Investment & Insurance

Refinance inertia could become a thing of the past with AI mortgage technology and rate lock-in tools. What might this mean for mortgage spreads, prepayment risk and reinvestment risk for MBS investors—including community bank mortgage portfolios?

Your current insurance might not offer you as much coverage as you think. See how a holistic insurance strategy can improve your bank’s visibility in all areas of risk.

Aging infrastructure and inflation are just two factors in the changing municipal debt landscape.

Bond yield relationships are finally looking familiar.

With the most divided Fed in over 30 years and optionality risk hiding in plain sight, portfolio managers who will win in this environment are the ones who understand what they own—and why they own it. By Andrew Okolski

With the book price for bond portfolios having dropped for the first time in 17 years, community banks should take a page out of the golfer’s playbook.

Meet ICBA Securities' new endorsed broker-dealer, The Baker Group. Discover how they empower community banks through investment portfolio management.

Our conversation with a consummate community banker concludes.

The Federal Reserve’s 2026 FOMC roster changes could reshape interest rate policy. Here’s what new leadership, voting shifts and market expectations mean for rate cuts, the yield curve and community banks.