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Loan review – A crucial component of risk management

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To ensure that underwriting and portfolio management satisfy regulatory expectations as well as industry best practices 2. To provide bank management and the board with an objective assessment of credit quality and ongoing portfolio management 3. The beginning of all risk in the portfolio is with loan origination.

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Top Lending & Credit Risk Blog Posts of 2019

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Key Takeaways The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2019. The top lending and credit blog posts focused on improving loan pricing, creating a better experience for borrowers, and developing risk ratings. Popular articles about credit, lending.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

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Finally, while there may be a distinction in the severity of risk of the credit exception, that assessment tends to be inherent in the exception itself rather than the subject of the exception (e.g., unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S.

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From CRE to Corporate Culture – BIG Ideas from 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Drive Growth.

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From economic forecasts to company culture, there were important takeaways for all community financial institutions. . Millennium Bank, like many community financial institutions, is heavily concentrated in commercial real estate (CRE). Drive Growth. Understanding the current state of banking and future expectations.

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Regtech in banking: How emerging technology helps keep banks compliant

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Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. What is regtech?

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Regtech in banking: How emerging technology helps keep banks compliant

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Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. What is regtech?