Jack Henry

MAY 18, 2021

Through it all, community banks and credit unions proved that they were up to the task. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shock waves through local and world economies, with unprecedented shifts in consumer behavior, employment dynamics, and federal stimulus.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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Abrigo

JUNE 7, 2021

Risks ALM Addresses Will Affect Performance and Strategy Asset/liability management models and processes address credit risk, liquidity risk, and interest rate risk. . Takeaway 1 The pandemic has shown that financial institutions deal with a variety of risks that can impact cash flow and capital. .

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Watch NOW Takeaway 1 Portfolio risk and accounting professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Takeaway 2 Management reports, probability of default, and model validation topics were found in the top blogs for risk professionals. The FASB’s description of proposed changes can be found here.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 8, 2022

For decades community banks have structured fixed-rate loans with adjustable features – the most popular structure is a ten-year fixed-rate loan with a five-year reprice. With short-term interest rates expected to rise through 2022, many community banks are reconsidering their ALCO strategies.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 22, 2024

Takeaway 2 Examiners' focus is on risk management related to products and services , especially those involving complex technologies like AI. First, they must evaluate whether their institution is prepared to insert AML risk management procedures into the transaction process to match the speed FedNow can offer.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 23, 2014

But how can this growth be managed appropriately? Community banks certainly want to remain conservative with risks and follow regulations. But whether outsourced or not, senior management needs to have “high quality, timely portfolio information” so they can make better loan decisions over time.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Plan for new technology and innovations.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2022

Asset/liability management basics In part 1 of this "Introduction to ALM" blog series, learn the goals of asset/liability management and how it can help financial institutions. You might also like this webinar, "ALM Basics: Best Practices in Measuring, Monitoring, and Controlling Interest Rate Risk" WATCH.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Many of the goals and strategies financial institutions had put in place earlier this year have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, banks and credit unions must determine how to safely and effectively manage risk in the portfolio while also driving growth at their institution. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The current yield curve presents various challenges for community bankers for revenue generation and risk management. In this article, we will outline the significance of the yield curve shape and what it may portend for community banks. Bankers also need to address credit risks from floating rate structures.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 19, 2024

In a future article we will discuss how community bankers may structure their commercial loan products to maximize cross-selling and upsell opportunities. With proper tools and strategies, community bankers can upsell and cross-sell their products to maximize profitability. In banking, those numbers are markedly different.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

Takeaway 3 With lower interest rates nowhere in sight, lenders need to monitor and adjust lending and underwriting strategies based on their own institution’s credit risk profile. Generally, small business loans benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Community bankers need to practice realistic loan pricing discipline. However, we need to understand the meaning of pricing discipline and its effect on community bank performance. Bankers need to manage credit relationships to ROA/ROE and not credit spreads. Why do banks use RAROC loan pricing models?

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Perficient

JANUARY 30, 2024

Every voice within our organization holds significance, none more so than Carolyn Lee , a Project Manager (PM) in our Financial Services business unit and a leader in Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory Center of Excellence (CoE). I joined Perficient through the Management Consulting business unit and started with FS a year ago.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2023

Rising funding costs and decreasing liquidity at community banks are causing managers to change pricing methodology for new credits. We estimate that 25% to 50% of community banks have a policy requiring minimum yield or credit spreads for new commercial loans. The drop in liquidity ratios is expected to accelerate through 2023.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some of the most pressing challenges facing community banks and credit unions in the current banking environment include narrow interest rate margins, increasing pressure from regulators, and competition with “too-big-to-fail” mega-banks. However, community banks and credit unions can still win with a community and relationship first focus.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2019

“I don’t think there’s any more important topic at this time in our recovery in the economy and the state of community financial institution management,” said Dave Koch, Managing Director of Advisory Services at Abrigo on the topic of core deposits. Develop your pricing strategy relative to the behavior of deposits.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

Small business lending is also a prominent line of business for many financial institutions, especially those driven by a mission to help their communities thrive. While small business loans inherently benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA. Louis Fed : [S]mall-business loans—i.e.,

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

WATCH Takeaway 1 Understanding generative AI and how peers are using AI and genAI helps financial institution leaders and management vet the technology and related risks. Knowing how AI and genAI are being used by peers and fraudsters will help financial institution leaders and management vet potential solutions and watch for risks.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Risk management policies, processes, and controls. Legal and regulatory compliance.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio).

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Small business lending is also a prominent line of business for many financial institutions, especially those driven by a mission to help their communities thrive. While small business loans inherently benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA. Louis Fed : [S]mall-business loans—i.e.,

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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. We also shared a table that summarized the two strategies. Why Community Banks Use Loan-Level Hedging.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A financial institution’s Banking-as-a-Service strategy needs to be more than an extra credit project for the I.T. Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. Now is the time to create a BaaS strategy. department.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

And yet, sometimes community banks, opt to stick to their lending knitting, forfeiting the potential to earn non-interest revenue and cementing their ties with both individual and corporate customers. The community banking model is based on customer relationships and the allocation of capital and extending loans.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Strategies for adopting AI at your financial institution Abrigo CTO Ravi Nemalikanti offers insights on how banks and credit unions can begin to utilize generative AI. Takeaway 2 AI can lead to more accurate and consistent outputs or predictions, better risk management, and improved customer experiences.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2015

In recent months, the momentum around reducing the regulatory burden on the nation’s community banks has continued to gain steam. However, the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, leaving resource-constrained community banks to cope with new demands. The second idea is community bank exemption from the Volcker Rule.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Having dashboards or banking management reports that show the lending pipeline, pricing trends, emerging risks, workflow bottlenecks, and other factors affecting loan growth can help a bank or credit union stay on top of and adapt quickly to trends. Learn how to tap your data to generate management insights.

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Bobsguide

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

LONDON and PARIS, September 8, 2022 —Murex, the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, has integrated with ICE Data Services, which is part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), to offer a more efficient workflow for accessing ICE’s fixed income and derivatives data via the MX.3

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. Consider what compliance and risk functions your organization would use as a starting point when integrating technology.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. Consider what compliance and risk functions your organization would use as a starting point when integrating technology.

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NCR

MARCH 1, 2016

As a result of the recession and market volatility, there has been a concerted effort in recent years throughout the banking industry to focus on a holistic approach to an institution’s overall risk management in order to achieve and sustain stability. Reputational Risk – In any industry, perception is reality.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Lawmakers and the regulatory community have taken notice of the increase in bank service charges and fee income and have responded, specifically regarding overdraft fees. Community banks target growth.

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