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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

Abrigo

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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How to stress test your ag portfolio

Abrigo

The report, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , stated that demand could remain high since futures markets for fall crops show prices are likely to remain low because of the potential for another record harvest. The challenge is that market conditions in this type of lending tend to be volatile. Production costs 3.

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Non-performing ag loans increase, says lender survey

Abrigo

Researchers pointed to uncertainty in the markets regarding interest rates and competition amongst the lenders as some of the long-term factors in the results, which still showed a strong credit market for producers,” according to the university’s summary of the results.

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Today’s Cyber Risk Management

Cisco

The past 20 years have visibly demonstrated the impact large scale events have on market, credit, and operational risks in financial services. Beginning with the bursting of the dot-com bubble, and more recently, the global COVID-19 pandemic, these events created significant volatility in stock prices resulting in increased market risk.

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How to Write a Social Media Policy for Your Financial Institution

Long Lasting Ideas

In the past it was easier to manage social media use by restricting access to sites on company systems, but smart phones and the acceptance of using social media in marketing communications has changed the landscape. There is no one-size-fits-all policy and your policy should fit with your other governing documents and employee handbook.

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OCC issues final fair access rule

CFPB Monitor

While citing language from the Comptroller’s Handbook on the Bank Supervision Process stating that “risk cannot always be quantified in dollars,” the OCC indicated that the final rule requires examiners and bank to “ensure that their evaluation of risk is supported by objective fact rather than mere preference or opinion.”