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. You might also like this webinar series, "Tackling common credit risk questions during challenging times." Get more credit risk best practices.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 28, 2016

The following is an excerpt from the Sageworks whitepaper "Optimizing Capital: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions". At the same time, top executives and managers at banks and credit unions know that customers cannot be served well if the financial institution is struggling to survive. They may include: 1.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Whether it’s part of a CECL preparedness conversation or part of a more proactive approach to risk management under existing regulatory expectations, the topic of “loan-level data” has repeatedly come up since the 2012 proposal from the FASB. Better portfolio reporting to understand risk.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 24, 2024

The rapidly increasing interest rates in 2023 led to publicly traded banks with more than $20 billion in assets having tangible common equity ratios (adjusted for fair value adjustments on held-to-maturity instruments such as loans) of less than 3% as of September 30, 2023, according to S&P Capital IQ. Should we panic?

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER . Takeaway 3 Many FIs will price-compare vendors, but neglect to consider potential hidden costs , especially when managing multiple vendors. The foundation of a solid culture of innovation should begin with the financial institution’s senior management. Will it make their jobs easier?

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Abrigo

MARCH 21, 2024

It clarifies the combined entity's pro forma capitalization and value proposition, ensuring the merger aligns with strategic goals. A thorough understanding of the to-be-acquired credit union’s enterprise value guides credit unions in making well-informed merger decisions.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2015

Thursday also served as a preview for their shareholders of what’s to come next Wednesday, when the Fed announces whether it has approved of each bank’s plans to return some of the reserved capital to shareholders, following the positive results. Stress testing is a critical risk management technique that deserves bolstering.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2024

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. Learn more about managing CRE loan distress. Struggling to track and report on construction loans?

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Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

An effective independent loan review system has always been critical for managing a financial institution’s credit risk and accurately estimating the allowance for loan and lease losses, or ALLL. Reviewing lending staff’s risk ratings. In many ways, they also provided more general guidance to financial institutions.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

It turns out that confidence is more valuable than capital. While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the same way, financial institutions conducting stress tests to satisfy prudential regulators’ queries on reserves and capital can generate additional benefits from this process, according to Elizabeth Williams, managing director of financial consulting firm CEIS Review Inc. Manage concentration risk.

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Abrigo

JUNE 17, 2015

As a result, borrowers are encouraged, in the OCC document, to implement risk management practices that reduce their exposure to these risks, including diversification strategies, operations integration, hedging, contracting strategies and/or purchasing insurance. Agriculture commodity prices 2.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Earlier this month, as Congress came back in session, the political news site TheHill.com covered the issue of pending policies on CUs, with an op-ed titled, “ Congress: ‘Measure twice, cut once’ on proposed risk-based capital rule.” This could mean significant increases in capital for many credit unions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Many would point to imprudent lending standards as a leading cause of the financial crisis of 2008, and in turn, financial institution regulators have since bolstered lending standards and capital thresholds as a preventive measure against a similar crisis. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Many community banks and credit unions may feel that competing with these mega-banks is nearly impossible; however, in light of recent press around the sales tactics of these mega-banks, community banks and credit unions can capitalize on the strengths they have over these institutions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Digital risk management company RiskIQ released its Black Friday eCommerce Blacklist , which identified that one in 10 Black Friday-specific apps out of the 5,315 total that can be found searching “Black Friday” in global app stores is malicious. Last year, consumers spent more than $5.8

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The following is an excerpt from the Sageworks whitepaper "Optimizing Capital: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions". Yet all financial institutions face internal and external challenges that place demands on personnel, time and – perhaps most importantly – on capital.

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Abrigo

APRIL 1, 2015

McGrane and Hilsenrath also noted that following the push for higher capital cushions, “regulators are now focusing on corporate governance and the role of directors to ensure banks have the right culture and controls to prevent excessive risk taking.” What about liquidity risks, interest rate exposure and IT security threats?

