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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. Meanwhile, community banks face net interest margin (NIM) and fee income pressure. Only 304 banks (or 6.7% Only 304 banks (or 6.7%

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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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FDIC: Percentage of unbanked households dropped slightly in 2023

ABA Community Banking

households were unbanked in 2023, according to the FDIC’s National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, which also explored bank account access trends and cryptocurrency adoption. The post FDIC: Percentage of unbanked households dropped slightly in 2023 appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Filtering Risk With a Bank Hedge Strategy

South State Correspondent

The current policy directions from the new administration are largely inflationary, and community banks should be paying attention and consider a loan-level hedge strategy. Many banks that survived the rapid interest rate hikes still struggled with net interest margin (NIM) compression caused by fixed-rate loans and securities.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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The Death of the Community Bank

Jeff For Banks

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Prediction: The General Bank will become extinct. Much like competitors nip at community banks' customers. Eighteen percent of that group opened an account at a digital bank. Result: Mixed.