Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Adapt to a dynamic banking environment with real-time lending & credit data Lender dashboards and reports showing the lending pipeline, pricing trends, emerging risks, workflow bottlenecks, etc. Ironically, data for making lending and credit decisions for the financial institution can also be one of the toughest assets to harness.

Report 195

Report Lending Trends Data 195

Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

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. Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry.

Community Bank 134

Community Bank Community Fraud Texas 134

Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. This is welcomed news for community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending.

Lending 195

Lending Rhode Island Fraud Los Angeles 195

Abrigo

JANUARY 30, 2024

Attendees return from ThinkBIG energized and informed so they can continue positively impacting their institutions and, more importantly, their communities. Banking and compliance professionals rely on the annual conference to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures that hammer them daily.

Conference 195

Conference Arizona Phoenix Fraud 195

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We simply need to remember what makes us special as community bankers, and with that as our foundation, we can embrace this season of change in four primary ways: 1. Demonstrating the community bank difference. That’s the community bank difference, and we should be proud to reiterate it throughout the year. My Top Three.

Community Bank 218

Community Bank Community Hawaii Washington 218

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The key allegations in the DOJ’s complaint are the following: During the relevant time period (2015-2021), the Newark, New Jersey-Pennsylvania Metro Division (Newark MD) as delineated in 2015 included Essex, Somerset, Union, Sussex, and Morris counties in New Jersey (Newark Lending Area). unlikely to be caused by chance) and sizeable.

New Jersey 147

New Jersey Lending Community National 147

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Takeaway 2 NBFIs should ensure their AML programs are sound and pass the scrutiny of FinCEN and their primary regulators. Consumers are looking for speed without the hassle of mounds of paperwork and lengthy approval processes, whether with deposit or lending accounts. Periodic BSA training must be given to all employees of the NBFI.

Compliance 195

Compliance Training Regulation Fraud 195

Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

Regulation 150

Regulation FDIC Survey Community Bank 150

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Working through any difficulty or crisis at your community bank won’t be a walk in the park, but it may lead to an experience for which you’re truly grateful. As a community banker, you’re either going through a crisis or you’re preparing for one. This experience also firmly shaped how we work with regulators.

Community Bank 171

Community Bank Community Lending Training 171

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

Management 103

Management Community Bank Community Regulation 103

Abrigo

MAY 30, 2023

Final rule Effective dates & compliance dates for rule 1071 As they do with any new requirement, financial institutions want to know when the CFPB 1071 rule is effective and when they must begin collecting and reporting data on their small business lending activities. Would you like to stay up to date on CFPB 1071 implementation?

Compliance 195

Compliance Lending Data Regulation 195

Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success. For banks and credit unions, this often means a deep understanding of regulations and compliance and adhering to the institution's risk management standards. Are there added fees involved for training?

Fintech 195

Fintech How To Innovation System 195

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

Community Bank 239

Community Bank Community Industry Texas 239

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. By Karen Hoffman.

Compliance 101

Compliance Regulation Community Bank Community 101

Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2022

Every year, Cornerstone Advisors conducts a survey of community-based financial institution CEOs that asks what their top concerns are. Regulations – The practical application of regulations to specific situations at the institution requires deep “inside” knowledge. However, attracting qualified talent won’t be enough.

Training 154

Training Survey System Data 154

Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. In a competitive lending environment, many banks and credit unions are concerned about losing good-quality loans if they over-price them.

Conference 195

Conference San Antonio Lending Fraud 195

Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending.

social media 150

social media Lending Community Community Bank 150

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). The following is an example of how I would address the structural exception of non-recourse lending. Generally speaking (subject to Regulation B), business loans should be guaranteed by the principals of the borrower.

Policies 195

Policies Lending Risk Management Examples 195

Abrigo

JANUARY 14, 2021

Takeaway 1 This round of PPP funding focuses on new borrowers in low- and moderate-income communities. . There is no doubt that the COVID-19 global pandemic has challenged communities across the country and has created a significant economic downturn, which has hit small businesses especially hard. PPP Fraud Spikes.

Fraud 195

Fraud Compliance Community Trends 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 9, 2019

Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act. Banks and credit unions must learn about these upcoming changes, adjust for them, and meanwhile continue to operate their existing institutions and meet customers’ needs while following all of the regulations that come with being a financial institution. See the entire agenda here.

Management 150

Management Conference Lending Training 150

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Key Takeaways Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards.

