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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

Abrigo

A common mistake is underestimating the resources and expertise required to maintain a successful program. In developing an appropriate strategy , credit unions should analyze the various plausible approaches they may take given their personnel, operational, and financial resources. Takeaway 2 Start slow.

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Supervisor focus: Credit risk management, stress testing

Abrigo

Monitoring credit risk management, interest rate risk and banks’ ability to stress test loans affected by low oil prices are among the priorities for supervisors at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) these days, according to the agency’s recent mid-year status report on its operating plan.

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AI and generative AI use cases in banking: 6 real-world examples

Abrigo

Read resources provided here to see what they're saying. This piece explains: Generative AI and how it differs from AI in general What’s behind the genAI hype and the concerns Real-world use cases of generative AI at financial institutions and Available resources for financial institutions to learn more about generative AI in banking.

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FAIR, National Institute of Standards and Technology Come Together To Publish New Resource

PYMNTS

The FAIR Institute , a nonprofit aimed at developing standard information risk management practices, announced on Thursday (Aug. 2014, the NIST CSF was released and has rapidly emerged among companies and government organizations as the leading taxonomy and set of best practices for managing cybersecurity risk, both in the U.S.

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How will NCUA’s new member-business lending rule impact risk management?

Abrigo

As credit unions await the finalization of the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) proposed changes to rules for business lending, they may do well to remember Spider-Man’s creed that “With great power comes great responsibility.” Credit unions should be able to take on more risk and in theory, improve yields or returns.

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

South State Correspondent

Eliminate Interest Rate Risk: Eliminate margin compression when interest rates rise. Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. We believe that community banks should choose a path that offers the most operational flexibility.

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

South State Correspondent

Eliminate Interest Rate Risk: Eliminate margin compression when interest rates rise. Meet Competitive Pressures : National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for five, seven, ten-year fixed-rate loans. We believe that community banks should choose a path that offers the most operational flexibility.