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Optimizing small business lending: Best practices and strategies

Abrigo

Boost your small business lending efforts from the bottom up Small businesses play a crucial role in our economy, and one of the critical factors in their success is access to funding. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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The top lending & credit risk blogs of the year

Abrigo

The most-read lending & credit 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. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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Capital Float On The Path To Video-Based KYC Implementation

PYMNTS

Developing a quick, seamless and secure onboarding process for financial institutions (FIs), lending startups and other financial services providers has long posed its trials. The process involves capturing a user’s live photo to compare alongside an official document, such as an Aadhaar card, which bears a unique, 12-digit ID number.

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The benefits of micro-lending programs

Independent Banker

What we saw in PPP wasn’t that businesses didn’t inherently qualify; it was that producing the documentation required to meet the program requirements was a very heavy burden for them,” says Christopher Maher, chairman and CEO of OceanFirst Financial Corp., which operates $12 billion-asset OceanFirst Bank N.A. in Toms River, N.J.

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Credit administration department housekeeping: Practical steps for improvement

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Credit analysts need training to understand the working capital cycle, look for hidden risks, and be aware of accounting changes. It's about ensuring that every aspect of your lending operation is optimized for efficiency and effectiveness.

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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. No ISDA documents. No additional reporting or regulatory compliance for the lender or the borrower. Virtually no ongoing or upfront costs.

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Developing loan reviewer training: What personnel need for success

Abrigo

They should be knowledgeable of both sound lending practices and their own institution’s specific lending guidelines. In addition, they should be familiar with pertinent laws and regulations affecting credit and lending activities. But what if the minimum expectations are set so high that it discourages wannabe loan reviewers?

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