System 150

System Lending Compliance Risk Management 150

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Automation also helped financial institutions better serve their communities by, for example, reducing the time it takes to process a loan application. Fintechs have developed a strong competency around these advances. Learn how technology helped a financial institution during uncertain times.

Risk Management 195

Risk Management Data Technology Fintech 195

Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2023

They wear many hats, especially in smaller community banks and credit unions. Community outreach and kudos If you or someone in your department is developing training or content for community outreach education, make sure your board is aware of those efforts. It also provides justification for more resources when needed.

Compliance 195

Compliance Fraud Report Trends 195

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 1, 2021

The agencies observe that the potential risks associated with using AI are not unique to AI, such as creating operational vulnerabilities and consumer protection risks (fair lending, UDAAP, privacy). when an algorithm “learns” from idiosyncratic patterns in the training data that are not representative of the population as a whole).

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Training Lending FDIC 78

Gonzobanker

JULY 13, 2023

Supervised machine learning is when a model is trained to predict outcomes from a dataset. With their focus on consumer lending, credit unions are especially interested in this technology. Machine Learning AI Machine learning is the type of artificial intelligence that uses a model to predict an outcome.

Technology 78

Technology Software social media Fraud 78

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

Minneapolis 70

Minneapolis Community Bank Community San Antonio 70

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 6, 2018

Aimed at “senior executives in banking organizations,” the Bulletin is published by the FRB’s Division of Consumer and Community Affairs with the intent to provide high-level summaries of various consumer protection issues and to enhance the transparency of the Federal Reserve’s consumer compliance supervisory program.

Compliance 68

Compliance Risk Management Lending Training 68

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2017

In an interview with The Associated Press , McMahon pointed to a divide in the SMB community: feelings of both optimism and frustration over lack of access to finance. In particular, regulations around taxes and healthcare are a challenge to small business owners today, she said.

Training 101

Training Community Taxes Resources 101

Abrigo

AUGUST 18, 2020

The government was quick to roll-out PPP loans to offer relief to small businesses and communities. If you’re a small institution that only did PPP lending to your existing customers and decided not to do a lookback based on a risk-based approach, document that in your policies and procedures , ” said Luttrell. BSA Training.

Fraud 195

Fraud Trends Compliance Technology 195

Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

Through guidance, each of the federal bank regulators prescribes a Compliance Management System (CMS) as the framework for an effective compliance solution. To make the CMS framework effective, every community bank needs to customize it in the context of its profile and performance. What agency is our prudential federal regulator?

Compliance 70

Compliance Training Community Bank Regulation 70

Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2022

Today’s financial marketplace is challenged by increasing regulation, high expectations for fast and mobile financial services, and new fintech companies joining the already competitive arena. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Training. BSA Rules and Regulation. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Learn More. Learn More. Learn More.

Compliance 195

Compliance Policies Fraud Analysis 195

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

After earning a Christian counseling degree, Mark Hulbert has become a commercial lending officer. Commercial Lending Representative. How did you conclude that community banking was a good move for you? IB: Has community banking been what you expected it to be? Hulbert: I’m doing commercial lending. Mark Hulbert.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Lending Training 70

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs.

Compliance 70

Compliance Community Bank Community Training 70

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. Second, this can be accomplished only if the industry does not have too much influence over its regulators and if the regulators have the ability to hire, train, and retain qualified staff. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources.

FDIC 78

FDIC Community Bank Regulation Lending 78

CFPB Monitor

JULY 27, 2016

Department of Justice of charges that the bank’s mortgage lending practices violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act by redlining majority-minority neighborhoods in the Memphis MSA and illegally discriminating against African Americans in the underwriting and pricing of certain mortgage loans. ”

Memphis 60

Memphis Policies Lending Compliance 60

Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Solid loan grading systems must be carefully considered and defined, effectively communicated, and steadfast in both good and bad times. Loan grading scales, weighting, and adjustment levels should be a direct reflection of the institution’s credit culture and past lending experiences – especially those painful losses, Wear explained. “I

Management 195

Management Risk Management Trends Industry 195

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 4, 2018

Regulators and consultants promulgate this untruth. This week I sat in a bank CEO's office where he complained, ranted really, about his latest exam and the regulators' perception of liquidity risk, driven by the aforementioned Supervisory Insights. Train board members 4. This has happened before.

FDIC 60

FDIC System Regulation Conference 60