South State Correspondent

JULY 26, 2023

The bigger risk to community banks’ business model is not a moderate recession induced by aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. The Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast is for Q2 GDP to be just under 2.50%, and the Fed Funds futures market continues to push out the start of the interest rate cuts. Yield pickup.

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JUNE 24, 2019

The parties rarely meet in person, presenting a trust issue that can become an even bigger problem when employers have to make payments across borders as payment preferences vary between regions. Fiverr provides this by studying and understanding local markets’ preferences. Building Trust From the Ground Up.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) virtually presented the 12 th annual Embrace the Moment – MCWT Digital Signature Gala on Saturday, October 17, 2020. The MCWT Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to inspiring girls and women in technology by encouraging, advancing, and retaining women in Michigan’s tech community.

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JULY 10, 2020

Achieving these commitments will require clinical, marketing, and operations teams partnering more closely together and in a way they never have before. COVID exposed the fragility of many systems’ operating models: an over-reliance on a small number of services to fund expenses across the enterprise. The $200B question.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 26, 2024

The riddle goes like this: You are presented with two loans. The reasoning also explains why banks should not use credit underwriting as a competitive differentiator – or put another way, community banks are not in the business of competing for credit risk. In reality, the market (i.e.,

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? In late July, the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force released its much-anticipated report on how to strengthen and operate the U.S. faster payments system. faster payment system. When ‘Wait And See’ Won’t Cut It Anymore.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Community banks can maximize profit and increase loan balances using innovative grid-based pricing for their commercial clients. The graph below shows the Fed’s balance sheet from 2002 to the present. Therefore, attracting long-term, stable, and lower COF deposits is paramount for community banks.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

The Fed has paused for nearly a year now, and it was our experience in 2006-07 that bank cost of funds continued to increase as the market closed the delta between what someone could earn in a money market mutual fund and a bank account. But not until $1 trillion went from banking to money markets.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) has raised short-term interest rates by 3.00% in the six months between March and September. The market is now forecasting an additional 1.25% in hikes by year’s end, with the next move coming on November 3rd. First, Neil presents the interest rate futures curve to his borrowers.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Key Takeaways Financial institution executives wondering about changes in their market value premiums might need to look at the assumption used for modeling deposit servicing costs. Like clockwork, in times of low interest rates, financial institution executives have questions regarding the changes in their market value results.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

For any banker looking for clarity, we present five New Year’s resolutions, no matter your size, that provide a roadmap to accomplish both the short and long-term objectives of a top-performing bank. In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. Why “Growth” is Not on The List.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech? Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The real reason that this conference makes our favorites list is that this is one of the few conferences where we can learn what the largest and most progressive banks are doing in the market. We sat through almost every presentation and took pages of notes. Many banks were looking to install more automation to lower operating costs.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. Those operations manage and own 50 percent of [U.S. Deposit Trends.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The food and grocery supply chains within India look a lot different, too, with local mom-and-pop Kirana stores facing a fragmented market to procure the items they need for their customers. That can only happen, however, if the technology is able to meet the unique needs of India's market. Tackling Unique Pain Points.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Our Top 10 Insights From Money 20/20 From these sessions and announcements, we pulled out ten of our most important takeaways, each having an impact on bank operations in the coming year. Clear introduced its reusable identity from its Sora ID acquisition and presented it at the conference for the first time to financial services companies.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

The B2B eCommerce space saw some of the biggest investments of the year for B2B FinTechs, a testament to investors' confidence in the evolution of the market. With demands intensifying among the end customer, wholesalers, suppliers and the eCommerce platforms upon which they operate will have to meet a lengthy list of requirements.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

One Community Bank’s 30-year relationship with All-Color Powder Coating is carried on by banker Steven Erickson (left) and Dan Anderson. Whether achieved by internal or external resources, community banks provide valuable support for small businesses. To achieve this, community banks use a number of strategies.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 6, 2023

Credits will deteriorate much faster if an economic downturn stresses net operating income (NOI). We argued that community banks should favor 1.40X to 1.50X DSCR credits, as that is the minimum cash flow required to withstand a standard recession. debt yield ratio ($135k divided by $1.5mm).

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APRIL 18, 2018

The slight downturn comes at a time of broader market volatility as the U.K. Phelan said it is too premature to deduce that these geopolitical factors had any significant impact on the February Index’s reading, but did warn that Canada’s position in the market means that its SMBs are at least indirectly exposed to these pressures.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. Deposits generate the bulk of a bank’s value yet most banks spend little on deposit marketing and product design. You can buy loans, but you can’t buy bulk deposits for below market rates. Why is that?

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South State Correspondent

MAY 30, 2023

With the debt ceiling uncertainty, an undecided Fed Reserve, and concern about credit quality, this is a perfect opportunity for community bankers to be trusted financial advisors. For example, below is a graph showing in the blue line where short-term rates have been from 1985 to the present (Prime, LIBOR, or Fed Funds are 99% correlated).

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2023

We see borrowers trying to out-predict the market by guessing what the Fed might do, analyzing economic trends, studying graphs, or talking to friends at cocktail parties. No one can time the market when purchasing a stock or locking in financing costs – the market is too efficient and unpredictable.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Once upon a time, First Southern Farmers, Merchants & Community Bank & Trust (or FSFMCBT, for short), a community bank in Anytown, USA, was renowned for its neighborly charm. Mortgage lenders looked forward to receiving notice of promotions that Marketing sent to customers. Fast forward to modern times, when Thomas B.

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MARCH 23, 2020

This presents a gap in the market and an opportunity for FinTechs to fill it with automated underwriting technologies, like an automated small business credit score. Now, more than ever, lenders must support the SMB community, with underwriting a critical piece of strengthened SMB lending operations. “For the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

But there are other pain points in B2B payments for the legal cannabis market, according to Doug Gordon , executive vice president and head of LeafLink Financial. Legal cannabis is generally a new industry, as Gordon discussed, meaning the market is dominated by startups. Challenges 'On Steroids'.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 16, 2022

In a competitive market for commercial loans, every feature that can preserve credit quality or maintain pricing can be valuable to the lender. Many community banks will market their fixed rate loans based on the simplicity of the prepayment provision, and this starts by understanding the value that each provision creates.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

College-bound high school students in Massachusetts were asked to complete essays about the intrinsic value of community banks for a chance to win a scholarship from North Easton Savings Bank. They help a community to work towards a common goal of bettering everyone’s lives, which is a quality many larger banks lack.”. “We

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I often engage with account developers and clients to address their requirements in transitioning legacy processes and technology to meet the expectations of a digital operating environment. Beyond this, my days typically revolve around three major aspects: Strategy.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While helpful, the availability of affordable financing for SMBs is not necessarily typical of a market in which smaller firms can struggle to access funding. And when federal funding runs dry, SMBs will continue to need financing to remain viable and thrive in a post-pandemic market. The High-Risk Perception.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What this has to do with community bank investment management may not be readily apparent. In March of that year, while thousands were attending ICBA LIVE in Orlando, the financial markets went into a frenzy. Belly of the curve matters to community banks. More often, the two operate independently.

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JULY 24, 2018

Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The market is now forecasting an additional 1.25% in hikes by early next year. It costs the average community bank $6k to $14k to book a new commercial loan but only about $2k to $4k to modify or amend an existing commercial loan. The market is generally wrong but is wildly off during inflection points. Conclusion.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Leavitt continued, “Most people think of a Caribbean island as a strip of hotels on a beach, but each market is a meaningful economy that can be the size of a state in the U.S.”.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2024

Drive growth The big C&I lending wave is coming If opportunities to drive bank or credit union performance are like the waves surfers seek constantly, C&I lending will be the next “bomb,” according to Joel Pruis , Senior Director and Lending & Operations Practice Lead at Cornerstone Advisors. Want more articles like this?

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

For community banks and credit unions, their physical proximity to the small businesses they’re servicing is often pointed out as a major advantage these smaller players hold over the big banks, enabling these FIs to develop deeper relationships with their small to medium-size business (SMB) clients, anticipate their needs and establish trust.

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