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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

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

Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

Clear Routes To Action Can Drive CD Renewals To Digital

With nearly 10% of U.S. retail deposits renewing by the end of Q1 ’24, engaging customers and members through the most accessible channel – digital – will be critical to CD renewal and retention.

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October 12, 2023

Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

For Mortgage Portfolio Lending, A Barbell Effect Is In “Overdrive”

Because rates for portfolio loans have increased relative to those sold into the secondary market, portfolio lenders are targeting borrowers at opposite ends of the spectrum: low-to-moderate income on one, high wealth on the other.

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October 10, 2023

Insights // This Month In Retail Banking

Higher-For-Longer Rates Complicate Once-Easy Decisions On Branch Closures

As we enter a period of higher-for-longer interest rates, compressed NIM and slower loan growth, financial institutions will inevitably turn to managing expenses as they work to stay in the black.

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October 3, 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

Higher Rates Push Banks To Draft A CD Maturity Playbook

In 2020, with interest rates in freefall during the pandemic and the Federal Reserve committed to accommodative policy, demand for CDs evaporated.

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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

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