The Bank Balance Sheet Monitor gives bank executives a weekly and year-to-date view of how the industry is changing across loans, investments, liquidity, deposits, and other funding sources. Rather than looking at a bank’s own results in isolation, management can compare the entire industry, the 25 largest banks, and community banks to help banks understand...

Most community bankers manage their lenders by loan volume, loan count and credit quality.  Few community banks look at the client level contribution to overhead or the risk-adjusted return on capital (RAROC) for each lender’s portfolio profitability .  We analyzed one lender’s portfolio of 146 relationships, and a very uneven picture emerged.  This picture is...

For years, bank marketing conferences were largely about advertising channels, branding campaigns, social media, and creative tactics. This year, the 2026 ABA Bank Marketing Conferece was different. This year, the major themes centered on hyperscaling bank marketing by leveraging generative and agentic AI to fuel growth. Whether the topic was deposits, branding, social media, analytics,...

We work with many banks across the country, and we get to see hundreds of different client scenarios weekly.  We recently worked with a bank that held a loan with a client who was using a 1031 exchange, but instead of paying off the loan with that bank, the customer retained the economics of the...

Today we feature another backstage conversation from our 2026 Elevate Banking Forum. We sit down with Billy Boughey, keynote speaker and Founder of Elevate Experiences… and the first ever guest on the Community Bank Podcast!   The views, information, or opinions expressed during this show are solely those of the participants involved and do not...

Today we share a special backstage interview from our 2026 Elevate Banking Forum with Dr. Elliot Eisenberg.   The views, information, or opinions expressed during this show are solely those of the participants involved and do not necessarily represent those of SouthState Bank and its employees. SouthState Bank, N.A. – Member FDIC

In this episode, Bailey Erickson sits down with Scott Latham, CEO of the Alabama Bankers Association. They discuss the issues facing community banks, both nationally, and in the state of Alabama. The views, information, or opinions expressed during this show are solely those of the participants involved and do not necessarily represent those of SouthState...

In this episode, Caleb Stevens sits down with Dee Ann Turner, former Chick-fil-A executive, bestselling author, and leadership expert, to discuss the principles behind enduring leadership, remarkable culture, and talent selection. The views, information, or opinions expressed during this show are solely those of the participants involved and do not necessarily represent those of SouthState...