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). Meanwhile, community banks face net interest margin (NIM) and fee income pressure.
ABA Community Banking
JANUARY 9, 2024
More than ever, we must take proactive steps to ensure we are empowering our customers to overcome economic crises and access pathways to prosperity. The post A roadmap for bank leaders to build community trust appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
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The Financial Brand
JANUARY 9, 2024
This article How Community Banks Can Entice and Recruit Software Engineers appeared first on The Financial Brand. Smaller financial institutions should invest in worker well-being and partner with universities to attract more tech talent. This article How Community Banks Can Entice and Recruit Software Engineers appeared first on The Financial Brand.
American Banker
JANUARY 8, 2024
With the retirement of Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., the number of Congressional representatives with direct banking experience is becoming increasingly rare.
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BankInovation
JANUARY 9, 2024
Financial institutions can look to generative AI to reach up to 90% automation, WorkFusion Chief Executive Adam Famularo tells Bank Automation News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast.
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American Banker
JANUARY 8, 2024
The Federal Reserve would seem to offer a compelling alternative to the bank-backed RTP network, but some credit unions — which typically see bank systems as competitive threats — are making more nuanced choices.
South State Correspondent
JANUARY 10, 2024
Ask a banker about the value of their bank, and they will either talk about some derivation of book value or earnings multiple. While these bankers are not wrong, they are not exactly right. While both valuation methods provide everyone with a nice, tidy sum of value, the data could be more actionable. You might find out that your low cost of funds or higher-than-average net interest margin likely drives the bulk of your bank’s value, but then what do you do?
Jack Henry
JANUARY 9, 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Growing Small Business Banking If expanding your services to the small- to midsize-business niche is on your horizon, you’re in good company: 65% of CEOs surveyed in Jack Henry’s 2023 Strategic Priorities Benchmark Study said they plan to expand SBM services in the coming years.
American Banker
JANUARY 10, 2024
Hudson Valley Credit Union, which has $6.9 billion of assets, is buying Catskill Hudson Bancorp, which has $593 million of assets — more than any bank acquired by a credit union last year.
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 12, 2024
The designation would allow the payment processor to own transactions from end-to-end, removing the need for a bank partner.
CFPB Monitor
JANUARY 12, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau highlighted its observations of the resumption of federal student loan payments by consumers after more than three years of a payment moratorium due to COVID-19 in a report released on January 5, 2024. The report, titled “ Issue Spotlight: Federal Student Loan Return to Repayment ,” highlights several issues it maintains are confronting consumers, including extended call hold times, processing delays in income-driven repayment applications, and inaccurate
ATM Marketplace
JANUARY 9, 2024
Skimming, vandalism and physical attacks on ATMs, armored car and cash-in-transit (CIT) personnel, ATM technicians and other ATM crimes are all on the rise throughout the U.S. Here's how to prevent it.
Jack Henry
JANUARY 11, 2024
Avoid phishing scams with a secure messaging and communication platform. Discover how Banno Business™ can help your financial institution.
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Automation is changing the game for commercial lenders, offering a clear path to competitive advantage in 2025. Rising costs, outdated workflows, and manual data entry slow growth and impact borrower satisfaction. Automation addresses these challenges, reducing costs, speeding up loan cycles, improving accuracy, and elevating borrower experiences. With market uncertainty easing, now is the time to act—waiting until loan volumes rebound leaves lenders unprepared and struggling to compete.
Payments Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
“I would be surprised if it takes longer than the middle of [2024] to roll out payments,” X owner Elon Musk said during a conversation last month with Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood.
CFPB Monitor
JANUARY 10, 2024
On January 5, 2024, two trade groups representing auto dealers filed a petition for review challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”). In the petition , the National Automobile Dealers Association (“NADA”) and Texas Automobile Dealers Association (“TADA”) ask the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to vacate or modify the rule and stay its enforcement pending resolution of the petition.
TheGuardian
JANUARY 8, 2024
Exclusive: Sergey Kolesnikov has supplied building materials to Russian military and for use in occupied Ukraine An oligarch who has supplied building materials to the Russian military machine and for construction in occupied areas of Ukraine is being assisted by Morgan Stanley and Allen & Overy in his attempt to gain control of a huge Russian oil asset, the Guardian can reveal.
Realwired Appraisal Management Blog
JANUARY 10, 2024
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 8, 2024
The card network company is boosting efforts to enforce surcharge rules, with non-compliance potentially resulting in fines up to $1 million, according to one card processor.
American Banker
JANUARY 9, 2024
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said feedback received will be incorporated into the final version of the capital reform rule.
TheGuardian
JANUARY 10, 2024
Forecasters at three leading institutions suggest inflation rate will halve to 2% by April The Bank of England may be forced to bring forward the date of its first interest rate cut after three leading forecasters issued a surprise update suggesting the inflation rate will halve to 2% by April. The Oxford Economics consultancy and analysts at Investec and Deutsche Bank have reassessed their outlook for inflation in 2024 and concluded that the consumer prices index (CPI), which dropped to 3.9% in
ATM Marketplace
JANUARY 12, 2024
What are contactless ATMs, and how do they work?
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
As the card network behemoth ventures into the Web3 experience, some firms are scaling back there.
American Banker
JANUARY 7, 2024
A bill before the state legislature would create a public infrastructure bank, where municipalities could go to finance projects from affordable housing to bridges.
TheGuardian
JANUARY 12, 2024
JPMorgan Chase posts record annual profit as earnings season gets under way Citigroup will cut 20,000 jobs by the end of 2026 after enduring a steep loss in the last quarter as it presses ahead with a sweeping restructuring. While chief executive, Jane Fraser, hailed 2024 as a “turning point” for the American banking group, Mark Mason, its chief financial officer, acknowledged that job cuts are “tough on morale” as he outlined the planned reductions.
CFPB Monitor
JANUARY 9, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a proposed order settling a Complaint against California-based lead generator Response Tree LLC and its president, Derek Doherty, banning them from making or assisting anyone in making robocalls or calls to phone numbers on the FTC’s Do Not Call (DNC) Registry. The proposed order helps settle pending FTC charges that Response Tree and its president operated more than fifty (50) websites designed to trick consumers into providing personal info
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