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Expanding credit portfolios: 3 Growing pains

Abrigo

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. percent over the 3rd quarter of 2013. While this form of education is successful, it has to be supplemented with formal training.

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

Jeff For Banks

Reading between the lines, this bank is likely over the CRE guidance levels, and were probably getting grief from their regulators about it. To remind readers, in 2006 the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issued joint interagency Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending. Maybe sub out an economist or two.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

Both of these laws pointedly changed the National Flood Insurance Program requirements over which of the banking agencies have jurisdiction. There is an exception that will be key for many community banks to understand. Biggert-Waters) the bank was not required under federal or state law to escrow taxes or insurance.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. percent return on equity in 2013. Large Community Bank Council, member.

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