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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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

South State Correspondent

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Good hedging partners will pass on taking trades that generate revenue for the vendor but create more unforeseen risk.

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

South State Correspondent

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Good hedging partners will pass on taking trades that generate revenue for the vendor but create more unforeseen risk.

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Examining industries: The importance of industry analysis for financial institutions

Abrigo

How industry analysis can improve your credit risk management Understanding your customers' businesses leads to better loan pricing, structure, and risk management. You might also like this webinar series, "Tackling common credit risk questions during challenging times." Get more credit risk best practices.

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Developing loan reviewer training: What personnel need for success

Abrigo

But many banks and credit unions find that booking loans with a loan origination platform offers their current staff greater functionality, mitigating or eliminating those staffing woes. As our annual loan review survey pointed out, loan review units have a severe workforce shortage at both the junior and senior levels.

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RiskAvert enriched with new capabilities for NPE and IRRBB ahead of final regulatory announcement

Bobsguide

Profile Software , an international financial solutions provider, announced today the enrichment of RiskAvert with new capabilities like the introduction of the NPE Prudential Backstop and the Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) modules.

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FTP – Another Bank Failure and Another Learning Opportunity

South State Correspondent

Bank executives that measure and manage the balance sheet based on the fair value of assets and liabilities invariable will change risk behavior, compensation structures, and capital allocation for the long-term benefit of shareholders. At its basic premise, FTP distributes banking profit between lending and deposits.

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