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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

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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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How to Measure Interest Rate Risk Effectively in Banks & Credit Unions

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Would you like other articles on asset/liability management in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Regulators stress sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk (IRR). The emphasis on effective systems and tools to measure interest rate risk is especially critical in the current environment.

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Are de novos making a comback?

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She writes that, while in recent years new bank formations have been at an all time low, an increase in de novo activity may be on the horizon. Organized training conferences to improve the “coordination among state and federal banking agencies in the review of applications” 4. A low interest rate environment 2.