The Financial Brand

AUGUST 17, 2023

This article How a Community Bank Helps Business Borrowers Cope with Rising Rates appeared first on The Financial Brand. Growth at this Michigan community bank comes from business customers — especially manufacturers — seeking help with challenges like rising interest rates.

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The Financial Brand

JULY 6, 2023

This article There Are Only Two Kinds of Community Banks: The Innovative & the Doomed appeared first on The Financial Brand. Veteran banker Jay Sidhu frets time is running out for community banks to get serious about innovation. He has ideas for motivating change.

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This article Community Banks Remain Troublingly Vulnerable to Third-Party Cybersecurity Risk appeared first on The Financial Brand. As digital transformation advances in the banking industry, risks from technology and business partners multiply.

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The Financial Brand

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This article Community Banks Face Perfect Storm of Cybersecurity, Regulatory and Funding Pressures appeared first on The Financial Brand. A new CSBS survey reveals community banks caught between innovation and risk as they face rising cybersecurity threats, regulatory pressures and funding challenges.

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The Financial Brand

JANUARY 22, 2024

This article Evolving Alongside Community Banks: A Conversation with ICBA’s Rebecca Romero Rainey appeared first on The Financial Brand. The president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers Association on the dynamics shaping community banking today and her vision for the industry's future.

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The Financial Brand

APRIL 18, 2023

This article Earnings Watch: Uninsured Deposits & Commercial Real Estate Loans Should Be Prime Focuses appeared first on The Financial Brand. The impact of rising interest rates on commercial real estate lending will be a key issue among regionals and community banks.

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The Financial Brand

APRIL 2, 2024

This article How Three Community Bank CEOs Are Tackling Tech, Talent and Funding Challenges appeared first on The Financial Brand. Community banks find themselves at a crossroads, grappling with the dual pressures of technological advancement and shifting depositor expectations.

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The Financial Brand

AUGUST 17, 2023

This article Wealth Management Services Need to Put the Human Element Ahead of Technology appeared first on The Financial Brand. Community banks have an edge in wealth management — if they use it. This article Wealth Management Services Need to Put the Human Element Ahead of Technology appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This article Is Being a ’Regional Bank‘ Now a Reputational Liability? This article Is Being a ’Regional Bank‘ Now a Reputational Liability? appeared first on The Financial Brand. A few high-profile failures have tarnished the category. How can regionals regain their shine? appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This article As the Fed Trims Rates Banks Must Adjust Both Deposit and Credit Strategies appeared first on The Financial Brand. This article As the Fed Trims Rates Banks Must Adjust Both Deposit and Credit Strategies appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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The Financial Brand

MARCH 24, 2023

This article NYCB’s Strategy Shift Gets Big Boost from Signature Deal appeared first on The Financial Brand. Now it has picked up a not-so-secret weapon in that battle — Signature's private client relationship banking teams. NYCB needs to keep growing deposits.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 4, 2024

This article Can America’s Community Banks Close the Gap Between Their Lofty Ambitions and Limited Resources? A new survey of community banking leaders pinpoints the industry's core challenge: The need for expanded products and services and better tech is hobbled by limited resources and skill sets.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This article Changing Conditions May Drive More Community Bank Mergers in 2025 appeared first on The Financial Brand. More community banks could seek mergers as rates fall, and a Trump win might accelerate deals. But divergence among regulators could slow consolidation.

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