Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 26, 2023

I recently spoke to a community group, and subsequently a community bank all-staff meeting regarding the definition of a community bank. The FDIC has defined community banks in their December 2020 Community Banking Report that either exclude or include the following criteria: Seems complicated.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 21, 2022

The latest issue of the FDIC Quarterly explores loan performance at community banks in five manufacturing-concentrated states: Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The post FDIC Quarterly highlights community bank performance in manufacturing states appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Perficient

AUGUST 9, 2022

The financial services industry must consider its customer experience game while also grappling with a sense of distrust from many communities due to systematic barriers, maintaining utmost accessibility due to the essentiality of the business, and the lack of financial literacy across the country. Trust and Transparency. .

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced that it is launching a new Banker Engagement Site (BES) this month through FDIC connect to serve as the primary tool for exchanging examination planning and other information for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities. (The

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2014

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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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The FDIC has released a new online tool to help financial institutions, investors and others identify neighborhoods that could benefit from banking services. The post FDIC debuts online tool to promote creation of minority banks appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was issued only by the OCC and the FDIC. If the OCC and FDIC move forward without agreement from the Federal Reserve, different banks could be faced with wildly different CRA regimes. Notably absent was the Federal Reserve, which did not join in on the proposal or offer a counter-proposal.

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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. Roughly 4.2%

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Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2024

Rising-rate environment Planning ALM strategies In today's volatile economic landscape, managing interest rate risk has become a top priority for community banks. Engage in continuous dialogue with regulators and stakeholders: Keeping open lines of communication can provide valuable insights and ensure compliance with evolving standards.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2023

On October 24, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule amending their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act. Continue Reading

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 28, 2023

On October 24, 2023, the OCC, FDIC and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System jointly adopted final amendments to their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA). Founder/CEO of Community Development Fund Advisors. . Thomas, Ph.D.,

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The FDIC today released a large-scale Community Banking Study that examines community bank performance between year-end 2011 and year-end 2019. The post FDIC Publishes Wide-Ranging Community Banking Study appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 4, 2024

The FDIC has released an updated financial inclusion strategic plan that calls on the agency to take steps to encourage bank lending, investments and services that support healthy communities, including in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and other underserved communities, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg said.

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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. Hedge Strategy Adoption Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased over the last ten years.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Only 3% of banks fully automate the small-business lending process, and only for very small loans, and most borrowers are located within 40 miles of a bank branch, according to an FDIC survey. The post FDIC survey: Bank branches remain vital part of small-business lending appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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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’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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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’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The FDIC today released a new staff study highlighting how economies of scale developed at community banks (those with $10 billion or less in assets) between 2000 and 2019. The post FDIC Analysis Examines Community Bank Economies of Scale appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This month, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) launches it new Banker Engagement Site (BES) through FDIC connect. Already reviewed by Perficient, BES provides a secure and efficient portal to exchange documents, information, and communications for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2022

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment. What's Next.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

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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Banking Exchange

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

$120 million pledged by anchor investors including Microsoft, Truist Financial and Discovery to support low- and moderate-income minorities and rural communities Feature Feature3 Socially Responsible Investing SRI Diversity Community Banking.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 24, 2024

The FDIC named four new bankers as members of the agency's Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee. The post FDIC names four bankers to MDI subcommittee appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

MARCH 21, 2024

The FDIC proposed a new policy to intensify scrutiny on U.S. bank mergers Thursday that emphasizes the resulting institutions' financial stability and ability to serve its community's needs.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The FDIC today approved a final rule allowing community banks with a leverage capital ratio of at least 9% to be considered in compliance with Basel III capital requirements and exempt from the complex Basel Calculation. The post FDIC Final Rule Sets Community Bank Leverage Ratio at 9% appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 27, 2019

The FDIC has announced that Leonard Chanin joined the agency on March 18 as Deputy to the Chairman. Leonard will also provide advice on the FDIC’s efforts to promote innovative financial services technologies. He is an excellent attorney and brings to the FDIC substantial familiarity with the consumer financial services industry.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the final regulations (Final Rules) implementing the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) that were jointly adopted in October 2023 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal Reserve Board (Agencies). .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years. have emerged to do.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 14, 2021

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Much like the General Store fell victim to the supermarket and the lumber yard fell victim to Home Depot, I predicted the community bank that did not pick targeted customer niches or develop product expertise will meet it's doom.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

However, for community banks (under $10B in assets), the ROE declined to 10.44% (from 10.57% in the previous quarter). The Data In Q2/24, the number of FDIC insured community banks declined to 4,104 (a decrease of 27 community banks for the quarter). of all community banks had negative ROE for the quarter.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a letter sent earlier this month, the Bank Policy Institute, the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America (the “trade groups”) have asked the FDIC for more time to comment on the agency’s proposal , published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2022, to update its existing regulations governing use and misuse (..)

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ABA Community Banking

AUGUST 25, 2020

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $18.8 billion in the second quarter of 2020, a 70% decline from a year prior, the FDIC reported today. The post FDIC: Bank Profits Fall amid Ongoing Pandemic; Community Bank Income Grows appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 13, 2022

One issue raised in the RFI is “to what extent should the CFPB be consulted by the FDIC when considering the convenience and needs factor and should that consultation be formalized?”. The request for information (RFI) included questions related to the agency’s current bank merger review process, and how the process could be improved.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Community banks that invested more in technology before COVID-19 made more loans and took in more deposits during the pandemic than did community banks that invested less in technology, according to a new FDIC report.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 31, 2021

The FDIC said today that 99% of the banks it supervises were rated satisfactory or better for consumer compliance and Community Reinvestment Act compliance, as of the end of 2020. The post 99% of FDIC Supervised Banks Rated Satisfactory or Better for Consumer Compliance appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Most community bankers we talk believe they will get a boost to bank performance with declining short-term rates. A recent published FDIC research paper looked at the historic relationship between NIM and short-term interest rates ( here ). Both behaviors have hurt community bank performance.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 1, 2020

FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $51.2 decline from the year prior, but a significant improvement from the first half of the year, the FDIC reported today in its Quarterly Banking Profile. billion in the third quarter of 2020, a 10.7%

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