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CRE risk management: Identify and manage concentration risk

Abrigo

Find commercial real estate risks in the loan portfolio Sound risk management practices in commercial real estate lending help lenders manage CRE credit losses and protect the portfolio's profitability. You might also like this podcast, "How to sleep easier at night about your capital and risk levels." Stay up to date with CRE advice.

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Credit administration department housekeeping: Practical steps for improvement

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Credit analysts need training to understand the working capital cycle, look for hidden risks, and be aware of accounting changes. It's about ensuring that every aspect of your lending operation is optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Assess and control key risk areas with an effective credit policy.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times. Loan-level hedging has become an important tool that many community banks have started to adopt in 2024. This capital ratio is used to assess the possible riskiness of a hedge provider.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times. Loan-level hedging has become an important tool that many community banks have started to adopt in 2024. This capital ratio is used to assess the possible riskiness of a hedge provider.

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Metro Bank Moves Away From Mortgages After Reporting Error

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After a reporting error that caused the exit of its chief executive and chairman in 2019, Metro Bank has announced that it is scaling back its expansion efforts and moving away from lending for mortgages, according to a report by the Financial Times. After the error was revealed, the bank was forced to raise $484 million in new shares.

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Best practices for credit risk management in uncertain times

Abrigo

You might also like this whitepaper, "Stress Testing: Managing Capital Levels and Credit Risk." Takeaway 3 Utilize regulatory guidance to understand regulators' expectations, which are likely to include consistent stress testing. Read the whitepaper, "Stress Testing: Managing Capital Levels and Credit Risk.". keep me informed.

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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. Bloomberg recently announced that it will shut down its BSBY index on November 15, 2024. The reason for the cessation of BSBY is simple – lack of use.