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Interest rate risk management in a rising rate environment

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 Earning more income and mitigating interest rate risk isn’t as simple as charging higher rates on loans and earning higher rates on the investment portfolio. Takeaway 2 Some banks and credit unions were late movers and are now scrambling to lock in funding for the short term to meet liquidity and capital needs.

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How segmentation can benefit a bank’s ALLL and risk management practices

Abrigo

Of course there isn’t any one answer to this question, and the direction can vary based on an institution’s starting point. A segmentation strategy, though, is a great place to start to nail down an effective and efficient process – not only will it serve a substantial purpose for the ALLL, but also as a larger risk management tool.

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CRE loan distress: Spot the symptoms, diagnose, and treat problem loans

Abrigo

Consequently, all stakeholders of CRE assets are understandably nervous, including bankers and their investors who, due to the highly leveraged nature of CRE transactions, provided the bulk of capital financing the industry. You might also like this podcast on leveraging the Fed's stress test scenarios. They should be addressed immediately.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

Finally, while there may be a distinction in the severity of risk of the credit exception, that assessment tends to be inherent in the exception itself rather than the subject of the exception (e.g., unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

Strategic Horizon and Capital As mentioned, the problem that bank’s often run into when it comes to strategic planning is their time horizon is too short. Bank management should, of course, strive to increase cash flow as soon as possible. Risk management also needs to change. This, however, could be a mistake.

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Independent Loan Review & Credit Risk Review System Objectives

Abrigo

Being able to change course allows financial institutions to avoid issues – for example, by moving away from loans with a certain type of risk (whether that’s interest, credit, or liquidity). Larger or more complex institutions might have credit risk review functions entirely separate from their lending functions.

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Regtech in banking: How emerging technology helps keep banks compliant

Abrigo

Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging.