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May 18, 2023
Borrowers Loan Protection is PCBB’s unique hedging solution where you do not have the administrative or accounting challenges of back-to-back swap.
May 18, 2023
We offer loan hedging tools that lenders can use to gain a competitive edge and meet your borrowers’ hedging needs.
May 16, 2023
PCBB's Borrower's Loan Protection is a hedging solution for commercial lending to mitigate credit and interest rate risk.
May 20, 2023
Our banking services in correspondent banking (cash management and international banking services), lending, and advisory services help streamline operations, mitigate risk, and increase income.
May 19, 2023
Explore career opportunities with PCBB. Ranked as the Best Banks to Work For in 2022. A correspondent banking provider for community financial institutions.
Whitepapers
Oct 24, 2023
When borrowers seek the stability of a fixed-rate loan and your institution prefers a floating rate loan it creates a disconnect between the needs of your borrower and your CFI. So, what can you do to fix it? Develop a loan hedging strategy. We offer insights on how to select the right hedging program and develop your hedging strategy, and look at how hedging can help reduce volatility.
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.
Webinars
Feb 13, 2020
In this webinar, we look at the benefits of generating upfront fee income through hedging and discuss how most loans, including those already on your books qualify.
BID Newsletters
Feb 20, 2024
Economic indicators suggest that the Fed is likely to ease monetary policy by lowering the Federal Funds Rate at some point this year. We discuss what factors could influence the Fed’s decisions and how hedging strategies could benefit your CFI in this changing market.
Jan 17, 2024
A CFI’s bond portfolio can face serious risk when interest rates rise. Duration hedging can help moderate that risk, but many financial institutions don’t use it. We review the most common duration hedging strategies to consider for interest rate risk mitigation.
Aug 8, 2023
CRE developers and lenders are seeing a stressed landscape for their business, as predictions of workers returning to offices haven’t been fully realized. A forward rate lock hedge can help both sides of the lending transaction by fixing a rate on future loans.
Jul 28, 2022
This past spring, the US bond market flashed a key recession warning with the yield curve briefly inverted and short-term debt paying more than longer-term loans. No one can know for sure when the next economic recession will begin, but CFIs may be able to take advantage of two potential opportunities that the inverted yield curve offers.
Apr 29, 2022
While the yield curve is flat to inverted, community financial institutions are looking for fee income. Hedging loans for your customers provides you with upfront fee income, immediately recognized as earnings. Is this a good time to consider hedging for your institution and gain extra income? While some may feel hedging could be cumbersome, it can be easier than you think. Join us as we explore how it works.
Apr 22, 2022
Community financial institutions are looking for opportunities to increase income, mitigate risk, and retain customers in this current flat to inverted yield curve environment. Look no further. Hedging can provide your institution with these opportunities. We explain how.
May 2, 2023
In the current interest rate environment, forward rate locks offer both CFIs and borrowers an opportunity to mitigate interest rate risk. Femi Audifferen, SVP of Hedging Solutions at PCBB, explains why now might be an opportune time to hedge with a forward rate lock.
Oct 13, 2022
Financial institutions are turning to interest rate swaps and other derivatives to hedge against rising interest rates and to offer customers greater flexibility when structuring loans. As customers try to fix borrowing costs amid rising interest rates, swaps are something your CFI might want to consider.
May 31, 2022
Some community financial institutions may not know the benefits of interest rate swaps. Not only do they help you manage interest rate risk, but they also help you retain customers. Your customers want fixed rates, especially as rates rise. You can help them with interest rate swaps — and you gain noninterest income too. We explain how.
May 11, 2022
Bankers have long been waiting for interest rates to increase so that net interest margins would rise. Yet, there are other factors in play today, such as high inflation, labor shortages, and credit risk. We review the current rising rate landscape and provide approaches to manage through it successfully.
Mar 5, 2024
Higher interest rates and the cost burden they impose are driving a cycle of deleveraging and cash conservation at many companies. Small business owners are balancing the need to offset higher interest expenses and lessened credit availability while also addressing competing demands for strategic growth. We provide tips for how CFIs can help their business customers align their capital with their strategic plans.
Jun 20, 2023
The volatility of the foreign exchange rate market can be challenging on your small business customers that do business internationally. We explore FX forward contracts as an option you can offer to provide more certainty in this area, thereby increasing customer loyalty.