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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region.

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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. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said.

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Open Banking Expands Into SMB Lending, Smaller Banks

PYMNTS

But the latest initiatives reveal a growing interest in transforming internal processes, particularly among smaller banks looking to upgrade their core infrastructure and elevate small business lending operations. The regional bank also noted growing interest among smaller FIs to embrace the bank-FinTech collaboration trend.

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Lending and Credit Automation: Before and After

Abrigo

Slow lending decisions and frustrating loan application processes are among borrowers’ biggest gripes with traditional financial institutions vs competitors such as online or alternative lenders. Drive faster lending decisions. throughout the loan process. Get started.

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eCommerce Software Co VTEX Raises $140M In SoftBank-Led Round

PYMNTS

The fund has also invested in delivery company Rappi, lending outfit Creditas and tech company QuintoAndar. Gomide said VTEX needs to look beyond just serving its own region. “At At the end of the day, e-commerce software is a combination of knowledge.

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Loan review: Continuous monitoring vs. targeted monitoring

Abrigo

Focus loan reviews on risk in the portfolio Continuous loan review monitoring helps banks and credit unions ensure credit review systems support safe and sound lending. Now Director of Client Experience at Abrigo and a DiCOM credit quality software expert, Kirby added. “It

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

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