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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Many existing community bank customers and prospects are also national bank customers.

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Office Lending – Here is Why It is Not as Bad as The Market Thinks

South State Correspondent

In this article, we highlight the state of the bank commercial real estate office lending sector and make an argument about why banking might be better off than most analysts think. The State of Office Lending Risk – Traffic 2024 will mark the fifth consecutive year where office demand has declined.

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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

Abrigo

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. Takeaway 3 The specific policy areas outlined below should be carefully considered by credit unions engaged in member business lending.

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

Abrigo

Ready to catch the next wave of lending growth? Commercial and industrial lending (C&I) will be the next big performance driver for banks and credit unions. You might also like this paper on how institutions can produce smarter, faster lending. C&I lending will be the next “bomb.”

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Blockchain Lending Firm Figure Seeks National Bank Charter

PYMNTS

has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. 6) announcement.

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Here is the Cost and Risk of Lending Optionality

South State Correspondent

In commercial banking, lending optionality occurs for liquidity, credit, or interest rates. If rates fall during that period, the borrower will ask the lender to reprice to market or threaten to take business elsewhere. Another example of interest rate lending optionality is a lack of prepayment protection on loans.

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3 Alternative Lending Startups to Watch

Bank Innovation

Large banks, e-commerce moguls like Amazon and eBay and tech firms are likely to enter the alternative lending space, and soon, according to Eden Amirav, co-founder, and CEO of startup LendingExpress. In markets like Australia, this is already happening. Over the […].

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