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How to Choose a Hedge Provider as a Bank

South State Correspondent

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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Fraud prevention and detection: Empowering clients through education

Abrigo

Effective fraud risk management includes detection and fraud monitoring that should consider customer or member history and behavior. Some options include: In-person fraud prevention seminars, either held at a branch location or a local community center. What should a financial institution’s fraud education program include?

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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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Stress Testing: Are the Results Guiding Your CECL Decision-Making?

Abrigo

The scenarios can include increases in interest rates, changes in cap rates by regions (this helps when evaluating collateral components), changes in rents, vacancies, or expenses, and CRE collateral stress. Regulatory communities and auditors want to see that CECL and stress testing remain as consistent as possible across the organization.

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