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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We Specific Concerns .

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Market your community bank with first-party data

Independent Banker

Illustration by The Laundry Room/Stocksy Customer data fuels efficient and effective marketing these days. It happens every time they open a checking account, apply for a mortgage, make a direct deposit, log into a bank’s website or chat with a banker, and more.

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SAFE Banking Act returns to Congress: Is safe harbor for cannabis banking on the horizon?

Abrigo

If signed into law, the SAFE Act would allow banks to provide services to cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) in states that have passed the legalization of marijuana in some form. According to a letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) to the Senate Banking Committee, only about 11 percent of all U.S.

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Companies Opting For Term Loans To Slash Debt Loads

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companies are opting for term loans. According to Reuters , long-term debt from major mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ), as well as slow repayment of that debt, has led to a number of downgrades — with some companies reaching the lowest investment grade ratings or even meeting junk status. billion term loan that will replace a $1.5

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Enterprise Software IPOs To Lead Charge In 2017

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and a handful of lesser known software companies are gearing up for IPOs in 2017 in a sign that the IPO market could finally be on the upswing. The contracts are typically signed for several years, which means more predictability in terms of a returns for investors. that are gearing up for an IPO in 2017.

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Cross-Border Payment Efforts Grab Funding

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As noted in the American Banker , SWIFT has maintained that Ripple has not set up relationships with firms that can navigate regulatory hurdles. SWIFT said its own global payments innovation (gpi) offerings succeed in clearing those complexities, and that hundreds of banks have signed on with gpi. dollars to Philippine pesos.

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