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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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Bankers should examine warning signs and shore up defenses for existing income-producing CRE loans as part of commercial property loan risk management. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits.

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Combating inconsistency in risk management

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When it comes to the risk management process, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. “It is as much an art as a science,” says Tim McPeak, risk management consultant at Sageworks. Other common manual errors include double counting income and debt-service and excluding necessary tax forms.

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For faster loan origination, stop doing this

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Stop : Driving to pick up bank statements and other supporting documents from a borrower or making repeated phone calls to secure them, and tracking documents needed for loan processing on a spreadsheet one by one as they trickle in. Stop manual tax-data entry. Stop laboring through risk ratings.

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CRE loan distress: Spot the symptoms, diagnose, and treat problem loans

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Takeaway 2 Address early warning signs immediately so you don't risk liability that could lead to the financial institution losing the CRE loan's collateral. Takeaway 3 To triage a CRE loan in workout, first re-engage the deal team and conduct a comprehensive review of the loan documents. Learn more about managing CRE loan distress.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

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Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. Takeaway 3 Depository lenders are enhancing their lending procedures and technologies to meet institution risk and return requirements as they grow. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Financing plays a crucial role in small business survival and success.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

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Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. Takeaway 3 Depository lenders are enhancing their lending procedures and technologies to meet institution risk and return requirements as they grow. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Financing plays a crucial role in small business survival and success.

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What Basic Functions Should My Loan Origination System (LOS) Perform?

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While a financial institution often primarily focuses on securing software to originate business loans, a commercial LOS provides scalability when it offers integrated solutions on one platform to manage all stages of the life of the loan. Without this, staff must engage in back-and-forth emails or phone calls to check the status of a loan.

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