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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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Equiniti Eyes APIs for Risk Management. Equiniti Group recently revealed its adoption of Codat’s accounting integration API for its Equiniti Riskfactor solution, a tie-up that will see Equiniti’s risk management operations embrace API technology to promote automatic data sharing from small businesses.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2024

Some stakeholders are advocating for a focus on affordable housing, community development, and supporting underserved communities. Capital rules are also being reassessed for members and the FHLB themselves in an effort to ensure greater financial stability and risk management.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

Nonetheless, with the recent collapse of sizeable regional banks, regulators, investors, analysts, accountants, and bankers are now scrutinizing the fair value of banks’ securities and loan portfolios. This development should strongly motivate community banks to consider the benefits of loan-level hedging.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In its biannual report on supervision and regulation, the Federal Reserve Board noted an uptick in governance issues with large banks. Regional and community banks, meanwhile, were plagued by IT problems and risk management struggles.

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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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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives finds a focus on small business lending: In the U.K., Funding Options struck a data-sharing agreement with 20 alternative lenders to make SMB loan applications more efficient, while in the U.S.,

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Community bankers need to practice realistic loan pricing discipline. However, we need to understand the meaning of pricing discipline and its effect on community bank performance. This is strong evidence that community banks are pricing to an arbitrary minimum credit spread in this set of loans.

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Banking Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Regions Bank waives fees and offers other relief while American Express donates to the American Red Cross Community Banking Feature3 Feature Risk Management Branch Technology/ATMs Fee Income.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2017

According to the OCC, institutions that have incorporated stress testing into their planning typically demonstrate an ability to withstand negative market developments more effectively than other financial institutions as a result of these beneficial risk management practices.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Charlotte, Houston, Phoenix, New York, Austin, Denver, Orlando, Miami, and Nashville, many banks have not adjusted pricing or their credit appetite. For 2023, banks need to prioritize interest rate risk management and credit accuracy as a top priority. of the banking market, according to Statista Research.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

With wire fraud on the rise, community banks have to step up precautions to protect themselves and their customers. They have the money and, in theory, they are vulnerable,” adds Terri Sands, director of payments and fraud prevention for State Bank & Trust in Atlanta, a $3.3 billion-asset community bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. FTP may have prevented the demise of First Republic Bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. FTP may have prevented the demise of First Republic Bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. FTP may have prevented the demise of First Republic Bank.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 1, 2016

Banks are critical financing partners for growing enterprises. Eight in 10 business owners report that a major, regional or community bank is their main financing partner for capital. After all, most of the nearly 29 million businesses in the U.S. are small businesses – a trend unlikely to shift much in the coming years.

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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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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 15, 2024

This suite of systems can take banks from chaotic and fragmented operations to a smart, scaled future. A striking dynamic has occurred among regional and community banks over the past 10 years: their assets have grown much faster than their maturity. A GRC system is more than a pure audit system.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 16, 2016

In our region, the Philly Fed indices of business activity all turned negative in December, but, hey, higher rates will help, right? Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. Housing is volatile, especially at this time of year. Why is the Fed trying to slow down GDP growth of 1%?

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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

MAY 20, 2020

Lenders are scrambling to pause ranchers’ loan payments as meat processing plant shutdowns during the pandemic threaten $25 billion in losses for the livestock industry.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pillar #2: Leaders Transcend Daily Hustle to Build New Systems Most regional and community banks grew up executing the fundamentals with sheer hustle and hard work. risk management and operations, trust becomes the fuel to move quickly across organizational lines, and trust becomes the personal currency of leaders.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 22, 2024

Stratyfy: Raised $12M, decision intelligence technology gaining traction, particularly in risk management. Spring 2022 (San Francisco): Array: Credit and identity management platform, seeing increased adoption due to robust features and user-friendly interface.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

. ————————————————————————— The ‘En Vogue’ Trend of the Year – Credit unions buying community banks. Might be time to. Well done, sir! Congrats to the DNA team for this huge win.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 23, 2020

Cornerstone Advisors has been a broken record telling the story of a community banking industry that’s falling behind in online and mobile capabilities. Our long novels about slowly losing ground to the mega banks just became an audio book to be played on high speed while walking between the kitchen and home office to refill on coffee.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 21, 2024

ISMs and regional Fed surveys have been mostly negative for months on end. 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. GDP shows up as weak every other quarter.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Bank Acquisition of the Year - BB&T Corp. Nice community bank culture fit between the two as well. Bank Merger of the Year – California United Bank and 1 st Enterprise Bank in Los Angeles. Risk Management. ??? takes Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Performance Solutions. System Selection.

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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. You tell us.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Our regional economy, covered by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s Third District, is doing well into the fourth quarter. 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

APRIL 22, 2018

The recent March, 2018 report for our Philadelphia Region was overall quite positive; the words “modest” or “moderately” were used 16 times on two pages. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. The Federal Reserve Beige Book is released in advance of the Federal Reserve meetings.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Is it in the water?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. Is it in the water?

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