Community Banking Bulletin
Provides insights on trends or activities of primary interest to the community banking industry.
Recent Highlights and Features
Core deposits as a percentage of total deposits at community banks are near 15-year lows but remain a primary funding source.
Loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties have remained stable as a percentage of capital while mortgage servicing...
Non-interest expenses are increasing across community banks, particularly in non-itemized expense categories. Smaller banks...
Community bank asset quality metrics are normalizing following a period of historically elevated allowance levels and...
Community bank mergers accelerated in 2025, with sellers exhibiting lower profitability than acquirers.
Banks between $10 and $30 billion in total assets possess more asset mix similarities to community banking organizations than...
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