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Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2017

Avert Risk The OCC’s October 2012 Supervisory Guidance notes that financial institutions that perform stress testing “have the ability to minimize the impact of negative market developments more effectively” than those that do not have a stress testing process in place.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

“Lower energy prices have had only a modest effect on banks’ profitability and capital adequacy.” And participants at Sageworks’ 2016 Risk Management Summit had an opportunity to discuss with peers their institutions’ challenges and best practices related to oil and gas loan concentrations.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But this year, only 15% described core deposit growth as a “very important” risk. 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. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Asset/Liability.

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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 1 Loan policy is the foundation of a risk-focused financial institution, and it requires regular updates and monitoring to be effective. Download whitepaper.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

At the 2015 Risk Management Summit hosted by Sageworks, a panel of banking industry experts provided tips for bank and credit union professionals to put their institutions in a better position for transitioning from the incurred-loss model when the time comes. Do This Capture data.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Top banking risk management papers and infographics Abrigo experts' insights on deposit pricing, stress testing, loan review, and CECL were popular with banking risk professionals. You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool." Here are the top resources.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Start integrating the financial risks from climate change into governance frameworks, risk management processes, and business strategies. I visited the Task Force for Climate-related Financial disclosures website and downloaded their report to see what Superintendent Lacewell was talking about (see picture).

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 12, 2017

I recently shared a long ride with a colleague discussing a Capital Plan project we were working on. In Capital Plans, you would typically use baseline projections, usually taken from the strategic plan, and apply adverse events that, based on the bank's balance sheet and strategy, can occur. JFB's Credit Risk Leading Indicators 1.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Both fintech firms and traditional enterprises are on the brink of significant disruption as companies leverage the rapid insights generated by AI in banking to drive demonstrable outcomes in customer experience, risk management and cost efficiency. The caveat: There are winners and losers in this forward-thinking revolution.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Demand for effective cyber risk management is so strong that the AICPA is developing common criteria for CPAs to use as they help clients evaluate their programs and efforts. A lot of us know how to protect the perimeter of our facilities, but it is people clicking and downloading that can pose the biggest threats.”

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Download the CB Insights and PwC Canada MoneyTree report to see all the data. A company’s primary line of business is implied by its current serviceable addressable market (SAM), management guidance, marketing materials, press releases, clientele, and/or partnership activity. Qualifying top five venture capital investors (e.g.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 1, 2016

Eight in 10 business owners report that a major, regional or community bank is their main financing partner for capital. And perhaps unsurprisingly given their youth, they are more likely to say they are willing to take financial risks in order to grow (67 percent) than are older small business owners (54 percent).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

–based company recently partnered with Wix, a website-building platform, to help SMBs manage service providers and build their own websites. The company has also embraced a “freemium” model to appeal directly to small businesses that may not have the available capital to make a large investment in a sales platform.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Watch NOW Takeaway 1 Portfolio risk and accounting professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Takeaway 2 Management reports, probability of default, and model validation topics were found in the top blogs for risk professionals. The FASB’s description of proposed changes can be found here.

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Abrigo

MARCH 25, 2022

ALM & measuring long-term interest rate risk Interest rate risk is measured through two approaches. This ALM 101 post describes the value at risk(VAR)/economic value of equity (EVE) risk perspective (long-term risk to market value of capital). ALM 101: Introduction to Asset/Liability Management.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Download the free report for all the details. Since January 2019, Citi has announced partnerships with capital markets tech companies Capitolis and Kantox and treasury risk management software Kyriba. Wealthfront is also working on launching a debit card to move from passive to active financial management.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Financing plays a crucial role in small business survival and success. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. A majority of applicants sought less than $100,000.

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Abrigo

MARCH 17, 2022

Takeaway 3 Using stress testing scenarios helps banks and credit unions determine whether estimated loss rates will push projected capital levels below regulatory thresholds. Regardless of regulatory pressure, measuring and managing key risks are the cornerstone of community financial institutions’ enterprise risk management (ERM) programs.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The most popular posts in our Customer Development category dealt with digital banking, optimizing credit line increases, loan pricing and machine learning for credit risk models. Here is an excerpt of his top ranking post: Credit limit management is regarded as a key driver to profitable portfolios.

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