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. Takeaway 3 Consider five examples of lender dashboards to improve workflow efficiency and monitor credit risks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Compliance and risk? Automating that compliance is now a “need to have.”. Compliance and risk officers have the unenviable task of finding out, sometimes after the fact, that not all the boxes are checked — if they even knew the boxes were there for checking in the first place. Plugging In To Plugins.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

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. Here are several timely suggestions to consider based on recent regulatory trends they see.

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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.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Independent Loan Review Systems in Banking Banking regulators have outlined expectations for effective, independent loan review and credit risk review. . The change reflects regulators’ expectations that financial institutions will develop loan review or credit review systems tailored to their specific risks and circumstances.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are many historical examples of some sophisticated and some less sophisticated entities imploding from the risk of derivatives. Some bankers will soon hear about another example of banks using derivatives that, unfortunately, will lead to losses. No additional reporting or regulatory compliance for the lender or the borrower.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Under the settlement, Rhinebeck will pay a $950,000 civil money penalty, provide restitution to borrowers, and develop a compliance plan which includes updates to its auto policies to cap dealer markups on installment contracts purchased by the bank. L. §§ 296-a(1)(b) and (3). According to Rhinebeck’s President and CEO Michael J.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Takeaway 3 Utilize regulatory guidance to understand regulators' expectations, which are likely to include consistent stress testing. For example, what is considered an impairment or charge-off? Get to know regulator expectations and priorities. It's important for financial institutions to know their limits,” said Englert.

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Abrigo

JUNE 9, 2020

Eliminating manual data entry, and, thus, data entry errors, is key to efficient and compliant lending. Compliance is at the center of the lending process at financial institutions. Without the right tools and processes in place, however, compliance can be monotonous and inefficient. Learn more.

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Abrigo

MAY 18, 2023

How to evaluate loan review processes based on their scope and depth A closer look at loan review can help your institution determine what steps to take to please regulators and streamline processes. You might also like this webinar, "Return to basics: Asking the right credit risk questions."

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In such an environment, community banks should focus on the power of their relationships with customers, according to Kent Kirby, a retired banker with 39 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking; lending, loan review, back-room operations, portfolio management, portfolio analytics, and credit policy.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

In addition, even before the recent banking troubles, regulators have emphasized the financial institution’s responsibility to provide leaders with information on key areas of planning, operations, and risk management. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Instant Payment Challenges In Online Lending. Borrowers face two key stages in the lending process: getting approval for their loans and receiving the funds. ING Bank partnered with small business loan provider Kabbage to streamline the approval process for potential borrowers, for example.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

While Chinese traders are limited to the purchase of up to $50,000 of foreign currency annually, the volume suggests stablecoins could be being used to circumvent the regulation, according to Chainalysis , the New York-based provider of regulatory compliance software.

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Abrigo

MARCH 2, 2023

Perhaps executives think delaying or cutting spending on technology to make lending more efficient will affect only their staff. A buyer’s guide for lending software for smaller financial institutions can be helpful. Can the lender maintain control of the relationship throughout the lending process?

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 14, 2021

The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”. Proposed Regulations. The IDFPR has proposed regulations to implement the Act.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 6, 2018

On July 26, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board (“ FRB “) announced the launch of the “Consumer Compliance Supervision Bulletin” (the “ Bulletin “) and simultaneously published its first issue. Mortgage Target Pricing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Two years ago today, Lending Club was ringing the bell on an IPO that one early investor called “a no-brainer.”. Lending Club’s model does not need bank branches on each street corner, and it can turn around in minutes and hours, not days. “I So what went so right for LendingClub two years ago today at its IPO — and then so wrong?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Financial institutions are in a constant balancing act: open up access to capital for borrowers to promote economic growth and financial inclusion and mitigate against the risk exposure lending produces — sometimes with disastrous implications for the global economy.

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Abrigo

APRIL 6, 2022

Takeaway 2 The change includes an obligation to inform regulators of a “notification incident” ASAP and no later than 36 hours after a reportable event occurs. In this guest column by Jeffrey Taft and Matthew Bisanz of Mayer Brown 's Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement practice, learn more about how to be ready for compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 14, 2021

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has issued modifications to its proposed regulations to implement SB 1235, the bill signed into law on September 30, 2018 that requires consumer-like disclosures to be made for certain commercial financing products, including small business loans and merchant cash advances.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Informal actions are generally appropriate for institutions that receive a composite rating of “3” for safety and soundness or consumer compliance. The grounds to issue a C&D is when an IDI or an IAP has engaged or is about to engage in an unsafe or unsound practice in the IDI, or a violation of the law and/or regulation.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Takeaway 3 Meanwhile, regulators continue to reinforce the importance of lenders knowing customers and beneficial owners. In a letter, the AICPA cited an example that, in many instances, small business owners applying for PPP loans were being incorrectly informed they had a criminal record. New Guidance Out. Ongoing changes help.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Companies providing such financing are not required to comply with the new disclosure requirements until the DBO’s final regulations become effective. The DBO’s invitation provides an important opportunity for providers of commercial financing products to engage with and educate the DBO as it develops proposed regulations.

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Abrigo

JULY 14, 2023

For example, say your management and board’s strategy for the upcoming year is to grow the CRE loan portfolio by 10%, and the institution needs to consider expanding into new markets to achieve this goal. For example, your top goal for next year might be to expand your lending geographic footprint.

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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. When two financial institutions come together, the AML and fraud compliance functions will need to be consolidated. Consolidation Trends.

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FICO

MAY 2, 2023

I sat down with UK lenders in two roundtable discussions in March to explore the different approaches being taken to Consumer Duty compliance. However, it's also undeniable that there is often an alignment between consumer expectations and what will help to achieve better performance for a financial service organisation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Join Abrigo for a webinar discussing risk assessments' role in compliance. Regulators will be expecting this as they examine institutions for FinCEN priority preparedness. The scam here is an inside job, making it inherently more elusive. Staying on top of fraud is a full-time job.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

banking industry is an ever-evolving machine, shaped and disrupted by FinTech, regulation and shifting customer expectations. That disruption isn’t over, either, according to Axos Bank CEO Gregory Garrabrants, who spoke with PYMNTS about how a fluctuating industry will continue to affect SMBs in the area of lending, payments and beyond.

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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. For example, a loan vendor might test a loan that’s performing at 1.2 Understanding the impact of a rising rate environment on a concentrated portion of your lending portfolio is critical.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Developing a quick, seamless and secure onboarding process for financial institutions (FIs), lending startups and other financial services providers has long posed its trials. Such entities in India were granted relief on Jan. Reliance on such solutions will be a win-win for both the customer and the business,” he said.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

In an economic and regulatory environment where compliance resources and budgets are stretched thin even without a global pandemic, the decision of where to use valuable resources should be risk-based and supported by your BSA risk assessment. Give examples of the identified schemes and determine which monitoring scenario(s) will be used.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. While Lexicon Bank doesn’t offer consumer or mortgage lending, it does do small business lending, which suits its market. Photo by Sammy Tillery. By Tom Groenfeldt.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

With FinTechs rushing in to fill the gaps in small business lending, banking and other financial services left by traditional banks, those FIs saw an opportunity to collaborate with their FinTech peers and integrate their solutions, rather than spend the money on inventing new small business products internally. Collaboration Vs. Competition.

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