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Stressing the importance of stress tests

Abrigo

March comes in like a lion for the nation’s largest banks. Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced how “the big banks” fared on their annual stress tests (The Wall Street Journal’s Briefly blog offers what to know and what is relevant about the exams). ” Blog Bank'

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Why credit unions should consider stress testing

Abrigo

The “big guys” like Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others are required under the Dodd-Frank financial laws to release their findings publicly , as a step to prepare for the Fed’s annual check-up in the spring. Dan Berger, the president and CEO of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU).

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The Slippery of Slope of Using Banking to Advance a Political Agenda

Jeff For Banks

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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The Future of Noninterest Income at Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Currently, banks are flush with “surge” deposits , which could be contributing to this additional source of income. Community banks target growth. Types of Noninterest Income.

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How the 2022 Stress Test Scenarios Can Help Small Banks & Credit Unions

Abrigo

But small banks and credit unions can benefit from the stress test scenarios, too. Takeaway 1 The 2022 stress test scenarios released by banking regulators for DFAST institutions can help smaller banks and credit unions analyze the potential impact of adverse outcomes. Download Infographic. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

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. While interest rate risk caused the most significant impact on value, several other factors contributed to the terminality of each bank that was closed.

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5 Reasons to Start CECL Implementation Now

Abrigo

It also will allow more collaboration between credit risk and accounting staff needed to develop forecasts for credit risks and trends. Banks and credit unions also need to determine what data has been tested or historically reconciled to make sure that gaps and inconsistencies do not cause problems. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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