Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 4, 2024

Secular changes occur over many business cycles, tend to be slow-moving, and are more difficult to manage with business strategy. However, because bank capital has an average expected life of 15 to 20 years, bank managers must gauge and react to secular changes that will impact their business model.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 19, 2024

In a future article we will discuss how community bankers may structure their commercial loan products to maximize cross-selling and upsell opportunities. The banking industry is unlike many other industries when analyzing how cross-sell drives profitability. In the banking industry, the time factor is extremely important.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

These DFS500 amendments signal a crucial shift in the regulatory landscape, emphasizing the imperative for robust governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks across the financial industry. Control Testing and Gap Analysis: Evaluate controls to gauge their effectiveness in mitigating risks.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Now, banks and credit unions must determine how to safely and effectively manage risk in the portfolio while also driving growth at their institution. Therefore, it’s essential that the credit memo captures the complete picture of the borrower to ensure proper risk management. Improving loan grading in a recession.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

In September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published final guidelines designed to “strengthen the governance and risk management practices of large financial institutions.” While the final guidance clearly applies to larger financial institutions, community banks should still take note.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 23, 2014

But how can this growth be managed appropriately? Community banks certainly want to remain conservative with risks and follow regulations. When these reports aren’t provided, the bank is at risk of suffering loan portfolio quality problems that aren’t easily remedied.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. Community banks are already diversified within their geography and loan categories.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

We believe that while lending diversification leads banks to lend more in normal times (especially for banks over $50B in assets) and does benefit the general economy, community banks should be careful in how and where they choose to diversify. Community banks are already diversified within their geography and loan categories.

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Jack Henry

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Fintech providers play an important role in the financial services industry. Banks and credit unions rely heavily on fintechs to sustain compliant efficient operations, process payments and other data, protect information and deliver service to customers in a variety of ways.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry. Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The NYSDFS Part 500 amendments signal a crucial shift in the financial services regulatory landscape and underscore the importance of robust governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks. Control Testing and Gap Analysis: Evaluate controls to gauge their effectiveness in mitigating risks.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Drive Growth. learn more.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 23, 2023

The root cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is poor risk management – plain and simple. Bankers need to understand and manage their business on the fair value of assets and liabilities instead of managing their business on net interest margin and the amortized historical cost of assets and liabilities.

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Perficient

JANUARY 30, 2024

We take immense pride in recognizing that our committed individuals propel innovation and drive change within our industry. Learn More: Risk and Reputation Matter Meet Carolyn Introduce yourself and provide an overview of your role at Perficient: I am a project manager within Financial Services (FS).

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio).

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ALM | 4 minute read Key Takeaways Many financial institutions view asset/liability management as a "check-the-box" regulatory exercise. An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance.

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

The data below outlines SMB loan origination trends, delinquencies on SMB loans (90+ Days Past Due, or DPD), and changes in the average loan sizes for various industries. Generally, small business loans benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Community bankers need to practice realistic loan pricing discipline. However, we need to understand the meaning of pricing discipline and its effect on community bank performance. Bankers need to manage credit relationships to ROA/ROE and not credit spreads. Why do banks use RAROC loan pricing models?

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FICO

APRIL 10, 2019

for example, the Chamber of Commerce and FICO have launched a quarterly Assessment of Business Cyber Risk that looks at whole industries, through a roll-up of the FICO® Cyber Risk Score. As companies learn their FICO Cyber Risk Score, it raises the question: What are our recommendations for cyber risk management?

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

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. Takeaway 2 According to Forrester data, firms pursuing technology-driven innovation grow three to four times faster than industry averages.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The current yield curve presents various challenges for community bankers for revenue generation and risk management. In this article, we will outline the significance of the yield curve shape and what it may portend for community banks. Bankers also need to address credit risks from floating rate structures.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 10, 2022

FTP was introduced to banks in the early 1980s to help manage interest rate risk on a transactional basis. Over time FTP was further advanced to allow management to measure and manage credit, interest rate, liquidity, and operational risk across business units. Simple Funds Transfer Pricing Example.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 30, 2023

Rising funding costs and decreasing liquidity at community banks are causing managers to change pricing methodology for new credits. This makes some sense, as in other industries, if your input pricing goes up, you often adjust your end pricing. The drop in liquidity ratios is expected to accelerate through 2023.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 With generative AI technology improving by the day, the question is not if the banking industry will utilize it, but when. Takeaway 2 AI can lead to more accurate and consistent outputs or predictions, better risk management, and improved customer experiences.

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ForwardBanker

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It’s the role of a CEO in any industry to manage necessary business risks and eliminate unnecessary ones. Financial institution CEOs have to do so in an environment that’s fraught with risk from multiple sources. PWC’s 20th CEO Survey illustrates the worries financial industry CEOs.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 28, 2023

Deep expertise in sound business lending has value , which showed up in the market both directly helping community banks and through partnerships. As an industry observer, the relationship Baker Hill built up with Fiserv over the last several years really had my attention because I saw the mutual need and benefit.

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NCR

MARCH 1, 2016

As a result of the recession and market volatility, there has been a concerted effort in recent years throughout the banking industry to focus on a holistic approach to an institution’s overall risk management in order to achieve and sustain stability. Compliance Risk – The banking industry is highly regulated.

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Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2023

Additionally, the process of translating all this information into a persuasive business case is often a new or unfamiliar endeavor for a Loan Review Manager. At Abrigo, we understand how difficult this process can be. However, many clients evaluated an internally developed system before ultimately acquiring loan review automation.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 16, 2011

I attended an industry presentation on ERM this past week put on by RSM McGladrey. As community FIs, regulators force us to throw enough money down a black hole without us volunteering to do so. But managing risk across organizational silos is highly fragmented in FIs. But not all risks are equal.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The banking industry has seen a steady stream of media attention since 2008, much of it in the form of stories about data breaches linked to major retailers or mega banks’ profits. Two recent surveys addressing the community banking landscape have pointed to increasing regulations as the primary cause of stress for these institutions.

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Abrigo

JUNE 11, 2021

Measuring Interest Rate Risk Can Vary by Institution Interest rate risk measurement plays a key role in ensuring an institution's safety and soundness. Would you like other articles on asset/liability management in your inbox? FDIC) noted in its 2021 Risk Review.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The economic environment and industry challenges facing community financial institutions mean that managing risk and driving growth are imperative for banks and credit unions, industry experts say. Their talent that goes beyond intellect plays an important role in managing credit risk. Learn More.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

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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