Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

Learn more about loan pricing -- including how to assess the relative profitability of loans and how to use the output of loan pricing models -- during the webinar, " Loan Pricing: A Key Driver of Success." One overall benefit of effective loan pricing is that it is one of the many ways a financial institution can optimize capital.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This article is the second in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. Expanding the C&I portfolio is a strategic decision that will impact other critical areas of the bank including capital requirements, stress tests, risk thresholds, hiring needs, etc. • Inadequate strategic planning.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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Abrigo

JUNE 7, 2021

Takeaway 1 The pandemic has shown that financial institutions deal with a variety of risks that can impact cash flow and capital. . Indeed, having sufficient capital to handle the unexpected economic impacts allowed financial institutions to play a key role in the U.S. Would you like other articles on ALM in your inbox?

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

In community banking, we’re not ones to rest on our laurels. We’re always raising the bar for ourselves, our teams and our communities to ensure we provide the best possible services to our customers. Brad Bolton is president and CEO of Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. I am a firm believer in education. We teach them.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 6, 2017

During a Sageworks webinar on HVCRE risk management Rob Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, explained that clarifications on some of the murkier aspects of the HVCRE (high volatility commercial real estate) rule were anticipated by the industry.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Following the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS) set out to “strengthen global capital and liquidity rules with the goal of promoting a more resilient banking sector.” The three pillars include maintaining minimum capital requirements, a supervisory review process and market discipline.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite the painful evolution in retail, many experts expect another year of growth for commercial real estate – and for commercial real estate lenders, including community financial institutions. Community financial institution lenders, however, will want to “pick their spots” for CRE loans this year. Watching for CRE red flags.

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2020

PPP loans carry a 0% risk weighting, meaning they don’t count against the institution from a risk-based capital standpoint. Stearns Bank, as well as other bankers on the webinar panel, have concluded that loans made outside of that timeframe are not subject to the same restriction.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. We have webinars , whitepapers , and other resources to make your job easier. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. or largely focused on the domestic banking market.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance. Community financial institutions are familiar with utilizing their asset/liability management solutions to limit the risk of rising interest rates.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Top down and bottom up analysis can inform capital assessments. Effective stress testing can benefit many different facets of lending, from risk management and strategic decision-making to capital adequacy and liquidity management. Stress testing and capital adequacy.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2022

You might also like this webinar, "ALM Basics: Best Practices in Measuring, Monitoring, and Controlling Interest Rate Risk" WATCH. Each arm represents a different interest of the institution (earnings, growth, capital, liquidity, etc.). Watch Webinar. For example, suppose an institution is looking to grow assets.

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Being able to collect applications, required documents, and borrower signatures without in-person meetings allowed the financial institution to scale its operations – ultimately benefiting more business owners in the community. Capitalize on growth opportunities with new members. Among all 5,459 PPP lenders, more than $520.6

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. What is regtech? Its capabilities and adaptability provide significant cost savings and improved efficiency.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech? Its capabilities and adaptability provide significant cost savings and improved efficiency.

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Abrigo

JUNE 11, 2021

Measurement plays an important role in ensuring that interest rate risk doesn’t threaten a financial institution’s earnings and capital. You might also like this webinar on liquidity risk. Long-term IRR measurements focus on the possible impact to capital from changes in interest rates. check out Webinars. EVE Analysis.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There are multiple benefits to doing this, but here are three: For some community financial institutions, SBA lending represents a new product. Other, lesser known SBA lending programs that financial institutions can explore to help businesses in their communities include SBAExpress , CapLines , and 504 loans. Streamline SBA lending.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many community bankers expect a recession will start by at least mid-2021, according to the most recent Community Bank Sentiment Index. I’m surprised at how inefficient and poorly automated things are,” said David O’Connell, Senior Analyst with research firm Aite Group , after reviewing the survey results. “I’m Learn More. Learn More.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

Bipartisan support The SAFE Banking Act's long road to the Senate Many in the AML/CFT community have been watching the unfolding of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for some time now with no significant progress.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Identifying emerging CRE risks." The institution can more easily capitalize on opportunities and avoid unnecessary risk. They can result in sub-optimal lending for community banks and credit unions as well as the communities they serve across the country.

