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Get your ducks in a row: HVCRE risk management

Abrigo

In a recent Sageworks webinar Robert Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, discusses High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) lending best practices. How did we get here? Ashbaugh’s presentation begins with a quick summary of why regulators care about HVCRE.

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The Difference Between a Community Bank and a Big Bank

Jeff For Banks

I recently spoke to a community group, and subsequently a community bank all-staff meeting regarding the definition of a community bank. If you ask me, the definition of a community bank is more subjective. A community bank lends depositor money here. A big bank lends a little here, there, and everywhere.

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Credit union FAQs: Implementing the new MBL rule

Abrigo

It’s been more than six months since the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued its revised member business lending (MBL) rule in January 2017. The NCUA recently updated the Examiner’s Guide to include what it described as a clear framework for supervisory expectations for managing a commercial lending program.

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Regulators share proposed changes to HVCRE guidance

Abrigo

During a Sageworks webinar on HVCRE risk management Rob Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, explained that clarifications on some of the murkier aspects of the HVCRE (high volatility commercial real estate) rule were anticipated by the industry.

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Obstacles to an effective loan review

Abrigo

.” – Albert Einstein Banks generate most of their revenue by lending money, and lending money, by definition, involves a certain amount of risk. Safe lending starts at the origination of the loan, because the most effective way to avoid a troubled loan is to never make the loan in the first place.

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Community Banks, Where Moving Beyond Interest Income Is In The (Credit) Cards

PYMNTS

Think of banking and you might think of lending and deposits, where firms make money on the spread between what they pay savers and what they take in from borrowers. We have definitely seen instances where community banks are innovating to meet the unique needs of their customer base,” he told PYMNTS.

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Federal Reserve Board Launches “Consumer Compliance Supervision Bulletin”

CFPB Monitor

It also provides guidance as to redlining risk management techniques such as (i) the regular review of assessment areas and credit market areas; (ii) evaluation of fair lending risk arising from the opening, acquiring or closing of branches and offices; (iii) evaluation through marketing and outreach programs; and (iv) complaints monitoring.