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Guest Post: Financial Markets & Economic Update 4Q23 by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Unsurprisingly, the largest declines occurred starting monthly in March, 2006 and on a y-o-y basis in September, 2006 and continued to November, 2009. We all remember the Great Recession, which began in 2007, but the LEI knew it as early as March, 2006. The largest monthly decline took place in May, 2009 at -27.2%

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How To Live Forever In The Financial Services Space

PYMNTS

From user interface technology to security and risk management, the only constant in the financial space is that nothing stays the same for long. For example, we were the first in the Middle East region in 2006 to close the loop by sending back a text alert to the remitter that the beneficiary had collected the money.

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

After easing and keeping rates low for three years, the Fed began tightening from June, 2004 to June, 2006. In my career, I’ve lived through many years of the Fed raising interest rates and it’s my experience that they usually tighten too much and keep rates high for too long, just like in 2001 and 2006-2007. Thanks for reading!

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

To remind readers, in 2006 the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issued joint interagency Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending. Construction concentration criteria : Loans for construction, land, and land development (CLD) represent 100% or more of a banking institution's total risk-based capital.

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Top 5 Risk Analytics Posts: From Rising FICO Scores to Alt-Data

FICO

For the first time since we’ve been tracking these stats, the average national FICO Score reached the 700 threshold — some 10 points above what it was just prior to the recession in October 2006.”. Using Alternative Data in Credit Risk Modelling. Read the full post. Millennials and Credit: Are We Missing the Real Story?

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

The bad news is the first review, conducted from 2004 to 2006, was a bust. The bankers serving on the council are these: Angela Beilke , vice president, mortgage department at American Bank & Trust in Davenport, Iowa; Michael Gallagher , senior vice president, risk management director at Enterprise Bank & Trust Co.

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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

It has been nine years since the Fed last tightened policy in June, 2006; maybe they are getting anxious. This is another factor that will be considered by the Fed; a strong dollar will support lower interest rates as demand for US securities increases relative to the bonds of other nations. and should be returned to “normal.”