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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

PYMNTS

tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative. percent rate.

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Formula for Business Lending Success: Minimize Delays

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Financial institutions who want to maintain a healthy share of business lending this year and through potentially tougher economic times ahead want to be in the best position possible before trouble hits. Abrigo's Business Lending Readiness Survey found many processes stymie those efforts.

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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 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

BankUnderground

This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

Examples of "except"-ional problems I have seen cases where something is an exception even though there is a policy or guidance specifically allowing instances for what is being cited as an exception. unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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Data Dive: The Uncertain Future Edition, MoviePass, Credit Cards And Seattle Taxes

PYMNTS

For example… MoviePass: The Show Will Go On . We’ve got 17 months’ worth of cash without further raises of capital,” the executive said. Banks also got more strict with their lending requirements, which resulted in a slowdown in credit card balance growth. Seattle Taxation Change of Heart.

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Commercial Real Estate or Business Lending: Which Is Better?

Jeff For Banks

The charts below show the pre-tax profits as a percent of the total product portfolio during different rate scenarios compared to the Fed Funds Rate. So the answer, from a straight pre-tax profit perspective, is commercial real estate in more recent times and a rising rate environment. The pre-tax ROA might not look great.

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