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How to Conduct an Exam-Proof BSA/AML Risk Assessment

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Inherent risk is any activity or factor posed to the financial institution, notwithstanding applying any management or risk mitigation tools. After adjusting the inherent risk for the institution’s risk management controls, residual risk represents the bank or credit union’s current risk.

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The Current State of Ag Lending: Challenges for Borrowers, Lenders, and How to Overcome Them

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“This advisory reminds financial institutions engaged in agricultural lending to maintain sound underwriting standards, strong credit and administration practices, effective risk management strategies, and appropriate allowances for losses and capital levels through the credit cycle,” the FDIC statement said. Lending & Credit Risk.

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For faster loan origination, stop doing this

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How to close more loans by speeding up lending and credit analysis Seeking a quicker loan origination workflow is worth it. You might also like this on-demand webinar on the red flags of emerging CRE risk. Stop manual tax-data entry. Learn where to find opportunities for improvement. Easily upload and import the data.

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Top 10 banking webinars of 2015

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Building Blocks for Effective Loan Portfolio Stress Testing – In this webinar, John Behringer, a partner at RSM US, covered regulatory expectations for stress testing policies and procedures, critical data points for stress testing and how to use stress test results to better manage credit risk.

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3 Traits of a Strong Loan Reviewer – Video

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As a loan reviewer, you need to be technically sound in order to do your job, which means you need to have a fundamental understanding of financial analysis, tax analysis, and all of the regulatory laws that surround the credits that you’re going to be reviewing,” Cooley says. Credit Risk Management. Credit Risk Regulation.

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How to increase efficiency and minimize risk in the audit process using analytics

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Since leaving public accounting, she has been an internal auditor, a tax preparer and a controller. She shared her expertise in a recent Sageworks webinar, “ How to Increase Efficiency and Minimize Risk in the Audit Process.” AI will not replace your job, or your need to be vigilant in risk mitigation.

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CRE loan distress: Spot the symptoms, diagnose, and treat problem loans

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How to respond to CRE loan distress Use these tips for banks and credit unions to identify and handle commercial real estate loans that are showing signs of being problem CRE credits. Beyond a hard money default due to a payment or maturity event, early warning signs for CRE loans typically manifest as a : Failure to pay real estate taxes.

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