Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

From leveraging PPP technology to building relationships, reasons for boosting SBA lending are numerous. . Takeaway 1 SBA lending can expand your product offerings to help win deals with prospects and existing business customers or members. Why SBA Lending? Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? 1 and Sept.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Managing loan workouts and modifications Tips for preparing your bank or credit union to handle an increased volume of problem loans while ensuring prudent credit risk management. You might also like this video, "A look at credit risk in a rising-rate environment." CRE loan accommodations.

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Management Risk Management Policies Lending 195

Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This post by Hayley Collier , Trepp's Marketing Communication Specialist, was originally published on Trepp's blog and can be found here. He does not expect this trend to stop but we are seeing some interesting innovations from student housing and lodging operators around college campuses. . CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management.

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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? For rookies and experts.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Banks and credit unions with $500 million to $3 billion in assets roughly split evenly between those that outsource and those that operate in-house. Regardless of how financial institutions choose to organize loan review, the function must be independent of the lending function of the institution. Credit Risk Management.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Making small business loans efficient and worthwhile Digitalizing the lending process can help financial institutions win small business loans and meet customers' needs. You might also like this webinar on small business lending best practices. Top problems in small business lending. Roadblocks to Success.

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2020

Another, more vague exemption involves the borrower documenting an inability to return to the same level of business activity that the business was operating at before Feb. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management. CRE Lending.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Financial services experience: Practical experience in the banking or financial sector, especially in compliance, risk management, or auditing roles, is invaluable for a BSA Officer. Working closely with other departments, such as retail and lending, is critical to ensuring enterprise-wide compliance.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Fraudulent (or lack of) supporting documents Supporting documents are a critical part of both the application phase and forgiveness phase of PPP lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

From leveraging PPP technology to building relationships, reasons for boosting SBA lending are numerous. . Takeaway 2 Far fewer financial institutions regularly participate in SBA (7a) lending than the more than 5,000 that joined the PPP. . Why SBA Lending? Want other articles like this on SBA loan origination in your inbox?

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Lending FDIC Capital Risk Management 195

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Prudential regulators have made it clear that while they will adjust supervisory strategies as appropriate to emerging risks of the pandemic, examiner scrutiny will continue assessing basic principles that ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions. Loan administration is a basic and yet far-reaching process of lending.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2019

There are many operators of mule networks offering their services on the Dark Web. Not surprisingly, these operators have prepared for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, mainly by increasing mule capacity to satisfy the high demand during the holiday shopping. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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Abrigo

MAY 2, 2022

Confident Risk Management Begins with Sound Loan Policy A risk-based approach to loan policy can effectively improve your institution's profitability. Takeaway 1 Loan policy is the foundation of a risk-focused financial institution, and it requires regular updates and monitoring to be effective. Learn More. Learn More.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Ancin Cooley, CIA, CISA, of Synergy Bank and Credit Union Consulting , recently presented at the 2017 Sageworks Risk Management Summit on the Perspectives of Lending Dysfunction: Loan Officers, Credit Analysts and Loan Reviewers. Share in that excitement, and loan officers will recognize and reciprocate.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 27, 2021

Ideally, your loan review should operate like a radar, going out and touching the portfolio, constantly scanning, and looking for weaknesses.” For example, an institution might be trying out homeowner association (HOA) lending or car dealership financing. Learn more about loan review with this blog. Consumer Lending.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 24, 2021

CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL. From CRE to Corporate Culture – BIG Ideas from 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management.

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Lending Risk Management Management Payments 195

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. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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Community Bank Handbook Lending Risk Management 150

Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For Jill Hudson, VP, Operations Officer at Vision Bank Vision Bank, it was important to learn strategies regarding supporting a strong company culture during this time. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL. From CRE to Corporate Culture – BIG Ideas from 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk.

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Management Lending Community Strategy 195

Abrigo

JUNE 19, 2020

Credit risk operations, such as the allowance and stress testing, are not exempt. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. How the Pandemic and PPP Have ‘Turbo-charged’ New Business Lending Strategies. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Lending Training Data Analysis 195

Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. Banks are certainly not playing hide and seek with P2P lending. Regulation is an important issue for banks to get into P2P lending and depending the country, there may be restrictions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most-read portfolio risk blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool."

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Risk Management Regulation Management Lending 221

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 1, 2021

Augmenting risk management and control practices. The agencies observe that the potential risks associated with using AI are not unique to AI, such as creating operational vulnerabilities and consumer protection risks (fair lending, UDAAP, privacy). Fair lending. Uses of AI.

