The profit squeeze is on for some financial institutions
It’s getting harder for community banks to generate positive operating leverage, American Banker said in a recent review of third-quarter results posted by the industry.
controlling costs, according to the report. Still, some remain willing to spend in order to generate additional revenue. For example, Riverhead, N.Y.-based Suffolk Bancorp (NASDAQ: SUBK) opened a loan production office last year and plans to open another by year end.
Regulators have expressed concern that banks may take on inappropriate levels of risk as they seek ways to remain profitable in a low-interest-rate environment that also has increasing competition for commercial loans.
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