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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital. Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits.

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Troubles at NYCB highlight pain in rent-regulated real estate

American Banker

Long Island-based New York Community Bancorp has a large concentration in loans on New York City apartment buildings with rent restrictions. Property values in that sector have tanked amid higher interest rates, inflation and 2019 revisions to state law.

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10 Reports every bank and credit union should run NOW

Abrigo

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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The importance of balancing loan portfolio growth and risk management

Abrigo

But how can this growth be managed appropriately? CEIS Review , a New York-based bank consulting firm, highlights the shift in a recent article. Community banks certainly want to remain conservative with risks and follow regulations. First, independence and objectivity are critical. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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Federal banking regulators issue statement on loan reference rates and advise prompt transition from LIBOR

CFPB Monitor

It indicated that new loan contracts should either use a reference rate other than LIBOR or have fallback language that includes an alternative reference rate after LIBOR’s discontinuation. In the new statement, the agencies emphasize that they are not endorsing a specific replacement rate for LIBOR for loans.

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

Jeff For Banks

And regulators are getting anxious. and New York Community Bancorp called off their planned merger. Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. Risk mitigants tend to lag growth, especially fast growth.

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The Slippery of Slope of Using Banking to Advance a Political Agenda

Jeff For Banks

On October 29, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter to all depositories and non-depositories regulated by them regarding climate change and financial risks. Now you may be in full agreement with strong-arming financial institutions to not lend to coal burning utilities.

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