Abrigo

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Blog posts to help your asset/liability management (ALM) staff strategize for the future These ALM posts were the most popular in 2022. Our top ten blogs were created by Abrigo's team, which includes former bankers, regulators, and industry experts. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Abrigo

JUNE 11, 2021

Measuring Interest Rate Risk Can Vary by Institution Interest rate risk measurement plays a key role in ensuring an institution's safety and soundness. Would you like other articles on asset/liability management in your inbox? FDIC) noted in its 2021 Risk Review.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. They must not only comply with regulations aimed at protecting the safety of the FI but also those protecting the customers/members.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. They must not only comply with regulations aimed at protecting the safety of the FI but also those protecting the customers/members.

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

Introduction A few good men and women In previous articles, we have explored the objectives of a loan review and credit risk review system in general. In addition, they should be familiar with pertinent laws and regulations affecting credit and lending activities.

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Abrigo

JUNE 7, 2021

Risks ALM Addresses Will Affect Performance and Strategy Asset/liability management models and processes address credit risk, liquidity risk, and interest rate risk. . Would you like other articles on ALM in your inbox? Which risks does ALM address? Liquidity risk management and ALM.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Independent Loan Review Systems in Banking Banking regulators have outlined expectations for effective, independent loan review and credit risk review. . Would you like other articles on loan review in your inbox? Takeaway 2 However, a loan review or credit risk review program should accomplish several key objectives.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

For this and other reasons, now is a good time to review and refresh articles, bylaws and committee charters to ensure resilience and bolster risk management. But if they see it as a risk management tool, it’s a game changer. By Susan Springer.

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Abrigo

APRIL 12, 2016

Directors overseeing a bank’s operations are important partners in supervisory efforts, the FDIC noted in the article (“A Community Bank Director’s Guide to Corporate Governance: 21st Century Reflections on the FDIC Pocket Guide for Directors.”). Risk management culture What exactly is a risk management culture?

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2022

Financial institution leaders and management should consider ALM as a process for making institutions more profitable and more effective at managing risk simultaneously. This initial ALM 101 article is intended for the ALM rookie who wants to understand ALM basics: the process and its usefulness. keep me informed.

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Abrigo

APRIL 1, 2015

Unfortunately, the recent economic crisis highlighted shortcomings in boards’ understanding of risks and the proper oversight of those risks. A recent Wall Street Journal article by Victoria McGrane and Jon Hilsenrath highlighted how the nation’s regulators are increasingly questioning and turning their focus toward bank boards.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. Learn more about the Sageworks Credit Risk Management Solution. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2015

In a recent Forbes article, Frank Sorrentino, Chairman and CEO of ConnectOne Bank, offered his take on how financial institutions should flip their mindset on regulators and examinations. Stress testing is one such area where many smaller banks are feeling the weight of regulation.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 13, 2022

Banks that are looking to enhance their risk management practices should consider incorporating the concept of the velocity of risk into their enterprise-wide risk management practices. Some risks occur slowly; others strike quickly and hard. Optimizing Risk. Putting Velocity of Risk into Action.

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Abrigo

JUNE 17, 2015

And many of the risks associated with agriculture lending are out of borrowers’ control, according to the OCC: • weather • pricing • domestic and global supply and demand changes • disease • land values • government regulations • subsidy programs and • changes in consumers’ preferences.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The true cost of fraud goes beyond the initial reported fraud losses Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense. Measuring the cost of fraud losses.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, I'll cover what a credit exception is, recommendations for creating loan/credit exceptions, and tips for developing an exception policy for the financial institution. Generally speaking (subject to Regulation B), business loans should be guaranteed by the principals of the borrower. Talk to a specialist to learn more.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In this article, we detail our thoughts and the trends we saw last week in Las Vegas from a banking perspective in hopes of giving you the flavor and insight from the conference without you having to walk 10 miles per day and listen to endless vendor pitches. It’s a whirlwind of education, deal-making, eating, and hugging.

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Abrigo

APRIL 15, 2022

ALM & Measuring Liquidity Risk at Banks and Credit Unions Regulatory agencies expect financial institutions to manage liquidity risk using processes and systems commensurate with the complexity, risk profile, and scope of operations. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Defining Liquidity.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

It turns out that confidence is more valuable than capital. While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

In this article, we will discuss what community banks should look for in a hedge provider, specifically in a loan-level hedging program. This capital ratio is used to assess the possible riskiness of a hedge provider. We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 20, 2017

And regulators are getting anxious. Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending.

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BankUnderground

APRIL 13, 2023

By better modelling how this relationship might raise insurers’ capital risk we can more firmly argue that insurers’ model assumptions should account for key dependencies between perils. Taking whole years, we investigated how the level of capital required to remain solvent is affected. Outputs are shown in Table A.

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Abrigo

MARCH 25, 2022

ALM & measuring long-term interest rate risk Interest rate risk is measured through two approaches. This ALM 101 post describes the value at risk(VAR)/economic value of equity (EVE) risk perspective (long-term risk to market value of capital). Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 23, 2020

As banks and credit unions look at their loan portfolios, they will be smart to begin assessing whether they have all the coding necessary to identify the highest risk segments. It’s important that the institution understands which businesses might be labeled as high risk (e.g., Explore what guidance regulators might provide.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 25, 2022

As we will discuss, the timing of the Consent Order indicates that even when regulators permit crypto activities by financial institutions, they remain cautious, particularly as to BSA/AML compliance. In granting this charter, the OCC applied the same rigorous review and standards applied to all charter applications.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

It’s been nearly a decade since the financial crisis exposed how a weak risk management framework and lack of governance can almost permanently debilitate even one of the strongest capital markets. The volume of regulation has created more surface area for compliance gaps. Look for Regtech in the Collections tab.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 27, 2014

Numerous regulations burdening all industries and higher capital requirements for the banking industry will weigh down growth. Investors’ Business Daily has estimated the annual cost of regulation at $1.86 Just think about that number as it relates to $17 trillion in annual GDP. Gas prices have passed $3.70

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A cute little article about $90MM from order flow. The predecessor article is also pretty good , stating?—?The If you want some earlier thinking on China and CBDC design options, see War over Money reaches new heights, as Libra opts into regulation, China launches national blockchain, and Financial Stability Board raises alarm.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A cute little article about $90MM from order flow. The predecessor article is also pretty good , stating?—?The If you want some earlier thinking on China and CBDC design options, see War over Money reaches new heights, as Libra opts into regulation, China launches national blockchain, and Financial Stability Board raises alarm.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 9, 2012

Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, uttered the words “tempest in a teapot” to describe the issues raised in articles by the Wall Street Journal in April regarding the risks of huge complex credit derivatives trades by J.P. Dimon and his bank have long been viewed as one of the best run banks in the world and leaders in risk management.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Regulator Award. The all-powerful banking regulator claimed that car dealers discriminated against minority borrowers—by guessing the race of borrowers based on last names and addresses in loan files, and claimed racism if the people they guessed were minorities seemed to be paying higher rates. ‘Are You Freakin’ Kidding Me?’

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2018

At $150B, the current valuation of Ant trumps the market capitalizations of leading financial institutions around the world, from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to Banco Santander and The Royal Bank of Canada. In the last year, Chinese regulators have clamped down on China’s burgeoning fintech sector. Wealth management.

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