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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

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. and property tax payments. This plethora of exceptions tends to cloud true problems in a sea of obfuscation. Talk to a specialist to learn more.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. Takeaway 3 Depository lenders are enhancing their lending procedures and technologies to meet institution risk and return requirements as they grow. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Financing plays a crucial role in small business survival and success.

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

and New York Community Bancorp called off their planned merger. Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. Risk mitigants tend to lag growth, especially fast growth. Last December, Astoria Financial Corp.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. Takeaway 3 Depository lenders are enhancing their lending procedures and technologies to meet institution risk and return requirements as they grow. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Financing plays a crucial role in small business survival and success.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

According to a Wall Street Journal article on March 3 rd , this time has come. Trillions of dollars of subsidies on “green” BS projects, electric vehicles no one wants, tax credits, debt forgiveness, and free money all fuel demand and contribute to inflation. This development could give us good news on inflation. Real GDP was +3.2%

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

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. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.