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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Stress testing, monitoring are essential Financial institutions should challenge assumptions about CRE risk while also watching for red flags as they manage the CRE portfolio. WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters.

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Use Our ERC Assist Program to Raise Deposits

South State Correspondent

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. ERC gave eligible businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50% of $10,000 for qualified wages paid per employee. In 2020, the U.S.

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5 Big reasons to go digital with SMB & commercial lending

Abrigo

A lot of us used a customer portal for PPP Lending due to the mere volumes of customer loan requests and documents flowing to/from the bank and the customer. In my experience, community banks only do what they have to do. The customer portal for requesting financials and tax returns. This has several bonuses.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Declining deposits, higher cost of funds, and ever-increasing competition are just a few challenges these executives are managing.

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Small Business Lending Is Crucial in Fighting the Deposit Wars

Gonzobanker

Community banks need to analyze the demographics and varied business segments to identify the growth potential of each market. Another key player for successful small business banks is the vice president of business lending, who manages the relationship managers and reports to the chief lending officer.

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How Are PPP Loans Forgiven? What We Know Now

Abrigo

Manage PPP loans through forgiveness. Guidance for other employers in general on documentation for forgiveness isn’t spelled out specifically. However, the American Institute of CPAs recently published recommendations for PPP loan forgiveness documentation aimed at driving consistency among lenders and reducing borrower confusion.

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Lending and Credit Automation: Before and After

Abrigo

When commercial bankers making $200,000 a year are driving all over town to pick up supporting documents just to get the completed loan application moving forward instead of calling on prospects, inefficiencies of a manual application system are personally frustrating. It’s a generational opportunity to enhance earnings.

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