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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

The local decision-making and strong relationships with customers that are hallmarks of small community banks provide leaders with fresh chances to positively affect their towns, cities, and regions while growing a healthy institution. Balance runoff is picking up speed, according to financial consulting firm Curinos. The result?

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Ag lending demand increases as farm margins tighten

Abrigo

“Loan volumes for almost all farming purposes rose at commercial banks, as many producers contended with tighter profit margins” during the first quarter, said a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Persistently low crop prices and elevated input costs continued to increase farmers’ short-term financing needs.”

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Non-performing ag loans increase, says lender survey

Abrigo

Researchers pointed to uncertainty in the markets regarding interest rates and competition amongst the lenders as some of the long-term factors in the results, which still showed a strong credit market for producers,” according to the university’s summary of the results. although more than half came from the Plains region.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. market expansion. market has been a hard row to hoe for Temenos. market – already well established internationally from the aforementioned growth. So now you can lose those European loafers and wear these [cowboy boots].”

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. Central Bank of Kansas City. Kansas City. Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO, Genesee Regional Bank. Mendenhall.