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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

Finally, while there may be a distinction in the severity of risk of the credit exception, that assessment tends to be inherent in the exception itself rather than the subject of the exception (e.g., unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Lending Discipline: Hedging programs make loan pricing more transparent and force bankers to exercise sensible pricing methodologies. Second, community banks should use FDIC-insured institutions as hedge providers, and the hedges must be structured as qualified financial contracts (QFC).

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FDIC advises banks to exercise caution with agricultural loans

American Banker

To guard against headwinds in the agricultural sector, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recommended that institutions consider the “overall financial status” of farm loan borrowers.

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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

Abrigo

ALM | 4 minute read Key Takeaways Many financial institutions view asset/liability management as a "check-the-box" regulatory exercise. An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance.

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OCC adopts final rule to resolve uncertainty created by Madden

CFPB Monitor

In its analysis accompanying the final rule, the OCC observed that, while Section 85 clearly establishes a national bank’s authority to make and transfer loans, it does not expressly address how the exercise of that authority affects the interest term. The FDIC has not yet acted on its proposal.

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Consumer Lending Compliance: Hot-Button Issues to Monitor

Abrigo

Consumer Lending Laws & Compliance Financial institutions offering consumer loans need to know about these major consumer lending laws and recent compliance issues. You might also like this webinar, "Consumer Lending 101.". Consumer lending compliance spotlight. Pandemic Issues.

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How the 2022 Stress Test Scenarios Can Help Small Banks & Credit Unions

Abrigo

Agencies note that existing guidance, including that covering interest rate risk management, commercial real estate concentrations, and funding and liquidity management (among others), continues to apply. Prudent stress testing as a risk management tool helps the enterprise see where the potential pitfalls are in their plans.

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