South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

We work with hundreds of community banks across the country that utilize forward rate locks to decrease risk, increase fee income, and stave off competition from national and regional banks. However, hundreds of community banks are now using this same strategy to retain existing clients, win new business, reduce risk, and increase fee income.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Over the past ten weeks, I have had the amazing opportunity to work as a marketing intern with the corporate communications team at Perficient. During my internship, I have been so lucky to dip my toe in several areas of marketing that I am interested in, which has helped me improve my skills and get a feel for different career paths.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 6, 2025

Example of a Credit Tenant Loan A community bank that we work with was lamenting that the competition was undercutting pricing on a CTL by about 10 to 20bps (depending on the term shown). Neither our community bank nor the competitor was properly analyzing this credit opportunity.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Community banks (under $10B in assets) serve a key role for borrowers, local communities, and the broader US economy. Community banks are better positioned than many other creditors to follow and adapt to local economies, industries and trends, thereby, being better stewards of capital.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 19, 2023

However, the adoption of interest rate swaps is much lower at community banks (banks with under $10B in assets), with only a few hundred banks showing interest rate swap volume. The market expects deposit betas to increase through 2023 and 2024. S&P projected COF and betas are shown in the graph below.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 10, 2025

With the current flat or slightly inverted yield curve, plus the current volatility of the market, borrowers have a pricing advantage to lock in long-term, fixed-rate loans, leaving lenders with the interest rate risk without appropriate compensation.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Cannabis-related businesses (CRBs)spanning everything from cultivation to retailrepresent a market in need of lending services, from working capital to real estate and equipment loans. With the right approach, the rewards may outweigh the risks, creating opportunities for both financial institutions and the communities they serve.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this article, we analyze the underlying data for community banks and focus on the Chairman’s view of the future of bank performance. Community banks were challenged with increasing deposit costs and a lower increase in loan yield than the industry average, leading to a decline in NIM. Rising market interest rates.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 8, 2025

Managing Loan Life – Portfolio Comparisons Assume two community banks with identical $1Bn commercial loan portfolios (same credit quality, overhead and maintenance costs, etc.) Of the $80mm in new loan bookings, $20mm is organic growth from market expansion and $60mm from other banks through intense competition.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2025

Our recognition as the #3 community bank in the state by GOBankingRates in 2025 reflects our commitment to Growing, Together with the communities we serve. To stay ahead, we must blend our community roots with cutting-edge innovation. Market ourselves as a tech-savvy community bank. What is Microsoft Copilot?

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 10, 2024

Community banks’ use of swaps (banks’ primary tool to hedge interest rate risk on loans) has increased substantially over the last ten years. The market expects the current inverted yield curve to remain through much of 2024 (based on long-term interest rates and the expected rate cuts in 2024). Only 304 banks (or 6.7%

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 5, 2023

Community bank cost of funds is jumping up. As shown in the graph below, the net interest margin (NIM) for community banks declined 22bps in Q1’23. The question is – what will happen to community bank’s cost of funds from here? The graph below shows community bank cost of funds compared to those banks over $25B.

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Perficient

AUGUST 31, 2020

To help with this process, we at Perficient have compiled our favorite tips and how-tos for elevating your marketing mix and improving your brand’s visual narrative. Useful on so many platforms, pictures are an integral part of communicating your brand to the right audience. First up in the series: graphics.

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rajpal will have responsibility for driving cloud and DevOps business strategy with cloud technology market leaders, including IBM, Google, VMWare, Amazon, Boomi, Microsoft, and Red Hat. She will provide resources to scale client projects and speed time to market. ” Jason Hudnall, AVP of GEO markets. Ostasz, AVP of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Over the past 10 months, that embrace has been retooled and refined to the point where today the IT department appears to be embedded in the marketing department. There’s been a real behavior shift over to digital [and] that won’t go away,” said Celeste Burgoyne , president, Americas and global guest innovation at lululemon.

