and the utilization of technology, SBA lending can boost customer acquisitions and deposits. Many argue that SBA lending is complicated, and while that’s true, it’s actually a good thing. SBA lending rewards financial institutions that are prudent.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Josh Prejean (right) of Bank of Zachary, here with mortgage client David Rozas, says community banks must compete through customer service. Nonbank institutions continue to be serious contenders in the home lending space. Nonbanks are also gobbling up a bigger percentage of market share. Source: Fannie Mae. million in 2023.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. And that means it can be a challenge to keep up with the latest trends in social media marketing. By Julie Kendrick.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 30, 2019

Stringent data and reporting requirements could negatively impact small business lending in the US, according to the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA), while lawyers believe it could be an opportunity for fintechs to establish themselves in the market. Under Section 1071 of.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

The reason for the cessation of BSBY is simple – lack of use. With the development of the term SOFR market, BSBY offers no perceived advantages over SOFR, Fed Funds, or Prime. BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY. No ISDA documents.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday (March 12) that a more flexible look at banks through the lens of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) could potentially make capital available for regions outside the usual areas financial institutions cater to.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Takeaway 2 AML staff should recognize human trafficking red flags and know their customers well to help detect suspicious activity in their communities. One issue that hurts people and communities everywhere is human trafficking, and January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 12, 2022

We feel that as community bankers, we can learn much from Jamie Dimon (Chairman and CEO of JPM) and from Warren Buffet. As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. 3) Community Focused. 4) Employee Focused.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 2, 2024

First, we believe the market to be a poor predictor of future economic states. Therefore, maximizing value for the borrower and the bank cannot be done by predicting the economy, interest rates, liquidity, and market pricing over a short period when the expected life of the relationship is so much longer.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Community banks refine their products and services to compete for better borrowing relationships – the better borrowing relationships are associated with better credit quality, meaningful cross-sell opportunities, acceptable margins and fee income, and higher return on equity (ROE). Using Loan Maturity as Differentiation.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 3, 2023

Empirical evidence, historical bank failures, and common sense teach us that many risks do not translate to higher yields. The second article compared and contrasted community banks’ pay-for-risk and relationship business models. Top-performing community banks deploy relationship banking.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

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. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Specific Example Let us consider First Republic Bank’s (FRB) balance sheet. In fact, we had a conversation just last week with the head of a lending division at a large regional bank. He stated, “This was just the vagaries of the market, and nothing would have been done differently at origination.”

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Specific Example Let us consider First Republic Bank’s (FRB) balance sheet. In fact, we had a conversation just last week with the head of a lending division at a large regional bank. He stated, “This was just the vagaries of the market, and nothing would have been done differently at origination.”

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Specific Example Let us consider First Republic Bank’s (FRB) balance sheet. In fact, we had a conversation just last week with the head of a lending division at a large regional bank. He stated, “This was just the vagaries of the market, and nothing would have been done differently at origination.”

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Bussman Advisory

JULY 1, 2023

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When it comes to supporting outliers in the Las Vegas community, Lexicon Bank knows how to play its cards. It was really impactful for us when the lights on the Strip went out—a very emotional, crazy time. But as a community bank that is there to serve the gaming hub of Las Vegas, Lexicon Bank welcomes these players with open arms.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The yield curve shape is an excellent opportunity for community bankers to provide sound risk mitigation and balance sheet management advice to borrowers. We see many community bank borrowers desperately seeking a trusted advisor to help guide them through this volatile cycle. This question is a layup for us.

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FICO

APRIL 5, 2017

FICO’s mid-market bank and credit union clients tell us that it remains difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to acquire the credit they need to fuel their growth plans. Second, it’s expensive for all lenders to serve these smaller community businesses. There is good news for mid-market banks and credit unions.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Here’s a few recent ones that caught our attention, and please, “Give us some slack, teach” on the school themes, ok? Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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