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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

Abrigo

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. A common mistake is underestimating the resources and expertise required to maintain a successful program. Takeaway 2 Start slow.

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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. You might also like this resource, Abrigo's "2022 Loan Review Benchmark Survey Results."

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The top 10 2022 ALM resources for financial institutions

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 A review of these ALM resources can help FIs understand the environment and effectively strategize for the year to come. . Top helpful resources for ALM staff. Click on the link next to the number to access each resource. Lending & Credit Risk. Complimentary ALM guidance. For rookies and experts.

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Capital Assessment, Capital Planning Are Critical as Coronavirus Creates Chaos

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Stress tests and capital planning are vital to financial institutions in volatile times like these, when the coronavirus and pressures on the energy sector result in a financial crisis. Current environment = Challenging stressed capital planning. This has resulted in theoretical assumptions for capital planning.

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Reading The Tea Leaves Of Post-Pandemic SMB Lending

PYMNTS

That's especially true for small and medium-sized businesses today, which, while hoping to plan for growth in the coming years, are more often looking toward resources that can help them survive in the next few weeks and months. They're also tasked with choosing the best route to obtaining working capital as the number of options grows.

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CRE risk management: Identify and manage concentration risk

Abrigo

Find commercial real estate risks in the loan portfolio Sound risk management practices in commercial real estate lending help lenders manage CRE credit losses and protect the portfolio's profitability. You might also like this podcast, "How to sleep easier at night about your capital and risk levels."

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Is it Too Late to Automate? How to Get Started with PPP Lending

Abrigo

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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