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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). If actual practices vary materially from the written guidelines and procedures, the source of this discrepancy should be identified, and either actual practices or the written policy should be changed.

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Trade Tensions Send Bank Loans Dropping In China

PYMNTS

Decreasing demands for loans has caused a July lending slowdown for Chinese financial institutions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Aug. Market confidence has taken a hit due to the trade war , causing Chinese businesses to adjust their investment plans. Tax cuts and fee reductions have so far had little success.

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending. They need a marketing person to title their reports.

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Bank Customers Lose Real Money

Jeff For Banks

You've been conservative, preferring the stability and security of bank deposits versus the gyrations of the market. Sure, your home value declined, but what does that mean to someone with little to no mortgage and isn't in the market to sell? Heck, maybe there'll be a reassessment and your real estate taxes will go down.

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The Fintech 250: The Top Fintech Startups Of 2018

CB Insights

The market map below categorizes the Fintech 250 companies based on core area of focus. Top Exits through IPO: ZhongAn Insurance IPO in Q3’17 ($11B market cap at end of first day of trading). market cap and today has a market cap of $20B+. Business Lending & Financing. General Lending & Marketplaces.

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Reverse Trend

Independent Banker

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. New FHA guidelines. who oversees 32 loan officers dedicated to providing the loans.

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Hot Wheels

Independent Banker

Competition and regulatory risk in car lending race off. Indirect auto lending has played a major role for Security Federal Savings Bank in Jasper, Ala. Today Security Federal Savings’ vehicle-lending portfolio has been reduced to $3 million. Current lending practices can’t produce profitable car loans, Thompson adds.