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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). FDIC staff found that Square satisfied each of the statutory factors required for approval, subject to certain conditions.

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FDIC: Community banks outperform industry in third quarter

Abrigo

To provide a report card on industry status and performance, the FDIC publishes a Quarterly Banking Profile. Results from the third quarter were just released, and while overall results were positive, community banks in particular excelled. Community banks’ net income grew almost 11 percent to $4.9

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Here is The Largest Reason for Community Bank Consolidation

South State Correspondent

Community banks (under $10B in assets) serve a key role for borrowers, local communities, and the broader US economy. Community banks are better positioned than many other creditors to follow and adapt to local economies, industries and trends, thereby, being better stewards of capital.

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Drivers of ROA for Community Banks

South State Correspondent

In Q2/24 the average return on assets (ROA) for community banks (under $10B in assets) was 1.08%, with an average ROE of 10.44%. But within the community banking sector, performance varied among banks significantly. The Data Behind The Drivers of ROA In Q2/24 the number of FDIC-reporting community banks was about 4,100.

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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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Managing interest rate risk in 2024: Strategies for community banks

Abrigo

Rising-rate environment Planning ALM strategies In today's volatile economic landscape, managing interest rate risk has become a top priority for community banks. Capital and liquidity management Maintaining a strong capital position and managing liquidity are foundational to managing interest rate risk.

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Bank Failure and Predictors of Performance

South State Correspondent

We will focus on how this research can help community bankers make decisions today to avoid business mistakes and achieve higher performance for their institution. We will consider post-FDIC failures only. The graph below shows capitalization, net income, NIM and NPL for failing banks in quarters before failure.