Taylor Advisors is leading the pack when it comes to finding creative solutions designed to increase profitability and promote sustainable growth. Learn more about the waves we’re making and industry happenings in our blog.
Taylor Advisors is leading the pack when it comes to finding creative solutions designed to increase profitability and promote sustainable growth. Learn more about the waves we’re making and industry happenings in our blog.
During most of 2020, Treasury yields remained very low with a flat yield curve as investors wrestled with the pandemic’s impact on global growth prospects and inflation. As we turned the page to 2021, market optimism emerged, with some data indicating the pandemic was waning due to global vaccine roll-out. As a result, investors began…
Recent ALCOs have focused on the rising tide of deposits that have surged on balance sheets throughout the pandemic. Cash drag has undoubtedly been a critical factor pressuring margins in 2020, and many institutions spent the latter half of the year searching for quality productive assets to absorb excess funds. With accelerating vaccine rollouts and…
Executives should understand where their institution ranks, compared to institutions in their market. To evaluate your institution’s performance relative to peers, start by studying the most recent quarterly data. Back in the summer of 2018, we published Deposit Diaries: FDIC Rate Caps and Hidden Liquidity Risk outlining flaws in the FDIC’s national rate calculation and the…
How important is Net Interest Margin (NIM) to your institution? Community financial institutions are heavily dependent on net interest income (NII). With the majority of earnings coming from NIM, implementing a disciplined approach around “NII management” will make the difference between underperforming and outperforming institutions. To see how your institution ranks vs national and in-state…
Investment portfolios and overnight cash positions have grown significantly at many financial institutions due to a recent surge in deposits and slower portfolio loan demand. With record low interest rates, carrying excess cash on the balance sheet has been costly. These factors are forcing executive teams to re-focus on the investment portfolio to help relieve net interest margin pressure from declining earning asset yields. In general, financial institutions have two options for managing the investment portfolio. We will refer to these as the Broker and the Advisor approach. The Broker Approach An institution’s financial executive (CFO, President,…
That was then…this is now. The concluding wave of the longest business cycle in US history has brought changes for financial institutions when it comes to liquidity. Just less than 12 months ago, the economy was moving along fine with low unemployment, growing productivity, strong consumer spending and overall business growth. The community financial industry…