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Commercial Credit Trends – Where to Tread Carefully

South State Correspondent

This data is critical for pricing, capital allocation, and marketing. In 2021, we published articles warning bankers against higher rates (for example, HERE ) and the resulting impact on credit. We have seen the higher rates, and now bankers should brace for a credit shock. Lending is getting riskier. This quarter, it is 2.58%.

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

However, it had a great group of employees and was in a market that I knew very well. In June 2021, we were up to six locations, $327.6 In 2021, we are up to over $70 million, mostly investment properties. It was so awesome I asked if I can reprint here. Below are the flurry of tweets he sent in his stream. million in loans.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

This article highlights ten not-so-evident lessons of the banking crisis that every banker must consider going forward. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed. SVB’s 43% LTD used to be talked about with reverence.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Illustration by Jill DeHaan. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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Supervisory Perspective

Independent Banker

Curry offers a brief update about a few current regulatory issues on his mind, including his agency’s concerns about signs of growing credit risk throughout the banking industry. Having said that, I believe very strongly that community banks have a bright future, and they don’t need to ease or lower their standards to build market share.

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10 Data-Driven Ideas To Increase Branch Engagement

South State Correspondent

The concept that we allow the customer to choose how they want to bank often enables the bank to be passive in its position and give up agency. The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch? Branching, for example, is too expensive to be all things to all people.

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Growth Loops – The New Way To Grow Bank Product Sales

South State Correspondent

As a result, bankers love the idea of a sales funnel – put enough prospects at the top of the funnel, and a certain number of customers will fall out the bottom. Here is a fun exercise – Ask a bank product team, “How do you grow customers?” Neither the product staff nor the marketing staff knows what they don’t know.