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Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

Now May Be The Time For A Brand Refresh

In today’s highly competitive digital environment, maintaining brand equity to engage today’s customers and digital natives is becoming increasingly important, and challenging. That’s why several of them have recently taken on a whole new brand identity.

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November 15, 2023

Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

Branch Count Continues Downward, But At A Slower Pace

After two years of COVID-accelerated branch closures, financial institutions have now slowed the pace of consolidations, but the shuttering of in-store branches continues to accelerate. Meanwhile, super-regional and regional banks have been disproportionate in driving the overall reduction in branch counts.

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November 8, 2023

Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

To Gauge A Consumer’s Channel Preference, Consider The Entire Portfolio

When it comes to communication preferences by channel, consumers vary widely, but not necessarily by demographics. Much more predictive are the content of the communication and where the individual is on the marketing journey. Marketers need the tools and analytics to discover which combination of these variables will most likely succeed at each stage of a campaign.

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November 6, 2023

Curinos Perspectives // Insights

Curinos Perspective: Fed Holds Rates Steady Again, Home-Lending Pressures Continue

As expected, the FOMC has held the Federal Funds rate flat in a target range of 5.25% to 5.50%. But even as the Fed continues its pause, rates for home lending and deposits are likely to remain elevated. That’s because key inflation and macroeconomic indicators take time to play out, and a continuing tidal wave of low-interest renewing CDs will intensify the competition for rate shoppers.

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November 1, 2023

Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

2024 Deposit Growth May Not Meet Expectations

Well over half of banking professionals say their institution will grow deposits by 1% or more in 2024. But fully 84% of these same respondents said the industry would stay flat or lose deposits. We applaud the self-confidence, but the math could be against it, so we counsel caution.

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October 20, 2023

Curinos Review // Insights

The Moat You Thought You Had? It’s Been Breached

Pandemic. Near-zero rates. Surge deposits. Those were the days. The realm was secure from interlopers – or so it seemed.

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September 21, 2023

Curinos Review // Insights

Curinos Review Fall 2023

Welcome to the Fall 2023 issue of the Curinos Review. No one needs to be reminded that profits at many traditional banks are under intense pressure. But while unfavorable lending performance drove many past downturns, the current challenges are emanating from the liability side of the balance sheet.

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September 21, 2023

Curinos Perspectives // Insights

Curinos Perspective: The Risk Of “Magical Thinking” In A Fed Funds Plateau

We see complacency among many bankers who feel that a Fed plateau will ease pressures on deposit betas. Prior cycles show that betas keep climbing even after the Fed Funds rate peaks, and significant back books in both commercial and consumer are yet to reprice.

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September 20, 2023

Curinos Perspectives // Insights

Curinos Perspective: Fed Hikes Again, Banks Dig In For Higher For Longer

After a brief, one-meeting pause in June, the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the Federal Funds rate by .25% to a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%.

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July 26, 2023

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