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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? Nationally, the picture is a fine one. However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. Blog Bank' From that subset of all U.S.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said.

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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

Abrigo

Overall auto lending at credit unions is up more than 30 percent in recent years, a positive sign that CUs remain competitive in an evolving banking landscape. Utilizing the Sageworks Bank Information platform, Sageworks recently examined how steadily auto lending at credit unions – specifically for new vehicles – grew in 2014.

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Ag Lenders: Cultivate Growth with Effective Pricing, Structure

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 For solid ag lending returns, focus on assessing credit risk in current portfolios and effective pricing. . Takeaway 2 Sentiment rose in 3Q, but the highly uncertain outlook warrants caution in ag lending activities. A tricky year for farmers, ag lending. You might also like this webinar watch. Pandemic Impact.

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Popular Association Banking’s Molly Hime to Retire. Carlos Hernandez Named New Division Manager.                                       

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Molly has been with Popular Bank since 2005 and was instrumental in growing PAB into a $2 Billion loan portfolio business and the national platform it is today. Carlos has been with Popular since 2005 and most recently was head of Retail Banking for the South Florida Region. PAB has an active lending platform in over 30 states.

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FDIC Releases Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions Manual

Abrigo

Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) – an informal agreement between an institution and the FDIC, which is signed by both parties (usually designated individual(s) in the Regional Office of the FDIC). Lending & Credit Risk. Lending Regulation. How Stress Test Results Can Yield Better Lending, Credit, and Risk Decisions.

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The link between mortgage debt servicing burdens and arrears: is there a critical threshold?

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This blog shows that households which spend a larger share of their income on mortgage payments are at a higher risk of being in arrears. Some countries restrict lending to borrowers with high debt-servicing burdens There are different metrics that measure a household’s debt-servicing burden.

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