Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For bankers to be successful in the small business lending market, they need to execute on several key tenets: strategy, people, process and technology. Another key player for successful small business banks is the vice president of business lending, who manages the relationship managers and reports to the chief lending officer.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now, many of the nearly 5,500 SBA-approved lenders that are participating in the PPP are weighing the option of leveraging that technology to continue to provide SBA lending after PPP. Leveraging tech for SBA lending after PPP. Or, they might wonder whether it’s too late to start 7(a) lending if they’ve never done it before the PPP.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

From leveraging PPP technology to building relationships, reasons for boosting SBA lending are numerous. . Takeaway 1 SBA lending can expand your product offerings to help win deals with prospects and existing business customers or members. Why SBA Lending? Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? 1 and Sept.

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Abrigo

APRIL 8, 2020

Automation is key to streamlining PPP loans and getting capital into the hands of small business owners quickly. Many hopeful participants took to Twitter to express frustrations with their primary lenders not lending or including caveats to borrower eligibility. Some have even filed lawsuits. Automate the PPP loans in 48 hours.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now, many of the nearly 5,500 SBA-approved lenders that are participating in the PPP are weighing the option of leveraging that technology to continue to provide SBA lending after PPP. Leveraging tech for SBA lending after PPP. Or, they might wonder whether it’s too late to start 7(a) lending if they’ve never done it before the PPP.

Lending 195

Lending Training Technology Survey 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Now, banks and credit unions must determine how to safely and effectively manage risk in the portfolio while also driving growth at their institution. Credit memos are one of the most important documents in the life of the loan, as loan committees use these documents to determine whether or not to approve a loan.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

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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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Current Risk in Term Lending. Simple four-page addendum, no ISDA documents, no hedge accounting, one fixed-rate billing statement. With no additional reporting, no additional accounting, and no capital or collateral costs, the bank retains the full relationship. ARC Program Summary. . Differentiate. Relationship. For Borrower.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Stress Testing | 7 minute read Key Takeaways Stress testing is an important component of sound risk management. Top down and bottom up analysis can inform capital assessments. Stress testing provides banks and credit unions with a unique opportunity to better manage their institution’s financial performance. . Now that's big.

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

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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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2024

Takeaway 3 To triage a CRE loan in workout, first re-engage the deal team and conduct a comprehensive review of the loan documents. Here’s how banks and credit unions with strong CRE risk management can identify weakening property loans, assess them, triage them, and assist with their prognosis and treatment.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 10, 2023

How industry analysis can improve your credit risk management Understanding your customers' businesses leads to better loan pricing, structure, and risk management. Takeaway 2 Carefully considering a new customer's industry ensures it is a good fit for your risk appetite and helps better manage your customer relationship.

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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

AUGUST 28, 2022

Leveraging the efficiencies gained from lending software Banks and credit unions that leverage an integrated lending and credit platform reap the benefits of a consistent, efficient and defensible lending program. Lending and Credit Software. Ag Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Core connectivity and API providers CFM and NXTsoft merged, acquiring document workflow provider IMM and rebranding as Kinective. Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Alogent acquired document imaging and tracking solution provider AccuSystems.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Portfolio segments should be monitored and managed, not get buried in exception counts. unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). This is particularly true of credit exceptions related to account management (e.g., It just stays on forever.

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Secure online portals allowed PPP loan applicants to upload required documents, and many credit unions finalized borrower applications with electronic signatures. But historically, SBA lending and member business lending isn’t a major focus among credit unions. The SBA didn’t break out larger credit union PPP lending activity.)

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Abrigo

MAY 2, 2022

Confident Risk Management Begins with Sound Loan Policy A risk-based approach to loan policy can effectively improve your institution's profitability. Takeaway 2 Designing, implementing, and managing your loan policy is a strategic team effort and should take risk into account. Starting Points. When and how to update your policy.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Making small business loans efficient and worthwhile Digitalizing the lending process can help financial institutions win small business loans and meet customers' needs. You might also like this webinar on small business lending best practices. Top problems in small business lending. Roadblocks to Success.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

Venture capitalists continue to back the alternative lending startup community despite recent fallout from Lending Club and revelations the company’s then-CEO Renaud Laplanche allegedly falsified loan documents. Also on Tuesday, India alternative lending marketplace Lendingkart announced its own investment round.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. Alternative Lending. This week alone saw two examples of those concerns in action: One U.S. lawmaker, Rep.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

It takes almost the same upfront costs (source, underwrite, approve, document, and fund) to originate a $250k commercial loan as a $5mm commercial loan. First, larger loans are made to larger companies, and larger companies typically have more access to liquidity and capital, making them more credit-sound.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

It takes almost the same upfront costs (source, underwrite, approve, document, and fund) to originate a $250k commercial loan as a $5mm commercial loan. First, larger loans are made to larger companies, and larger companies typically have more access to liquidity and capital, making them more credit-sound.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community National Lending 195

Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. Record new business formation and a wider gap between U.S.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Lending Discipline: Hedging programs make loan pricing more transparent and force bankers to exercise sensible pricing methodologies. The first decision a community bank must make in choosing a hedging program is if they will subject their commercial customers to ISDA documents.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

Fintech 195

Fintech Lending Software Compliance 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Similar to small businesses, said Albert Periu , middle-market firms struggle to not only gain the capital they need from traditional financiers; they’re also burdened by paper-based manual processes in the application and loan management process. There weren’t many FinTech or digital solutions for this segment.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

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. Some bankers will soon hear about another example of banks using derivatives that, unfortunately, will lead to losses.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

The movement by Lending Club to obtain financing in order to help shore up capital appears to be gaining traction. That amount would indeed cover a big chunk of the company’s annual loan volume of roughly $8 billion, according to the latest full year reported.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Financial institutions considering lending to nonprofits may want to be aware of these recent financial trends, as well as some of the ways lending to these organizations might differ from lending to for-profit businesses. Here are two mistakes to avoid when lending to nonprofits , according to the firm: 1.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. eFileCabinet.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Using a banking relationship manager helps your financial institution capture all customer/member information in a consistent, efficient manner. Use customer relationship managers to elevate relationship banking. Create a more personalized customer experience and manage your relationships more efficiently. Learn more.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? Source: DeBanked ) Square Capital lent about $1.6 Source: DeBanked ).

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The PPP might have been the first time many community financial institutions saw such clear returns on digitization investments, but the same automation and efficiency gains can be found in other end-to-end lending solutions. Community financial institutions' experience with PPP technology also translates to other areas of lending.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2021

Takeaway 3 Credit memos can be one of the most difficult, yet important, documents to the life of the loan. It should provide management with accurate and timely credit quality information for financial and regulatory reporting purposes, including the determination of an appropriate allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL).

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The challenge with the influx of capital is that most financial institutions don’t know how much of the money at their institutions will hang around – or for how long. You can also incorporate the results into the asset/liability management model and develop stress testing scenarios down the road. Lending & Credit Risk.

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