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Preparing your financial institution to manage loan workouts, loan modifications

Abrigo

Managing loan workouts and modifications Tips for preparing your bank or credit union to handle an increased volume of problem loans while ensuring prudent credit risk management. You might also like this video, "A look at credit risk in a rising-rate environment." CRE loan accommodations.

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Great expectations: Loan review system regulations and how to adhere to them

Abrigo

Learn more about the impact of CFPB 1071 rule on small business lending Meeting expectations Strategies to simplify loan review for regulatory compliance As our annual loan review survey pointed out, loan review units have a severe workforce shortage at the junior and senior levels.

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BaaS Banks Are in Time Out, and Here’s Why It’s a Big Deal

Gonzobanker

Cross River Bank recently found itself in hot water with the FDIC when the agency declared that the bank engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices in relation to its compliance with fair lending laws and regulations, specifically the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Truth-in-Lending Act. In effect, Cross River is in time out.

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Survey Finds Cost of Funds Top of Mind for Community Bankers

ABA Community Banking

Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The post Survey Finds Cost of Funds Top of Mind for Community Bankers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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2020 CRE Outlook: Trends Expected to Shape Commercial Real Estate Lending

Abrigo

These expectations for CRE growth are reiterated in a soon-to-be released survey of just over 300 bankers by Abrigo. Nearly half of survey respondents (48%) said CRE would have the top focus for growth in their banks’ loan portfolios. Many banks throughout 2019 had reported tightening CRE standards, too.

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Bank exam “hot spot”: Inflating policy limits to avoid scrutiny

Abrigo

The desire to avoid examiner scrutiny may tempt some financial institutions to set the bar high when it comes to credit and liquidity risk management policy limits, but regulators are discouraging this approach. It could compromise institutions’ risk management effectiveness and ultimately hurt the institution.

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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

Abrigo

Bankers since the financial crisis have become accustomed to seeing language like the following: “The FDIC is re-emphasizing the importance of prudent interest rate risk oversight and risk management processes to ensure FDIC-supervised institutions are prepared for a period of rising interest rates.” Learn More.