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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

Examples of "except"-ional problems I have seen cases where something is an exception even though there is a policy or guidance specifically allowing instances for what is being cited as an exception. unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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PPP Headaches: As Anti-Fraud Efforts Continue, Borrowers & Lenders Face Challenges

Abrigo

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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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

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. The result?

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Consumer groups urge CFPB to regulate fee-based earned wage access products as credit

CFPB Monitor

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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Disbursements By Voice Are Growing In Popularity – And Other Instant Disbursements Trends

PYMNTS

Consumers and microbusinesses now get an average of two disbursements each year, excluding tax disbursements from local, state and federal governments. For instance, instant payments are most prevalent in the worlds of wages, insurance disbursements and lending payouts, according to the survey results. Fast Fact No.

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

Abrigo

Rather than stealing someone's identity or using a friend or family member's details, the account holder is who they say they are and uses their account to commit fraud—for example, applying for a loan with no intention of paying it back or filing a false chargeback claim. The scam here is an inside job, making it inherently more elusive.

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