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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

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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. ALM seen as checking the box.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

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Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Declining deposits, higher cost of funds, and ever-increasing competition are just a few challenges these executives are managing.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

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Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? banks is up $157 billion from the same period in 2013. However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. Nationally, the picture is a fine one.

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Banks, Shadow Lenders Risk ‘Race To The Bottom’ In Corporate Bond Market

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Reports in Bloomberg on Thursday (July 12) said the junk bonds and leveraged loans market is worth $2.3 trillion, and competition is rising as regulators slowly ease restrictions on banks’ corporate lending practices. leveraged loans underwritten between 2013 and 2017 as a result of the regulations.

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3 Keys to Effective Loan Review

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Takeaway 2 It's imperative that FI senior management demonstrate commitment to a robust loan review program. . This article is substantially updated from a 2013 blog post. Commitment from senior management. Takeaway 3 The scope must be defined in advance for a loan review to provide value and meaningful data. .

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Lending Club’s Terrible Twos

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Two years ago today, Lending Club was ringing the bell on an IPO that one early investor called “a no-brainer.”. The consumer credit market has huge potential — trillions and trillions of dollars — and I wanted to ride that winner. And disrupt Lending Club did, with its marketplace lending model, scores of imitators in the U.S.

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Funding Circle Gets British Business Bank Investment To Lend To Small Businesses

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-based startup company that operates an online lending platform, has received an investment of £40 million from British Business Bank, the state-owned bank, but the money comes with strings. According to a report , Funding Circle has to use the funds to lend to small businesses. The new funds will go to loan money to U.K.

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