Most community banks have barely gotten started down the CECL road as of mid-September 2021. The primary reason is simple. The individuals responsible for implementing CECL at your bank have bigger fires to fight right now....
The Evolving Role of Management and Directors in a Post-Pandemic World
Many community bankers and their boards are entering the post-pandemic world blindfolded. The pandemic had an uneven impact on industries within their geographic footprints, and there is no historical precedent for how recovery...
Strategic Analysis Should Surpass Investment Banking Ties in Bank M&A, Expert Says
As community and regional bank mergers and acquisitions accelerate in the post-pandemic world, the advisory process “will require an altered approach,” argues bank consultant Joe Fenech in a blog post this week.
FDIC Says Worst is Yet to Come, 1 out of 4 ‘Satisfactory’ Banks Hit with MRBAs
While community banks have so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. officials said in two recent advisory committee meetings that the worst is yet to come. And that means banks must begin...
Pandemic Stress Testing Can Be an Investment with a Huge ROI
With the right approach, the potential Return on Investment (ROI) from pandemic stress testing is quite significant. Most community banks treat stress testing as a check-the-box exercise when they should be viewing it as a...
What Community Banks Should Glean from the Fed's Stress Tests
The Federal Reserve announced last week that it was suspending stock repurchases and limiting the amount of dividends the largest banks can pay in the second quarter. The Fed made this decision after the large banks “passed” the...
News Alert: Examiners to Focus on Banks' Ability to Manage COVID-19 Risks
CEOs take note: Bank examiners will be looking at how well your management team has assessed risks from the COVID-19 environment, whether and how you have changed your business practices, and if you have addressed these changes...
Sleepless CEO Nights: Say Goodbye to Traditional Pricing Benchmarks
The last several months of the COVID-19 crisis have heaped an enormous and unexpected level of stress and complexity onto bank CEOs. Managing potentially serious credit problems with clients in various industries, learning to...
Podcast: Why Banks Should Know Their Margin of Safety During the COVID-19 Crisis
No one has a crystal ball that can predict when and how the economic fallout from the coronavirus will end. But community banks need a way to understand how their capital will fare as conditions change – and which loans they need...