Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. For this and other reasons, now is a good time to review and refresh articles, bylaws and committee charters to ensure resilience and bolster risk management. But if they see it as a risk management tool, it’s a game changer.

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Abrigo

APRIL 12, 2016

Directors overseeing a bank’s operations are important partners in supervisory efforts, the FDIC noted in the article (“A Community Bank Director’s Guide to Corporate Governance: 21st Century Reflections on the FDIC Pocket Guide for Directors.”). Risk management culture What exactly is a risk management culture?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. What is regtech?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech?

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 22, 2023

In the last article, we covered the basics of EOS ( HERE ), the Entrepreneurial Operating System, and how some banks use it to improve productivity. EOS comprises a series of tools and concepts that guide leaders in managing and optimizing their operations. The L10 Meeting is a core part of the EOS.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 23, 2023

The root cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is poor risk management – plain and simple. Bankers need to understand and manage their business on the fair value of assets and liabilities instead of managing their business on net interest margin and the amortized historical cost of assets and liabilities.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. Learn more about the Sageworks Credit Risk Management Solution.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio).

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this article, we partner with Gartner to look at 2024 key IT metrics and provide strategic insight into how much your bank should be spending on IT. Bank IT Spending as a Percent of Operating Expenses Looking at IT bank spending against operating expenses provides bank executives with another benchmark view.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2022

Banks that are looking to enhance their risk management practices should consider incorporating the concept of the velocity of risk into their enterprise-wide risk management practices. Some risks occur slowly; others strike quickly and hard. Optimizing Risk. Consider the risk above.

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Abrigo

APRIL 1, 2015

A recent Wall Street Journal article by Victoria McGrane and Jon Hilsenrath highlighted how the nation’s regulators are increasingly questioning and turning their focus toward bank boards. Lynn McKenzie and Edmund Green of KMPG recently contributed an article to Bank Director on how boards can challenge their banks’ management on risk.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. BankTalk 3.

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Abrigo

JUNE 7, 2021

Risks ALM Addresses Will Affect Performance and Strategy Asset/liability management models and processes address credit risk, liquidity risk, and interest rate risk. . Would you like other articles on ALM in your inbox? Which risks does ALM address? Liquidity risk management and ALM.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The true cost of fraud goes beyond the initial reported fraud losses Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? While some of the recent trending fraud schemes are not new, they have been transformed to prey on communities already dealing with unprecedented times. Measuring the cost of fraud losses.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2015

In a recent Forbes article, Frank Sorrentino, Chairman and CEO of ConnectOne Bank, offered his take on how financial institutions should flip their mindset on regulators and examinations. It will require transparent communication and consideration of examiners on all levels of the bank’s functions.

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Abrigo

APRIL 15, 2022

ALM & Measuring Liquidity Risk at Banks and Credit Unions Regulatory agencies expect financial institutions to manage liquidity risk using processes and systems commensurate with the complexity, risk profile, and scope of operations. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

Want other articles like this on SBA loan origination in your inbox? Even if community businesses don’t end up utilizing the federally guaranteed loans , many small businesses have heard of SBA loans and want to explore them. SBA loan origination can be especially lucrative for community financial institutions now.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? Even if community businesses don’t end up utilizing the federally guaranteed loans , many small businesses have heard of SBA loans and want to explore them. SBA lending is especially lucrative for community financial institutions now. We know 2020 stunk,” he said. “As

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Meanwhile, businesses that flourished in the pandemic may look to expand operations. Here's what they're doing.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 3, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. FTP may have prevented the demise of First Republic Bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. FTP may have prevented the demise of First Republic Bank.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2023

Last week, we published an article [ here ] discussing how fair value accounting for assets and liabilities may have prevented the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even if sound risk mitigation practices were not resolutely embraced by management. FTP may have prevented the demise of First Republic Bank.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Saving money by conducting inside risk management and compliance reviews. As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In this article, we detail our thoughts and the trends we saw last week in Las Vegas from a banking perspective in hopes of giving you the flavor and insight from the conference without you having to walk 10 miles per day and listen to endless vendor pitches. It’s a whirlwind of education, deal-making, eating, and hugging.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2022

Financial institution leaders and management should consider ALM as a process for making institutions more profitable and more effective at managing risk simultaneously. This initial ALM 101 article is intended for the ALM rookie who wants to understand ALM basics: the process and its usefulness. keep me informed.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. Dion Kidd Johnson, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer, Western Bank, Alamogordo, NM.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 16, 2015

High level risk management reports (because more granular risk reports are reviewed in Committee) and trends. Executive recruiter Alan Kaplan recently wrote an article for Bank Director magazine titled What Makes Great Boards Great. Financial reports for the current period, and trends. Budget variance reports 3.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Most admit that it forced them to address portfolio data aggregation and reporting challenges, resulting in improved risk management capabilities. Study data illustrates how banks’ interchange income and enterprise risk management/compliance costs have been impacted since DFA/Durbin’s enactment in 2010.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. billion of assets under management. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A recent article in The Globe and Mail , The biggest threat to banks? In the article, Mike describes huge losses for JP Morgan and the collapse of MF Global caused by IT systems and the use of inappropriate tools that may have been put in place more than 25 years ago. Joanne Friedman , PhD., CEO at ConneKted MInds Inc.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

However, now more than ever, Risk departments and Collections Operations are feeling the pressure that the balances being added may eventually turn into higher losses for the issuer. Throughout 2022 we have been discussing how average balances trending towards pre-COVID levels is positive news.

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

To make the CMS framework effective, every community bank needs to customize it in the context of its profile and performance. Just how can your community bank do all of those things? In a three-part series starting this month, Independent Banker discusses the foundation for establishing and using a Compliance Management System.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. see https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/this-is-how-a-banker-in-brooklyn-makes-money-on-millennials ). Check it out on YouTube.

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FICO

JANUARY 19, 2022

The grey box at the top of the linked article is not a picture failing to load – it’s the artwork! Darryl Knopp wrote: For banks with their own BNPL offering, a multi-layered approach to risk management and fraud protection is critical. So, how do criminals go about using NFTs to launder money?

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital banking solutions for community banks and credit unions. I checked out their web site and they are promoting their IOS/Google Play mobile apps (no surprise) and I found this: This website is operated and maintained by Collective Returns, Inc. Here’s a link to a good article on their funding and their mission: [link].

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