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Wells Fargo Overhauling Risk Management Processes

PYMNTS

Wells Fargo, weeks after it was hit with a rare enforcement action from the Federal Reserve, is overhauling its risk management processes and announced internally that four top risk management executives would be retiring. All are retiring in April, May or June.

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The FFIEC’s Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations book

Cisco

In June 2021, following large cyber attacks on the United States and the resulting Executive order on Cyber security, the FFIEC released the largest update in guidance in over a decade to help financial auditors assess financial institutions. Common AIO Risk Management Topics. Data governance and data management.

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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. You might also like this webinar series, "Tackling common credit risk questions during challenging times." Get more credit risk best practices.

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Fair Value Accounting and Silicon Valley Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

The root cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is poor risk management – plain and simple. Bankers need to understand and manage their business on the fair value of assets and liabilities instead of managing their business on net interest margin and the amortized historical cost of assets and liabilities.

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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

It is essential for banks and credit unions to adjust lending and underwriting strategies to secure profitable new or expanded business loans with acceptable risk. With a shrinking cushion of consumer savings along with inflationary and interest rate headwinds, we should expect these numbers to get worse.

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3 Charts showing the state of CRE lending standards

Abrigo

The Fed noted that “a moderate net fraction of banks reported tightening standards for loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties, whereas significant net fractions of banks reported tightening standards for construction and land development loans and loans secured by multifamily residential properties.” 17 at 2 p.m.

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Loan Admin 101 – Effective Loan Administration Crucial in Pandemic Era

Abrigo

Sound loan administration software or systems will generate accurate, timely information in a secure environment. A smooth, effective loan administration process is like the defensive line against unnecessary loan losses, given that it impacts operations from the time a loan is approved until it is off the bank or credit union’s books.

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