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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Coldwater, Ohio. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. Lucas White: We need to continue to differentiate community banks and educate policymakers on why tiered and proportionate regulation is necessary. Chairman Brad M. Grand Rapids, Minn.;

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. Coldwater, Ohio. in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. Coldwater, Ohio. Jack Hartings Photo by Michael Nemeth. By Kelly Pike. Employees: 80.

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The Time Is Now

Independent Banker

With so many community bankers sending messages asking members of Congress to scrap the proposed Federal Reserve stock dividend cut along with ICBA-led advocacy, we were able to achieve a big win—community banks with $10 billion in assets and less will be exempt from this backdoor tax on only our industry. in Coldwater, Ohio.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). Illustration: Josue Evilla. By Ed Avis. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)