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CFPB issues 2014 fair lending report

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued a fair lending report covering its fair lending activities during 2014. The report states that in 2014, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $224 million in remediation.

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Spotlight on lending: Preparing for Q3 bank reports

Abrigo

With the fourth quarter of 2014 well underway, both banks and credit unions are in the midst of reporting their results from the previous three months. bank and credit union, on total loan growth quarter over quarter paint a picture of the state of bank lending leading up to the third quarter. Source: Sageworks Bank Information.

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How to Mitigate Ag Lending Risks

Abrigo

Today, most of farmers’ cash reserves that were built up in 2012-2014 are at, or nearing, depletion. Assigning credit risk is tricky with ag lending since both environment and economic factors carry significant weight. Common items used in save strategies include: Loan-to-value (LTV) – collateral-based lending. Pay strategies.

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Lending standards slip, risk increasing according to OCC

Abrigo

Lending standards continue to relax, according to data from the OCC’s 2014 Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices. This type of easing is similar to that experienced between 2004 and 2006, the time period leading up to the financial crisis, which many attribute to inadequate lending standards.

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Changes To Business Lending Underway At India’s PSU Banks

PYMNTS

India’s state-owned banks are going through changes that could mean an overhaul in business lending, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Friday (Jan. India’s biggest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI) , is now considering a move to a cash-flow-based lending model from the current asset-based model.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. With the end of 2014 inching closer, what will the Q4 picture show? Blog Bank'

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SEC Probe Prompts Direct Lending CEO To Step Down

PYMNTS

Direct Lending Investments ’ founder and CEO Brendan Ross has resigned while his company is the focus of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, Direct Lending suspended withdrawals at that time. It filed for bankruptcy March 11, still owing Direct Lending $191.3

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