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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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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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Abrigo

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. Loans across categories increased, with commercial and industrial loans growing at the fastest rate, roughly 5.3 percent over the 3rd quarter of 2013.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2017

First City Bank, a $60 million-asset institution in Columbus, Ohio, has been performing bottom-up stress testing on their portfolio for over six years. Like First City Bank, financial institutions can use the results of this type of stress testing to understand potential risk migration and to develop better risk rating strategies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation was before the U.S. That change would become effective 18 months after the bill is enacted — though the SIFI designation immediately lift for banks with assets under $100 billion, according to a Height Research report by Ed Groshans, senior vice president at the firm.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Percentage of Uninsured Deposits: At the time of failure, SVB had approximately 88% of their deposits above the FDIC-insured $250k limit and ran at 95% at the end of last year. This is compared to about 40% at most banks. The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

With a consultative approach, I ensure members’ needs are being met through our eight regional offices,” he says. These institutions are comprised of Subchapter C corporations, Subchapter S corporations, mutual banks, savings banks and closely held family banks. Community Bank Career Center.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

These services are provided through a variety of delivery systems including automated teller machines, private banking, telephone banking and Internet banking. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. We focus our marketing efforts in three areas.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. State/Regional Partners Reception*. State/Regional Affiliate Associations & Exhibitor Receptions*. Monday, March 7. Concurrent Workshops.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

On the one hand, the FDIC's Quarterly Banking Profile showed how normal banking is again. But there were also worrying signs, including an increase in charge-offs, higher loan-loss provisions, and fears of the impact from the energy sector.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

banks climbed nearly 6% year over year, to $11.3 trillion, even as the total number of banks and branches declined. Total deposits at U.S.

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American Banker

MAY 20, 2016

I bear no hard feelings for the JPMorgan Chase CEO, but our disagreement underscores a rift between how Wall Street firms and community banks view the post-crisis landscape.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s s third-quarter earnings report was stacked with good news: record earnings and lending, fewer troubled loans and higher interest and noninterest income. Yet there was one statistic that is likely to fuel more calls for help from Washington.

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American Banker

JUNE 1, 2016

Ties to the energy sector hurt the banking industry in the first quarter as earnings fell 1.9% billion compared with a year earlier, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Wednesday.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

However, when it comes to trusting someone with your money, many small business owners prefer to deal with companies embedded in the local economy, even if it means not getting the latest online banking features or the best interest rate. The list below are the biggest national brands offering small business banking services.

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American Banker

JUNE 20, 2016

Real regulatory relief for community banks and stricter oversight of the biggest financial firms are steps that can increase investor interest in new banks.

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American Banker

JUNE 1, 2016

While there were positive signals like loan growth and improved interest margins in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s s first-quarter report card, there were also signs of trouble for the future, including larger institutions' ongoing exposure to the energy sector.

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American Banker

AUGUST 31, 2016

Plenty of banks have ended their federal loss-share deals early, but despite the incentives to wind them down, plenty more still have these crisis-era arrangements in place. It may be due to varying deadlines, mistakes calculating loan values or worries that they still might need the coverage for home equity lines.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The statement comes after multiple small and midsize institutions earlier this year warned the agencies that the secured overnight financing rate was ill-suited to them.

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American Banker

JANUARY 5, 2017

2016 was very good to these financial services executives, who succeeded where others failed, sold their businesses for large sums, felt the love of regulators or could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

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American Banker

AUGUST 29, 2016

Park Sterling in Charlotte, N.C., has negotiated an early termination of loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for about $15.5 million in assets.

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American Banker

AUGUST 30, 2016

The growth in loan demand and the industry's interest-related income has come in spite of continued pressures on bank profitability.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Popular Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said its quarterly profit fell after losing an arbitration dispute with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Heightened regulatory scrutiny, stricter credit-quality reviews by buyers themselves, cautiousness over systems conversions and other factors have added about three weeks to deal closings in recent years. There are inherent risks in that trend and ways to minimize them.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Without incentives to shoot higher, banks usually settle for "Satisfactory" on their Community Reinvestment Act exams, but many find that not getting a better grade has consequences.

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American Banker

AUGUST 8, 2016

Under pressure from regulators to beef up risk management in commercial real estate lending, banks are using new software tools to improve analysis.

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American Banker

AUGUST 2, 2016

is raising concerns about potential spillover effects from depressed oil prices even as banks had sounded more optimistic. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tougher capital requirements for energy lenders could be on the horizon.

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American Banker

JULY 13, 2016

Millennium Bank is said to have been the target of an enforcement action related to its work with the pot industry. The episode shows why many banks remain reluctant to serve the fast-growing cannabis industry.

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American Banker

MAY 13, 2016

Approval from the Federal Reserve Board is all that stands between Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock, Ark., and two acquisitions that will add $6.1 billion in assets.

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American Banker

APRIL 11, 2016

The latest version of a new accounting standard for calculating loan-loss reserves would ease the burden on small banks, ICBA officials say. However, the ABA says it still fails to eliminate the biggest problem — asking lenders to predict the future.

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American Banker

MARCH 16, 2016

Loans outpacing GDP and the expressed optimism of CEOs on recent earnings calls are among the signs that growth figures are too good to be true.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart).

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Bank Merger of the Year Although this technically was an acquisition , the $25 billion Atlantic Union Bankshares combining with $14.4 billion Sandy Springs Bancorp builds a powerhouse in the Mid-Atlantic region. GonzoBanker of the Year (Regional Bank) goes to Kevin Blair of Synovus Financial Corp.

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