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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).

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Managing interest rate risk in 2024: Strategies for community banks

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 Abrigo advisory expert Susan Sharbel offers insights into where your bank should focus its resources to manage interest rate risk, Takeaway 3 Practical steps for preparing your ALM program for rate changes include updating and validating risk models regularly, conducting tests, and reviewing portfolios. Upcoming exam?

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

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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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

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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The Growing Concern With Your Cost of Funds

South State Correspondent

The banking industry’s cost of funds (COF) is highly correlated to short-term interest rates. However, as of Q2/22, the average community bank’s COF has risen only a few basis points. The COF over the past five quarters is shown for three asset peer groups: banks under $1B (3.5k using that six-month lag.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2024 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it had $220 billion of total assets, roughly the size of Silicon Valley Bank when it failed. The FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years.

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Quarterly Banking Profile: Banking net income $65.4 billion in Q3 2024

ABA Community Banking

The banking industry reported net income of $65.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $6.2 billion, or 8.6%, from the prior quarter, according to the FDIC. The post Quarterly Banking Profile: Banking net income $65.4 billion in Q3 2024 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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