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Loan Hedging for Community Banks in 2024

South State Correspondent

Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased substantially over the last ten years. The market expects the current inverted yield curve to remain through much of 2024 (based on long-term interest rates and the expected rate cuts in 2024). Only 304 banks (or 6.7%

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Derivatives Usage By Community Banks

South State Correspondent

However, the adoption of interest rate swaps is much lower at community banks (banks with under $10B in assets), with only a few hundred banks showing interest rate swap volume. The market expects deposit betas to increase through 2023 and 2024. Regulatory compliance and reporting can be complex and confusing.

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Community Bank Performance – 2Q Lessons

South State Correspondent

In this article, we analyze the underlying data for community banks and focus on the Chairman’s view of the future of bank performance. Community banks were challenged with increasing deposit costs and a lower increase in loan yield than the industry average, leading to a decline in NIM. Rising market interest rates.

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How Community Financial Institutions Can Regain the Small Business Lending Market

Abrigo

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment.

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StockX Report Affirms Resale Market Acceleration

PYMNTS

The apparel and footwear resale market is seeing record-setting growth during the pandemic. The trend was reinforced this week by a half-year status report from footwear resale marketplace StockX. The company announced in its report that it has reached $2.5 The sneaker market is changing, too, according to the report.

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5 Critical lender dashboards & reports for credit leaders

Abrigo

Adapt to a dynamic banking environment with real-time lending & credit data Lender dashboards and reports showing the lending pipeline, pricing trends, emerging risks, workflow bottlenecks, etc. They can result in sub-optimal lending for community banks and credit unions as well as the communities they serve across the country.

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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

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.