South State Correspondent

JUNE 18, 2024

Deposit costs and liquidity remain a challenge for some community banks as competition for core funding remains intense. The graph below compares the liquidity ratio for community banks (under $10B in assets) and banks over $100B in assets. Community banks do have a few strategies for mitigating COF pressures.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 1, 2024

Financial Markets Update – Second Quarter 2024 A dream vacation! That and getting consumed by Euro 2024 and Copa America soccer and of course, the Phillies. In July 2024, we will mark two years of inversion between the 10-year Treasury and the 2-year Treasury yields. for 2024 and 2.0% It was so beautiful and lots of fun.

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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. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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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. Community banks do this profitably by turning transactional accounts into relationships.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Financial Markets Update – Third Quarter 2024 I had a fantastic September traveling to France and Luxembourg with my sisters. Between December, 2022 and March, 2024, M2 declined on a y-o-y basis, which was the first time that has happened since 1931 to 1933. trillion for fiscal 2024 compared to -$1.7 6 Money Stock report.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This year, 90 banks made American Banker's 12th annual Best Banks to Work For ranking. The leaders of these institutions share how they keep their employees happy.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. Some bankers will soon hear about another example of banks using derivatives that, unfortunately, will lead to losses. No ISDA documents.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 26, 2023

The bigger risk to community banks’ business model is not a moderate recession induced by aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The yield curve impact is having a negative effect on bank profits. Banks reluctant to commit to fixed-rate terms beyond two or three years are disadvantaged.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2024

We recently conducted a small sample poll, and out of 21 banks, budgets were down an average of 14% for this year. In this article, we partner with Gartner to look at 2024 key IT metrics and provide strategic insight into how much your bank should be spending on IT. Usually, a bank spends about 8% of its revenue on IT.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Despite borrowing more and tapping credit lines, they're managing leverage and meeting debt obligations, according to Abrigo's proprietary data. As rates stay high, concerns about credit risk and borrower health are top of mind for bank and credit union leaders, especially as it relates to lending to small businesses. Nearly all U.S.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 18, 2022

In two recent articles, we reviewed the banking industry’s deposit behavior with regard to cost of funding earning assets (COF) ( HERE ), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle ( HERE ). A graph for SouthState Bank appears below.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 21, 2024

2024 could exceed -$2.0 DLJ 03/15/24 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis. Dorothy recently retired from Penn Community Bank where she worked since 2004.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2022

In our previous article ( HERE ), we reviewed the banking industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle. The market anticipates about $3 trillion in total balance sheet reduction by the end of 2024.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

percent through 2024—a number above the long-term growth rate of 2 percent–what should be of interest to lenders during this time is the direction of interest rates. What it means for community banks is clear. While the U.S. economic growth rate is predicted to settle upwards of 2.5 Following a ten-year high of just above 4.5

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. The ERC filing deadline is October 2024. As such, like PPP, this would be a limited product for any bank.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. Many banks fall into the “recency trap.”

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Takeaway 2 Community banks may face challenges seeking reimbursement for breach of warranty claims filed with other FIs. Takeaway 3 Banks and credit unions should leverage new tools to improve check fraud prevention that can ease the burden on their staff and safeguard customers.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What this has to do with community bank investment management may not be readily apparent. Belly of the curve matters to community banks. First, the average duration of a community bank bond portfolio is more than four years right now. In fact, the tone is about to improve. Education on Tap.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This new software expands the user experience and expands digital capabilities of ATMs,” said Frank Hauck, president and general manager of NCR Corporation, in a statement. “In In the future of banking, we see the ATM becoming a dynamic, digital, self-service platform on which banks can deploy new services quickly.”.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

While the pace of bank regulatory changes has diminished from a few years ago, several issues will either become effective or likely develop in 2023. Community banks must continue to stay focused on regulatory discussions and remain nimble to respond to proposals and address requirements quickly and accurately. Evolving risks.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

The Fed’s latest Small Business Credit Survey , conducted in 2023 and released in 2024, found that nearly 60% of employer firms had sought financing in the previous 12 months. As a share of their total assets, community banks have more business loans below $1 million than larger banks, according to the St.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 25, 2023

While this number varies widely by banks, on average, we estimate that about 15% of the fixed branch and ATM costs, plus the support staff, should be allocated to check handling based on time-on-task. Households and merchants must receive, verify, manage, transport, secure check stock, and deposit checks.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

The Fed’s latest Small Business Credit Survey , conducted in 2023 and released in 2024, found that nearly 60% of employer firms had sought financing in the previous 12 months. As a share of their total assets, community banks have more business loans below $1 million than larger banks, according to numbers from the St.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 11, 2024

Halfway through 2024, most banks and credit unions have settled into the current environment— for better or worse. That’s why many leading institutions are turning to deposit analytics tools that can add sophistication to their deposit management strategies. Now is the time to fortify your defenses for the war on deposits.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Customized perks, AI-driven solutions and even freelance employees are all in play at banks as human resource managers confront the challenge of recruitment and retention.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The application deadline for this annual ranking is May 12.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 27, 2023

It’s a way for banks to speak with each other, and it started to be phased in during the first quarter of this year with the goal of a complete conversion by 2025. While this is mostly the domain of large banks, there are three reasons why your community bank should consider adopting this language to increase future bank performance.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

TCH paid particular attention to community banks’ and credit unions’ abilities to connect with faster payment schemes. Another popular connection method relies on core banking system software providers, which integrate with payment rails and extend access to all FIs using their software.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 22, 2024

Europe 2024 (London): Corsound AI: AI company advancing in sound recognition technologies, expanding market reach, receiving favorable industry reviews and increasing investment interest. 9Spokes: Raised $17M for its comprehensive business management platform; increasing partnerships with major banks. SAVVI AI : Raised $5.6M

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

Although shadow banking mostly serves larger corporations, think money market funds buying commercial paper, bankers fear the trend will continue going downstream to more traditional community bank customers. There's better news for multi-family and warehouse lenders, as these sectors of CRE are doing just fine.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And looking ahead to the 2024 Presidential Election, they clearly would want to be on the sidelines. Jaworski 10/28/23 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2022

Investors have seen this movie before and are fearful of recession in 2023 or 2024. DJ 02/19/22 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis. Credit spreads have begun to widen.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Amid growing awareness of mental health needs in the workplace, some banks are doubling down on benefits that go beyond traditional employee assistance programs. What's behind banks' heightened focus, and what's the long-term strategy for investing in this area?

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Gonzobanker

JULY 25, 2024

A recent Wall Street Journal nailed the title— Main Street Banking Model Is Being Squeezed —but missed the mark on the cause. Commenting on the Q1 2024 profit declines for many community and regional (i.e., government as a “significant” threat to the banking industry. The savior? small businesses.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. MainStreet Bank has a sizable hotel loan portfolio with roughly $100 million in loans on 15 properties. Sushil Patel, State Bank of Texas.

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