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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Zest AI , which is developing software that it claims will help wring the bias out of lending, just got a multimillion-dollar vote of confidence. Zest contends that its fair lending software can significantly boost loan approvals while also reducing the level of risk. Zest on Tuesday (Oct.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

While we will cover the general lessons HERE , in this article, we wanted to focus on the root cause – how and why interest rate risk caused the second-largest bank failure in US history (Washington Mutual was the largest in 2008). More importantly, the bank’s held-to-maturity (HTM) securities portfolio was $91.3B

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

At SouthState, we use a program called ARC (Assumable Rate Conversion) that allows borrowers to pay a fixed rate of interest for as long as 20 years, but the bank retains a floating rate asset. Current Risk in Term Lending. The post Our ARC Lending Tactic For Quality Loan Growth appeared first on SouthState Correspondent Division.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 17, 2022

The swap rate is determined by the markets’ expectation of where short-term rates will be over the swap’s life. A similar concept applies in the Treasury market – the yield on the 10-year Treasury is the markets’ average expectation of the yield on the next 40 consecutive three-month Treasury Bill yields.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Aflac Global Investments, the AFL asset management unit of Aflac Inc., has announced a takeover that will position the company to strengthen its financing operations in the middle market. with the tie-up reflecting Aflac’s broader initiative to strengthen its investment in middle market private debt, the report said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Aflac Global Investments, the AFL asset management unit of Aflac Inc., has announced a takeover that will position the company to strengthen its financing operations in the middle market. with the tie-up reflecting Aflac’s broader initiative to strengthen its investment in middle-market private debt, the report said.

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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. These experiences contribute to her stellar leadership, execution and change management capabilities. I’m looking forward to getting stuck in.”. 4 Kingdom Street.

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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

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.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. These experts share nine tips and credit risk best practices to offer stability in an ever-changing market. Our customers don’t just rely on us to facilitate transactions.

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

Banking technology has long been associated with the preferences of Millennials , or Gen Z, but Dave Koch, Managing Director of Advisory Services at Abrigo, says that some institutions might have boxed themselves in with that narrow way of thinking. Manage PPP loans through forgiveness. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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Cisco

JUNE 7, 2022

The past 20 years have visibly demonstrated the impact large scale events have on market, credit, and operational risks in financial services. Beginning with the bursting of the dot-com bubble, and more recently, the global COVID-19 pandemic, these events created significant volatility in stock prices resulting in increased market risk.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

and China, analysts are finding a shift among global supply chains away from the Chinese market, to the benefit of markets that traditionally don’t see much trade volume. The company plans to produce as much as half of its goods currently affected by China trade tariffs outside the market, according to reports.

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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. There are several benefits to community banks in using a loan-level hedge program, but how does a community bank choose a safe solution?

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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. There are several benefits to community banks in using a loan-level hedge program, but how does a community bank choose a safe solution?

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Bobsguide

JULY 7, 2022

Lake Mary, FL, US – June 30, 2022 – Finastra today unveiled its embedded consumer lending solution, enabling access to traditional regulated lending options for consumers at point-of-sale (POS). For merchants, the BaaS platform provides access to numerous lenders and their specific products.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

monetary policy seems to ease by the day, enterprises of all sizes are tapping time and again into debt markets — potentially creating a corporate landscape littered with zombie firms. And Monday, the Fed announced plans to create a “broad, diversified market index” and purchase individual corporate bonds on the secondary markets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sources told Reuters that Grab is looking to take advantage of the red-hot IPO market in the U.S. If the company chooses to proceed, the IPO could be the largest market debut ever made by a Southeast Asian company on a foreign exchange. Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S.

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Bobsguide

MAY 11, 2022

London, UK – May 4, 2022 – Today Finastra announces the launch of Finastra Managed Services (FMS) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable banks and financial institutions to access FMS in the AWS cloud. bank on the West Coast roll out its lending solution. For further information, visit: Finastra Managed Service Solution | Finastra.

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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. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. Specific Example Let us consider First Republic Bank’s (FRB) balance sheet.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. Specific Example Let us consider First Republic Bank’s (FRB) balance sheet.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. Specific Example Let us consider First Republic Bank’s (FRB) balance sheet.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

In total, more than $107 million was raised, with investors targeting the small business (SMB) back office, lending and B2B payments. Spain-based Holded provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to help SMBs manage their back offices. Interestingly, U.S. The company raised $6.7 million raised by U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Not one of the four alternative lending startups that secured investments this week were from the U.S. Alternative Lending. Late last week, South Africa’s LulaLend brought some rare attention to the nation’s alternative lending space. There’s no doubt about it: Alternative lending had a stellar week.

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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. Illustration by miakievy/iStock.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Australian money managers are finding an opportunity in enterprise and small business lending as regulators crack down on the country’s traditional banking industry. That rate increase, as well as rising costs for banks to borrow offshore, has asset managers swooping in to grab corporate loan market share.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 2, 2024

How should lenders discuss interest rates in 2024, and what advice should relationship managers provide their clients about banking products? First, we believe the market to be a poor predictor of future economic states. Bankers must be able to present the current (spot) and forward interest rate lending curve to clients.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

First National Bank and Trust Company is planning the launch of a digital small business lending portal and has tapped a partner to create the solution. The digital lending portal — which can be accessed via desktop or mobile device — supports eSignatures, and approved borrowers can receive loan funds in just three days.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 10, 2023

A recent paper analyzed domestic banks’ use of interest rate swaps, and we will summarize their findings in this article. In a National Bureau of Economic Research paper (working paper 31166), the authors (McPhail, Schnable, Tuckman) analyzed individual swap positions for the largest 250 US banks.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Ask most banks how they construct their lending portfolio, and they say that “it is what the market gives them.” That level of passivity will likely cause us to lose 75+ banks during the next downturn. This is the net operating income of a property divided by the current market value. cap rate back in 2019.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. Alternative Lending. This week alone saw two examples of those concerns in action: One U.S. lawmaker, Rep.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. The startups selected for inclusion in the market map below are all Canada-headquartered, VC-backed fintech companies that have at least US $1M in equity funding, and have obtained equity funding since the start of 2015. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Takeaway 3 Exploring lending opportunities and examining loan and deposit pricing are among steps that make sense while awaiting a Fed rate hike. If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, it is that “typical” does not fit well in our vocabulary and that economic recovery is not a straight pathway. Economic Indicators.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

monetary policy seems to ease by the day, enterprises of all sizes are tapping time and again into debt markets — potentially creating a corporate landscape littered with zombie firms. And Monday, the Fed announced plans to create a “broad, diversified market index” and purchase individual corporate bonds on the secondary markets.

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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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