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How Community Financial Institutions Can Regain the Small Business Lending Market

Abrigo

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Changing Lending Environment.

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Why banking technology makes sense – recession or not

Abrigo

Banking technology decisions now affect future growth With the possibility of a recession, community financial institutions may consider a delay or cut in technology spending. Perhaps executives think delaying or cutting spending on technology to make lending more efficient will affect only their staff.

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Compliance burdens: Reducing bank products and services

Abrigo

The ABA’s 2015 Survey of Bank Compliance Officers , conducted February through March 2015, had participation from more than 450 financial institutions, with almost 80 percent being community banks. ABA president and CEO, Frank Keating, commented that Dodd-Frank has impacted banks, their customers and the communities they serve.

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CECL implementation: Survey shows where peers are as 2023 nears

Abrigo

You might also like this: "Beyond CECL: Stress testing, ALM, and financial planning" DOWNLOAD. For community banks specifically, they’re already reserving for a lifetime of credit losses,” he said. Banks regulated by the Federal Reserve, the OCC, or the FDIC made up the bulk of institutions represented by survey-takers (73%).

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Study: Construction loan monitoring decreases loan defaults

Abrigo

Bank monitoring in construction lending. More construction loan monitoring ultimately decreases loan default, according to a new FDIC Center for Financial Research working paper. While it doesn't necessarily reflect the views of the FDIC, the paper includes preliminary findings from research by FDIC staff and an FDIC Visiting Scholar.

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E-Signature Approval

Independent Banker

Legally and operationally, digital John Hancocks come of age in lending. Electronic signatures “absolutely” have helped PrivatePlus Mortgage expand its residential mortgage lending reach nationwide, says Lia Webster. Community banks and their customers don’t need to be concerned about the legality of digitally signed documents.

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SVB: Early lessons for all financial institutions from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure

Abrigo

DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Silicon Valley Bank's failure is a stark reminder for other financial institutions that when a crisis occurs, it can spread rapidly. Banks in rural America are not going to have the same kind of lending activities, or depositor relationships as this bank seemingly had. Do you get that from your deposit analysis ?

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