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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

Abrigo

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. Takeaway 3 The specific policy areas outlined below should be carefully considered by credit unions engaged in member business lending.

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A step-by-step guide to financial institution strategic planning

Abrigo

What has been the historical performance of your CRE portfolio risk metrics? What impact does peer comparison have on your loan pricing? Learn to identify emerging CRE credit risk red flags. Learn to identify emerging CRE credit risk red flags. What are your loan pricing metrics?

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The importance of balancing loan portfolio growth and risk management

Abrigo

” Banks understand the need to regularly specify and quantify portfolio risk, and remain cognizant of the impact new loan commitments have on the balance sheet. When these reports aren’t provided, the bank is at risk of suffering loan portfolio quality problems that aren’t easily remedied. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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10 Reports every bank and credit union should run NOW

Abrigo

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.

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Top Challenges in Risk Management: Are Your Risk Models Working?

FICO

Baselines, for comparison, should be taken from a period pre-COVID that reflects your best estimate of the future portfolio. Determining the lag from the endpoint to when the model’s reliability should be back to normal will not be trivial, and will depend on the portfolio dynamics and lending appetite moving forward.

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

This all compares to about a 40%+ return invested in improving processes (loan, branch, cash management, etc.) In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground.

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The impact of lower energy prices on banks

Abrigo

Analysts examined banks with at least 25 percent of deposits held in oil- and gas-dependent counties in order to investigate the impact of direct lending to local oil and gas firms and indirect lending to companies servicing the sector. This failure rate is significantly below historical averages, the study noted.