Abrigo

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Fortify your credit risk management framework How to prepare your organization for scrutiny of its credit risk management practices during your next exam or review. . You might also like this whitepaper, "Stress Testing: Managing Capital Levels and Credit Risk." So how can banks help customers keep up in uncertain markets?

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Loan Decisioning Allows Small Business Lending to Grow Community financial institutions can leverage automated loan underwriting to increase small business lending and achieve consistency. . Takeaway 2 Loan decisioning allows institutions to efficiently allocate credit analysts’ time for profitable small business lending.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Data collection for small business lenders Financial institutions, fintech companies, and other small business lenders will need to begin collecting a wide array of small business lending data under the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s (CFPB) proposed small business lending data collection rule. Proposal Issued. securities credit.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Takeaway 2 With proper planning and effective strategies, the scheduling process can be made more manageable at your financial institution. It's about ensuring that every aspect of your lending operation is optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Reduce exceptions : Too many credit exceptions can lead to confusion and inefficiency.

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Abrigo

MARCH 21, 2023

You might also like this video on managing interest rate risk. Takeaway 3 Diving deeper into depositor pricing and evaluating loan pricing to ensure compensation for the risk are among strategies to manage interest rate risk. Stay up to date with Abrigo advisors' ideas for managing interest rate risk. billion – a 39.7%

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

Takeaway 2 Examining the following objectives and evaluating your loan review system based on them can ensure regulatory compliance. The complexity and scope of a loan review system will vary based on an institution’s size, type of operations, and management practices.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Advice from a former credit union BSA Officer A former compliance officer offers considerations for creating a successful and compliant AML program at your credit union. Watch webinar Takeaway 1 Recent FinCEN consent orders show that weak compliance programs are coming under more scrutiny, especially at gap institutions.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

WATCH Takeaway 1 Understanding generative AI and how peers are using AI and genAI helps financial institution leaders and management vet the technology and related risks. Knowing how AI and genAI are being used by peers and fraudsters will help financial institution leaders and management vet potential solutions and watch for risks.

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

The scope and depth of loan review Loan review requires a "renaissance banker" Loan review policies are typically reviewed and approved at least annually by the board of directors. Policy guidelines usually include a written description of the overall credit grading process and establish responsibilities for the various loan review functions.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Advice from a former credit union BSA Officer A former compliance officer offers considerations for creating a successful and compliant AML program at your credit union. Watch webinar Takeaway 1 Recent FinCEN consent orders show that weak compliance programs are coming under more scrutiny, especially at gap institutions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 5, 2023

AML Compliance Ten qualities of a successful BSA officer Hiring a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officer for a financial institution involves looking for a unique experience level and skillset that ensures compliance with the BSA and related regulations. This includes training staff on BSA/AML policies and fostering a culture of compliance.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 1, 2022

Best practices for assessing models and managing risk Sound model development, implementation, use, and validation is especially important as CECL models debut. . What are model risk management and model validation? SR 11-7, issued by the Federal Reserve and OCC in 2011, is the supervisory guidance on model risk management.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 5, 2022

In response to a request from three Democratic House members, the GAO recently issued a report on its review of fair lending oversight conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. These changes contributed to fewer annual fair lending examinations and deficiency findings leading to matters requiring attention at smaller banks.

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Abrigo

MAY 18, 2023

The guidance expects the credit risk review function to consider industry standards consistent with the institution’s size, complexity, loan types, risk profile, and risk management practices. Watch a video on how loan review helps financial institutions achieve growth goals.

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Abrigo

MAY 30, 2023

But compliance deadlines are tiered. 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.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Takeaway 3 Timely risk ratings and a written review policy are critical components of effective loan review and credit review. An effective independent loan review system has always been critical for managing a financial institution’s credit risk and accurately estimating the allowance for loan and lease losses, or ALLL.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. What is regtech?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech?

