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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Stress testing, monitoring are essential Financial institutions should challenge assumptions about CRE risk while also watching for red flags as they manage the CRE portfolio. You might also like this webinar on credit department housekeeping. Examine existing loans and those in the pipeline carefully and adjust for risk.

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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

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Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. You might also like this upcoming webinar, "Relationship banking: 7 Keys to extraordinary results." How robust is your compliance program?

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Supervisor focus: Credit risk management, stress testing

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Monitoring credit risk management, interest rate risk and banks’ ability to stress test loans affected by low oil prices are among the priorities for supervisors at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) these days, according to the agency’s recent mid-year status report on its operating plan.

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Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022: Red Flags for BSA/AML Staff

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You might also like this webinar, "Elder Financial Exploitation – The Hidden Crime." World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an international United Nations observance day commemorated each June 15 by most countries around the globe. Model Risk Management: Regulatory Priorities and Best Practices. Need to Know. Learn More.

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Best Practices for Managing Credit Risk in Recession

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is officially in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Now, banks and credit unions must determine how to safely and effectively manage risk in the portfolio while also driving growth at their institution. The national effects remain opaque and will continue to change – do not get complacent.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 3: Terrorist Financing

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As part of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) first national priorities list for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) policies, one important priority continues to be detecting, reporting, and preventing terrorist financing. Other government organizations also offer content.

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Credit union FAQs: Implementing the new MBL rule

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It’s been more than six months since the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued its revised member business lending (MBL) rule in January 2017. Having extensive, well-documented risk management procedures is key. Assess risk at loan inception 2. Assign initial credit risk rating 3.