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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Banks and thrifts hold half of all outstanding CRE debt through the second quarter, with insurance companies accounting for 12% and commercial mortgage-backed securities holding 14%, according to Trepp. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits.

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2020 CRE Outlook: Trends Expected to Shape Commercial Real Estate Lending

Abrigo

That’s just the beginning,” warned the Chicago Tribune less than a week earlier. CRE loan performance metrics at FDIC-insured institutions are strong, although institutions with CRE concentrations may be vulnerable to economic changes,” The FDIC said in its 2019 Risk Review.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

PYMNTS

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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How fraudsters target different generations

Independent Banker

Fraudsters tend to target baby boomers via robocalls about healthcare, taxes or Social Security, but they aren’t immune to social scams. Brandon Koeser, financial services senior analyst with RSM US LLP headquartered in Chicago, gives an example of how scammers can target people based on their ages. Targeting boomers.

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5 Top takeaways from the 2017 Risk Management Summit

Abrigo

The hundreds of people attending the 2017 Risk Management Summit hosted by Sageworks heard from dozens of thought leaders in the financial services industry. The Sageworks Risk Management Summit is the industry’s leading life-of-loan conference, with topics spanning business development through portfolio risk in a CECL world.

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5 Reasons to Increase SBA Loan Origination at Your Bank or Credit Union

Abrigo

During Abrigo’s recent ThinkBIG Conference, credit underwriting and loan portfolio risk management trainer and consultant Michael Wear , CRC , of 39 Acres Corp. The change is intended to improve security, integration, reporting features, and validation to improve accuracy. Lending & Credit Risk. Risk Ratings.

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