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One of commercial banking’s biggest challenges solved by Sageworks’ “Most Innovative” product

Abrigo

Experts agree that while commercial lending is a critical banking service, it has been one of the least automated and technology-reliant aspects of banking today. A credit risk manager at one bank with $900 million in total assets estimated that her team received approximately 8,220 tax returns in the 2015 calendar year.

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Hot Wheels

Independent Banker

Competition and regulatory risk in car lending race off. Vehicle loan originations reached almost $120 billion during the second quarter of 2015, states the New York Fed’s Household Debt and Credit Report. Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. By Howard Schneider.

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Hot Wheels

Independent Banker

Competition and regulatory risk in car lending race off. Vehicle loan originations reached almost $120 billion during the second quarter of 2015, states the New York Fed’s Household Debt and Credit Report. Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. By Howard Schneider.

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Canadian Fintech Market Map

CB Insights

The startups selected for inclusion in the market map below are all Canada-headquartered, VC-backed fintech companies that have at least US $1M in equity funding, and have obtained equity funding since the start of 2015. or (2) leverage technology to provide lending products directly to end-users. Blockchain and crypto. Real estate.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

between 2015 and 2022. The old borrow short, lend long strategy. When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. Between 1941 and 1979, an average of 5.3 banks failed a year.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Indeed, banks generally pull back on lending if longer-term loan rates are less than their cost of funds, which are generally based on shorter-term rates. A tightening campaign that started in December, 2015 and has totaled 2.25% has basically offset the boost from tax cuts and the tightening also succeeded in flattening the yield curve.

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For Ag Lenders, Farm Outlook Warrants Watching

Abrigo

farmers is even more unpredictable than in recent years, so financial institutions will want to keep a close eye on the agricultural sector -- both to protect ag lending portfolios and tap into ag loan growth opportunities. This year, direct payments were expected to be around 2%, which is closer to the 2015-2018 average of about 3%.