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Risk Management Training Lending FDIC 78

Abrigo

JUNE 17, 2015

Like other types of lending, banks must remain cautious to avoid too heavy of an agricultural concentration or too much lending within a certain ag segment. Without diversification, risks will be expounded. The challenge is that market conditions in this type of lending tend to be volatile.

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How To Kansas City Lending Analysis 150

Abrigo

DECEMBER 1, 2014

As many credit unions are just beginning to develop or expand member business lending (MBL) programs, it is important develop or tighten a sound MBL strategy to ensure long-term success in managing risks. Finally, it is necessary to analyze different approaches based on personnel, operational and financial resources.

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Strategy How To Resources Lending 186

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Risk management issues were also a high-ranking hurdle to growing banks, with 26 percent calling it a concern for 2015. More than three-quarters of the bankers surveyed offered that anywhere between five and 20 percent of their total operating costs are driven by regulations. That number is up about four percent from 2013.

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FICO

JANUARY 19, 2023

Here are my three predictions for risk management and customer treatment in 2023. It’s a trend that’s being driven by the relentless focus on customer experience thanks to the agile fintechs and disruptors operating across numerous markets. Acceleration of Hyper-Personalised Insights and Treatments Insight is everything.

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Lending Strategy Analytics Data 52

Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2016

In the paper, the OCC defined responsible innovation as: The use of new or improved financial products, services, and processes to meet the evolving needs of consumers, businesses, and communities in a manner that is consistent with sound risk management and is aligned with the bank’s overall business strategy.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

They may include: - Competing and conflicting interests: growth vs. risk - Disconnected processes, departments and technology - Little transparency into portfolio health over time - Lots of data, few actionable insights. “As Compliance staff may require certain operational processes that delay credit approval and impede competitiveness.

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Compliance Lending System Data 150

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Banks operating in oil and gas intensive areas of the U.S. 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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

BankiFi operates APIs to enable banking clients access to a range of business banking infrastructure to augment their own small business and corporate banking operations. Operating out of New Zealand, Hnry offers gig economy workers tax administration technology that has just caught the attention of investors to the tune of $1.35

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Payments Capital Taxes Lending 149

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 30, 2022

We have blogged about this topic several times in several facets, noting how these crimes are estimated to create hundreds of billions in illicit funds each year. Cybersecurity Risks. The OCC has long been concerned with operational risks posed to banks from cyber attacks.

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Compliance Fraud Technology Operations 78

FICO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Delivering Trust for Risk-Aware Telcos - Using Data and Analytics. The ability to deliver risk-aware, pre-screened customer offers in near-to real-time is everything for telcos. It drives a ‘just-in-time’ mindset towards delivering greater security with real-time, fully risk-aware and pinpoint-perfect customer acquisition offers.

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Analytics Data Risk Management Customer Experience 52

Abrigo

AUGUST 26, 2016

Sageworks Senior Risk Management Consultant Rob Ashbaugh said many financial institutions are focusing on portfolio growth in order to offset the profit-pinching effects of low interest rates and thin margins. Once you understand the risk, bankers can grow their portfolio in line with their risk appetite and overall strategy,” he said.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Abrigo's most popular whitepapers and checklists on lending and credit risk Abrigo experts' insights on CFPB 1071, loan policies, and risk ratings were popular with banking professionals. You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool." Here are the top resources.

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Resources Lending Risk Management Policies 221

BankUnderground

JUNE 25, 2020

But potential fragmentation of the global data supply chain now poses a novel risk to financial services. In this blog post, we first discuss the importance of data flows for financial services, and then potential risks from blockages to these flows. Big Data and financial services. This has been driven by three factors.

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Data Big Data Regulation Risk Management 105

FICO

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

However, now more than ever, Risk departments and Collections Operations are feeling the pressure that the balances being added may eventually turn into higher losses for the issuer. Leanne Marshall Leanne Marshall is a Senior Strategy Consultant with FICO Advisors for North American Credit Risk Lifecycle Practice.

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Trends Industry US Cards 52

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Consumer Lending Laws & Compliance Financial institutions offering consumer loans need to know about these major consumer lending laws and recent compliance issues. You might also like this webinar, "Consumer Lending 101.". Consumer lending compliance spotlight. Pandemic Issues.

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Compliance Lending Risk Management Regulation 195