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 7, 2022

The FDIC has issued the March 2022 edition of Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights which includes a description of some of the most significant consumer compliance issues identified by FDIC examiners during consumer compliance examinations conducted in 2021. Fair lending.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As described in the first post of this series , a key component of effective asset/liability management (ALM) is managing risks. ALM 101: Introduction to Asset/Liability Management. Takeaway 3 Two methods of measuring short-term interest rate risk are a gap analysis and, more commonly, an income simulation. Earnings at Risk.

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2023

Focus loan reviews on risk in the portfolio Continuous loan review monitoring helps banks and credit unions ensure credit review systems support safe and sound lending. discussed how they use continuous monitoring in their efforts to ensure safe and sound lending practices.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You might also like this webinar: "Fortify Your Loan Policy to Effectively Manage Credit Risk." The data is intended to help the CFPB enforce fair lending laws and could also be used by the government and small business lenders to identify the needs of businesses, said Michelle Lucci, Abrigo Regulatory Compliance Manager.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Declining deposits, higher cost of funds, and ever-increasing competition are just a few challenges these executives are managing.

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Abrigo

MAY 10, 2021

Takeaway 2 Process management features of a loan origination system help manage the workflow, from analysis through closing. A loan origination system (LOS) should perform several basic functions to automate and manage the end-to-end steps in the commercial loan process. LOS process management features.

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Abrigo

JUNE 23, 2023

For any financial institution, managing, processing, and analyzing data requires a dependable system to help you make sense of the information you’re gathering and use it to optimize operations. Implementing a self-managed data warehouse is a massive undertaking that requires careful planning and execution.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Using what could be described as “agile policy-making,” the agencies conducted a series of interagency “policy sprints” focused on crypto assets. Ancillary custody services could potentially include staking, facilitating crypto asset lending, and distributed ledger technology governance services.

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American Banker

MARCH 22, 2024

The FDIC Office of Inspector General attributed the downfall of Citizens Bank in November 2023 to lax lending practices and risk mismanagement by the Lange family, causing a $14.8 million loss to the regulator's Deposit Insurance Fund. The OIG saw no grounds for a more extensive review.

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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. With this in mind, the July 2018 Bulletin focuses on a wide-range of consumer protection issues, including: Redlining.

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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.

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Abrigo

MARCH 14, 2022

Accessibility of data for loan officers, managers and potentially external loan review personnel. In addition, leveraging lending correspondence software creates a better user experience and streamlines the internal processes. In addition, upper management and examiners will appreciate immediate access to essential reports and data.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 7, 2020

The CFPB’s annual fair lending report covering its 2019 activities is scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register. The Bureau states that an area of innovation that it is monitoring for fair lending and credit access issues is “artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically, machine learning (ML), a subset of AI.”

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Although bank lending partnerships with fintechs continue to receive OCC attention, recent remarks by OCC officials indicate that OCC scrutiny is now also directed at partnerships outside of the lending arena. This approach is expected to enable a clearer focus by the OCC on risks and risk management expectations.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. The summit speakers included Grovetta Gardineer, the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Compliance and Community Affairs at the OCC. Mr. Watkins indicated that the CFPB’s no-action letter policy may also be subject to review by the Bureau.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Key Takeaways Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. However, many community financial institutions derive a significant portion of income from lending. Furthermore, lending is a major source of risk for most banks and credit unions.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Greater uncertainty wins as the Supreme Court upholds statistical evidence in fair lending claims. Supreme Court, it is, and the high court’s recent ruling to that effect is likely to affect community banks, their regulatory examinations and their potential exposure to fair lending lawsuits. lending compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 30, 2022

Of special note, the OCC also believes compliance risk is “heightened” for Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance because of world events and compliance staffing concerns. BSA/AML Compliance Risks. Cybersecurity Risks.

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Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2022

Takeaway 3 Short-term benefits are alluring, but a merger or acquisition is a long-term investment that requires careful management. In a perfect merger, both banks are compliant, risk-based, and consistent with each other’s policies and procedures. Consolidation Trends. Mergers & acquisitions are on the rise. A Good Match?

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