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Filtering Risk With a Bank Hedge Strategy

South State Correspondent

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.

Strategy 195
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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. Second, the hedge provider must be an FDIC insured institution and structure its hedges as a qualified financial contract (QFC).

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. Second, the hedge provider must be an FDIC insured institution and structure its hedges as a qualified financial contract (QFC).

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. We also shared a table that summarized the two strategies. Meet Competitive Pressures: National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for seven, ten, or 20-year fixed-rate loans.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

Two sections of the 10k I scroll to is the "Business" section and the "Business Strategy" section. This, one would think, would give me a feel of the bank''s differentiation strategy, it''s perceived competitive advantage, if you will. Well don''t get too excited. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak.

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Stress testing revisited to avert risk and improve risk ratings

Abrigo

In addition, “Management can use stress testing to establish and support reasonable risk appetite and tolerances, set concentration limits, adjust strategies and appropriately plan for and maintain adequate capital levels. They can then use this information to update the risk ratings and pricing strategy.

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Loan Hedging for Community Banks in 2024

South State Correspondent

This article will discuss how national, regional, and community banks may use loan hedging programs in 2024 to face earnings challenges. We estimate that approximately another 500 use hedging programs that keep the derivative off balance sheet (thus not reportable by FDIC). Hedging Adoption As of Q3/23, there were just over 4.5k