A survey published April 25th by BAI Banking Strategies reveals that community bankers are struggling with the increasing compliance costs even before the Dodd-Frank Act has kicked in full-force. Between 2009 and 2011, banks with assets of $470 million (the median for respondents) saw compliance costs rise nearly 19 percent a year, from $131,000 to $185,000, the survey showed. And 70 percent of the responding banks predict their compliance costs will increase $50,000 annually, BAI reported.
The survey’s respondents were based in the Northeast, but they could have been on almost any street corner in America. Bankers everywhere are trying to reduce expenses to increase profitability, but that balancing act is almost impossible with compliance costs rising every year.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Innovation is the answer. It can turn this trend around – and help community banks offset growing compliance costs.
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