NEWS & BLOG
How ’Bout Them Dogs? Put unrealized losses to good use
This just in: community bank investment portfolios have lost value in 2018. The rest of this column contains good news. At least, it does for those community bank portfolio managers who are interested in improving future earnings, creating a more ... (Read more)
“Back in my day…”
Last night at dinner, my wife (who works for a large philanthropic organization) was telling the family about an interesting presentation she had heard at work about the decline of the retail space and the demand of the millennial consumer ... (Read more)
Can’t keep a good bank down: Last decade has seen struggles, successes for the industry
September 7, 2008 is the mortgage finance industry’s date of infamy. It’s now been a full decade since the secondary market siblings, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have been in legal custody of the Federal Government. For many community banks, ... (Read more)
“Peeking Under the Hood:” Loan Products and Underwriting. Part 4 of 4
Today, we are wrapping up our series analyzing the FDIC’s Small Business Lending Survey from the community bank perspective. I must say that I have enjoyed this but it has taken me (and hopefully you as well) into directions that ... (Read more)
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