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Abrigo

JULY 25, 2017

In a recent Sageworks webinar Robert Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, discusses High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) lending best practices. These caps were 100% of capital for construction loans, and 300% for all investor CRE. How did we get here? What are HVCRE loans?

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

You might also like this webinar on small business lending best practices. By the very nature of it, because it’s so transactionally based, loan operations can always be improved on,” said Abrigo’s Vice President of Implementation Alison Trapp during a webinar on process improvement. Knowing Your Customer. According to a J.D

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

This is one of the great mysteries of community banking. Almost every community bank touts its commitment to the relationship. Investing resources and capital to align relationship products better and then spending marketing dollars on promoting the bank and cross-selling can provide one of the better returns in bank marketing.

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Abrigo

APRIL 14, 2020

After the Great Recession, financial institutions retained more capital to build in buffers to face uncertain times like this. Financial institutions today are holding higher levels of capital, and their overall credit underwriting processes were upgraded to avoid mistakes of the past. This too shall pass. . learn more. SBA Lending.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There are multiple benefits to doing this, but here are three: For some community financial institutions, SBA lending represents a new product. Other, lesser known SBA lending programs that financial institutions can explore to help businesses in their communities include SBAExpress , CapLines , and 504 loans. Streamline SBA lending.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 3, 2020

I delivered this talk on a recent bank trade association webinar. Capital aplenty. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime. Sure, community banks had little to do with liar loans or what was otherwise termed sub-prime. Community banks in particular.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In this webinar, Eric Enge (Principal, Digital Marketing at Perficient) and Jim Hertzfeld (Chief Strategist, Digital at Perficient) discuss: How marketers have already adapted and where they see the most opportunity moving forward. Missed the webinar? Watch the on-demand webinar and read the transcript below: ? ? ?.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

The main factors institutions use to determine the total loan grade are debt service coverage/capacity (97.7%) and leverage/collateral coverage (85.6%), according to an informal poll conducted during the second webinar in the credit risk series. Capital Assessment, Capital Planning Are Critical as Coronavirus Creates Chaos.

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Abrigo

APRIL 12, 2016

Directors overseeing a bank’s operations are important partners in supervisory efforts, the FDIC noted in the article (“A Community Bank Director’s Guide to Corporate Governance: 21st Century Reflections on the FDIC Pocket Guide for Directors.”). Low capital levels or poor access to new capital 11. Poor operating results 10.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 10, 2020

Regardless of their viewpoints on capital recovery, now is the time for banking leaders to reevaluate their planning strategies. In a recent Fortune survey, 55% of corporate executives said they expect to return to 2019 capital spending levels sometime in 2021. What businesses need capital in the interim? Capital will be king!

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You might also like this webinar, How the 2021 Roadmap for Producers will Influence Ag Lending. Watch Webinar. Solar A solar diversification opportunity can be created with as land as section corners for community solar projects to thousands of acres for economy of scale. Stay up-to-date on the latest on ag lending trends.

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Abrigo

MAY 13, 2020

It will free them to spend more time on value-added services for clients, such as providing analytics, or making information available to clients about how to better manage capital or how their controllers can avoid getting scammed by phishing. That left the industry positioned poorly when PPP came along,” he said. C&I Loans. SBA Lending.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

You might also like these on-demand webinars on tackling common credit risk questions. a significant capital injection into the borrower, or other collateral such as liquid assets). WATCH Takeaway 1 Credit exceptions should be an indicator of risky behavior but are too frequently cited without real merit.

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Social Assurance

MAY 7, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic presented community banks with a unique set of challenges – but also opportunities. Necessity forced many institutions to think outside the box and develop innovative approaches to helping their community. Our Community Heroes series releases new episodes twice a month and is viewable by visiting our vlog page.

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Abrigo

MARCH 25, 2020

Regulators also announced other guidance tied to reporting and risk-based capital rules. Garver Moore, Managing Director of Abrigo Advisory Services, said the regulators’ statement provided helpful communication for community financial institutions and their borrowers and members during the responsive phase of the pandemic.

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