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Community Bank Loan Performance Analysis

South State Correspondent

We conducted a loan performance analysis for over 5,000 individual hedged commercial loans originated by almost 400 community and regional banks across the country. Our analysis demonstrates that loan-level hedging has offered community banks a strong competitive advantage in the current interest rate environment and competitive landscape.

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Use Our ERC Assist Program to Raise Deposits

South State Correspondent

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. ERC gave eligible businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50% of $10,000 for qualified wages paid per employee. In 2020, the U.S.

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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

Abrigo

Source: Cornerstone Advisors presentation on C&I lending Since January 2023, commercial and industrial loan balances have fallen slightly or stagnated at around $2.8 The emphasis for commercial credit risk management and evaluation is cash flow, fixed charges coverage, and working capital cycles. 2004-2008: 82.6% 2010-2023: 137.3%

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Financial Wellness as a Profit Center for Financial Institutions

Jeff For Banks

The need for someone, anyone to help Americans become first financially sound and then financially free was driven home by Anne Shutt of Midwestern Securities, presenting Creating a Financial Oasis at a recent banking conference I attended. But red ink should not be the goal, as many altruistic, CRA-driven community initiatives are.

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Jim Reber: Shop talk 2021

Independent Banker

Here’s another conversation with our consummate community banker. Hi Jim, this is Charlie Brown with Community Trust Bank. How are things at the community bank?”. “I I know most tax accountants preach that we should sell bonds at a loss instead of gains, because that speeds up the income tax liability.

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Jim Reber: Inversion investing

Independent Banker

This isn’t any idle talk among Fed watchers and other pundits this time around, nor is it peripheral to the management of financial institutions, including community banks. This presents dilemmas, and opportunities, for bond portfolio managers. Tax-free munis appeal to many buyers, including individuals.

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How To Talk To Commercial Borrowers After The Future Path of Interest Rates

South State Correspondent

In this article, we would like to share best practices of how lenders advise borrowers on planning for the future path of interest rates and how borrowers should structure their balance sheets to better manage future cash flows. As community bankers, we are foremost trusted advisors to our customers. Bankers As Trusted Professionals.

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