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Examining industries: The importance of industry analysis for financial institutions

Abrigo

How industry analysis can improve your credit risk management Understanding your customers' businesses leads to better loan pricing, structure, and risk management. WATCH WEBINARS Takeaway 1 All businesses perform industry analysis, but financial institutions in particular must know their customers' competitive landscape.

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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

Abrigo

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. Takeaway 3 The specific policy areas outlined below should be carefully considered by credit unions engaged in member business lending.

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Loan Performance Analysis – Hedged vs. Unhedged Loans

South State Correspondent

In this article, we provide a quantitative analysis to support this conclusion. The table below shows a summary of our analysis (community banks are defined as banks under $10B in assets). The post Loan Performance Analysis – Hedged vs. Unhedged Loans appeared first on SouthState Correspondent Division.

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Commercial Credit Analysis 101: Back to Basics

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The basics of commercial credit analysis Learn the foundations of credit analysis, including key data analysis strategies and best practices. . For more information on the basics of credit analysis, check out this webinar: WATCH NOW. Avoid common missteps in commercial credit analysis. Setting the foundation.

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6 Concepts Borrowers Must Understand About The Lending Curve

South State Correspondent

The Concepts Lending Curve: A yield curve shows interest rates associated with different contract lengths for a particular interest rate instrument. While economists may use the shape of the yield curve to gauge future economic strength, bankers should pay particular attention to the lending curve.

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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. However, community banks largely exclude these big institutions from their SWOT or competitive analysis.

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Leveraging Automated Underwriting for Small Business Lending

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Loan Decisioning Allows Small Business Lending to Grow Community financial institutions can leverage automated loan underwriting to increase small business lending and achieve consistency. . Takeaway 2 Loan decisioning allows institutions to efficiently allocate credit analysts’ time for profitable small business lending.

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