Webpages
May 20, 2023
The latest information concerning bank mergers and acquisitions.
May 18, 2023
Resources for financial institutions, including bank merger, economic, and market rate trends. Plus checkout podcasts, whitepapers, and webinars and more.
May 15, 2023
Let PCBB help your institution by stress testing your loan portfolios and evaluating the resulting impact on both earnings and capital.
Case Studies
Jul 1, 2018
How PCBB helped a rural community bank compete with the big banks and win by helping them offer their customers long term fixed rates while getting a floating-rate asset on the books.
Jul 1, 2018
Learn how PCBB helped a community bank provide international services with simplified and streamlined transactions all while maintaining a commitment to premium service and support.
Press Releases
BID Newsletters
Apr 25, 2023
For Community Banking Month, we’re featuring the work community banks do to support their communities. Our final article of this year’s series recognizes local banks for providing their communities with financial literacy education.
Apr 18, 2023
Each April, we observe Community Banking Month by recognizing the efforts that community banks make to serve their communities. This article celebrates their efforts to help children in their communities.
Apr 11, 2023
Every April, we celebrate Community Banking Month, publicizing the charitable services that CFIs perform for their customers and communities. In this edition, we showcase banking institutions that have focused on fighting hunger and food insecurity.
Apr 4, 2023
Community banks are known for the tremendous work they do for their communities. In honor of Community Banking Month, we proudly highlight some of the community outreach efforts made by banks across the country to help their neighbors through donations, awareness campaigns, sponsorships, and more.
Jul 19, 2023
Coastal Community Bank, a leading BaaS provider that works with Greenwood, Bluevine and Walmart's ONE, has introduced its own take on an interactive 3D financial world where consumers can play and sample fintech and neobank offerings.
Jan 25, 2024
More and more CFIs are courting nonprofits as customers, offering loans and other products and services. We discuss some of the unique financial needs of nonprofits and provide examples of how some CFIs are working with these customers.
Jan 22, 2024
Bank Director’s 2024 Bank M&A Survey explores FIs’ attitudes towards M&A. Although enthusiasm for a deal is somewhat flat, stagnant earnings may motivate FIs’ management and their boards to partner with other institutions in search of low-cost deposits. We discuss possible M&A trends for this year.
Jan 16, 2024
The Great Resignation may be over, but CFIs should still find ways to attract and retain hard-working employees — especially those who are excited to grow their careers within the institution. CFIs looking for ideas to accomplish this can emulate the 2023 winners of best banks and companies to work for.
Dec 19, 2023
The Community Reinvestment Act is getting modernized with the issuance of a new rule that reflects how the delivery of financial services has vastly changed in nearly 50Ys. We delve into the details, particularly how the new rule will impact community banks and what they should do to prepare for the first phase of implementation, slated for 2026.
Nov 27, 2023
At a time of economic uncertainty, businesses can use more help managing their money. CFIs are responding with new and expanding treasury management services. We provide examples of CFIs that have launched these services.
Sep 26, 2023
Voice of the customer programs are getting ever more sophisticated, particularly with the aid of AI-powered analytics. We delve into the technical details that would be involved with implementing such programs.
Jul 17, 2023
More and more CFIs are leapfrogging into markets far away from their home turf. We detail a few examples of why they are doing this and review some best practices to make sure your far-away branches succeed.
Jan 31, 2023
The annual Best Banks to Work For list from the American Banker showcases financial institutions that strive to treat their employees well. A reputation as a good workplace can help in both recruitment and retention efforts. We reveal what some of the banks on the list have in common.
Dec 29, 2022
As we BID goodbye to 2022, we've rounded up a few of our most popular articles from the year to revisit.