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Perficient

MARCH 15, 2021

As we continue our series of posts on making HIPAA work for you, I am going to address a common problem we hear from health care marketers: “My board/boss/CMO/Legal Counsel says we cannot use patient data for marketing communications.”. So what’s a modern, data-driven marketer to do? This is a tough one.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 30, 2020

As a global company, 2020 has allowed us to collaborate with each other in new ways, fueling team spirit, connection, and community. During our “Make a December Difference” campaign , each of our 4,500 employees across the world received $100 to pay it forward toward the charity, fund, community, or cause that is most meaningful to them. .

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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. The market has seen significant fluctuations, and with the Federal Reserve's recent actions, the banking sector is experiencing unprecedented challenges.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 14, 2024

To effectively differentiate their services, commercial lenders will need to be thought leaders, understand their market and industries, and provide more insightful advisory services. Why Is It Important for Lenders Most community bank commercial clients do not have professional CFOs or treasurers. Identify performance needs.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In conversations with community banks and credit unions across the country, we’re hearing about a significant increase in line utilization, raising questions about both liquidity and credit risk. However, recent data from Abrigo shows that privately held companies across the U.S. are displaying their financial resilience. Nearly all U.S.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 22, 2024

In a few short months, stronger economic data (higher GDP, stronger job market, and stubborn inflation) changed the market’s and the Fed’s view on the future path of interest rates. The market and the Fed are now aligning on only one rate cut in 2024 – obviously this will change over the course of the year as the economic data evolves.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC ) recommends healthcare consumers over 65 get vaccinated, few communications have targeted these groups or provided understanding and navigation to how to access the vaccine in their community. Create a rollout plan that considers your older patients. How are you reaching them?

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In August, we surveyed 154 marketing executives to find out what they think is likely to happen this holiday season and how they’re preparing for it. I’m the Principal for the Digital Marketing Solutions Business Unit here at Perficient. What will be different this holiday season and how to adjust your strategy accordingly.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In this article, we quantify commercial loan pricing trends from our Loan Command data that will hopefully help community banks price more effectively and win more profitable business. Why many banks assumed four rate cuts at the end of 2024 and start of 2025, the market, and hence most banks) are now assuming zero to two.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 10, 2025

Most community bank executives and board members are positive about the U.S. economy and their local markets, and many say their banks plan to expand their digital channel offerings this year, according to the ABAs Community Bank CEO Priorities for 2025 report.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 21, 2022

This regime is now changing, and community banks need to position their lending and deposit portfolios for a period of monetary tightening. The market, however, expects a higher year-end Fed Funds rate at 3.65%. The market expects a 75bps increase in July, two more 50bps increases, and another 25bps increase in December 2022.

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Accenture: Banking

JANUARY 23, 2022

The market turmoil of 2020-2021, along with an unprecedented surge that has renewed a focus on retail investors, has pushed direct investing platforms into the spotlight. However, during the pandemic we witnessed the union of social (media, communities and group action) and capital (saving and trading) as….

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Use Gifs to Increase Your Marketing Efforts. For our second installment of the Visual Storytelling series, let’s examine how creating and using gifs can enhance your message and impact your marketing strategy. The Rise of Gifs in Social Marketing. There are many reasons to leverage gifs within your marketing mix.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You need a sophisticated system that can take that buyer’s abandoned cart information and move it through a nurture program of marketing activities that are personalized to them. To create a nurturing campaign, your marketing automation plan cannot simply be sending emails. We have created a Marketo-Magento Connector to do just that.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The ABA Foundation named seven banks as 2024 Community Commitment Award winners. The post ABA Foundation announces winners of Community Commitment Awards, Distinguished Service Award appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Raul Valles of Dallas Capital Bank in Texas to receive the George Bailey Distinguished Service Award.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Consumer markets have tried to deliver Immersive and personalized customer experiences with fits and starts, but with limited success. Going beyond consumer markets, 5G capabilities may drive some more significant innovations and quality of life improvements many people may not even realize. Video/Live Streaming. Healthcare.

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Perficient

MAY 28, 2020

From crisis to recovery, healthcare providers have been on the front lines for months, protecting the health, safety and well-being of communities nationwide. The market for patients has been dramatically impacted by COVID-19. The big question: when will patients come back – and how quickly? 3: Increase revenue.

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