Jeff For Banks

MAY 20, 2017

And regulators are getting anxious. Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending. Reading between the lines, this bank is likely over the CRE guidance levels, and were probably getting grief from their regulators about it. Anxiety, anxiety, anxiety.

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Lending Regulation Community Community Bank 60

Abrigo

JULY 25, 2017

In a recent Sageworks webinar Robert Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, discusses High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) lending best practices. Ashbaugh’s presentation begins with a quick summary of why regulators care about HVCRE. That 13% represented 80% of the losses to the FDIC insurance fund.

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Risk Management Management Capital Lending 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Consumer, enterprise and SMB lending all ground to a near halt and underwriters across the spectrum struggled to regain equilibrium after a crisis in mortgage underwriting bloomed into a plague that destabilized the entire global economic system. The rising tide, it seemed, was lifting all boats. topped the number of ones that closed.

Data 135

Data Lending Capital Regulation 135

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

More recently and by comparison, the mortgage meltdown and subsequent global financial crisis took down more than 500 banks between 2007 and 2014, with total assets of nearly $959 billion. The old borrow short, lend long strategy. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources. trillion failed. What caused it?

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FDIC Community Bank Regulation Lending 78

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 4, 2018

"The FDIC recently has observed instances of liquidity stress at a small number of insured banks." So opened the Summer 2017 FDIC Supervisory Insights issue. Regulators and consultants promulgate this untruth. He was confident in his bank's liquidity position, but felt regulators could artificially create a liquidity problem.

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FDIC System Regulation Conference 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. That lending operation has been fairly successful for Square, and has lent out over $1.8

Industry 108

Industry Fintech FDIC Community Bank 108

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 24, 2010

Economists and government officials continue to cite lack of lending activity as a key contributor to our economic malaise. Much of the standoff revolves around real estate secured lending. Regulators are slightly schizophrenic on the subject. What I suggest regulators consider is collateral alternatives.

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Lending FDIC Regulation Regional 66