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Why Diversification Fails at Banks

South State Correspondent

Bankers have been taught to diversify their loan portfolio to reduce idiosyncratic (individual borrower) risk and to stabilize earnings. The thinking is that diversification-induced lending leads to banking resiliency. in 2014 (The Benefits of Intrastate and Interstate Geographic Diversification in Banking).

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Why Diversification Fails at Banks

South State Correspondent

Bankers have been taught to diversify their loan portfolio to reduce idiosyncratic (individual borrower) risk and to stabilize earnings. The thinking is that diversification-induced lending leads to banking resiliency. in 2014 (The Benefits of Intrastate and Interstate Geographic Diversification in Banking).

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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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Moody’s Ascends On SME Lending With Acquisition

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Moody’s is moving a bit closer to the world of small business lending. For Moody’s, the acquisition means it can offer its clients a broader, more robust tool in the field of credit risk management, strengthening its position, particularly for small business lenders. 25) that it reached a deal to acquire a share of Finagraph.

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Alt-Lending Regulation Fears Won’t Stop Investors

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It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. Earlier this week, reports emerged that some alternative lending and industry professionals are beginning to heighten their anxieties about incoming regulation, particularly as some ponder whether the U.S. Alternative Lending.

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The impact of lower energy prices on banks

Abrigo

Analysts examined banks with at least 25 percent of deposits held in oil- and gas-dependent counties in order to investigate the impact of direct lending to local oil and gas firms and indirect lending to companies servicing the sector. Image credit: Clinton Steeds , Flickr CC.

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Will the cost of regulation impact community bank customers?

Abrigo

Risk management issues were also a high-ranking hurdle to growing banks, with 26 percent calling it a concern for 2015. The ICBA’s 2014 Community Bank Lending Survey suggests the shift is coming in the form of less consumer lending. The cost of compliance in these areas are also high for community bankers.