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FDIC OIG says lax lending, poor risk management led to Iowa bank failure

American Banker

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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7 Highlights from the Latest FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile

Abrigo

Banking Trends from the FDIC's 2Q Report Net interest margin reached a new record low, but positive signs emerged in lending. You might also like this webinar: "The Basics of Consumer Lending." Summary of the Latest FDIC Quarterly Profile. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Banking Data. Interestingly, 64.1% Learn More.

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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

On the liability side of SVB’s $173B in deposits at the end of 2022, approximately 97% were uninsured and above the $250k in FDIC protection threshold. The longer the duration in the investment portfolio, the shorter the duration should be on the lending portfolio. That combination made their liabilities very sensitive to safety.

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Joint Guidance Provided to Banks to Manage Risks Associated With Third-Party Relationships

Perficient

Perficient provides risk management to more than 500 financial services organizations, many of whom have multiple bank regulators. Often an organization will have a state-charted non-member bank, which has the FDIC as its primary federal regulator. Introduction It’s not you. It’s the guidance.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Lending Discipline : Sensible pricing methodology is part of a loan hedging program, and some hedge providers also offer a loan pricing model. Second, the hedge provider must be an FDIC insured institution and structure its hedges as a qualified financial contract (QFC). Banks are in the business of keeping loans, not making loans.

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If You Are Tired of Being Transactional, You Need A Hedge Program

South State Correspondent

Lending Discipline : Sensible pricing methodology is part of a loan hedging program, and some hedge providers also offer a loan pricing model. Second, the hedge provider must be an FDIC insured institution and structure its hedges as a qualified financial contract (QFC). Banks are in the business of keeping loans, not making loans.

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The Difference Between a Community Bank and a Big Bank

Jeff For Banks

The FDIC has defined community banks in their December 2020 Community Banking Report that either exclude or include the following criteria: Seems complicated. But the FDIC did confess that a community bank was not easily defined. A community bank lends depositor money here. A big bank lends a little here, there, and everywhere.