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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Bankers should examine warning signs and shore up defenses for existing income-producing CRE loans as part of commercial property loan risk management. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits. The impact is not consistent.”

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New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe

PYMNTS

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on global Internet firms which will, as Reuters reports , be levied on revenues tied to Czech users across advertising, digital marketplaces and data sales.

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Greenfield Opportunity Looms In India For Online Financing

PYMNTS

In addition, said Arora, mobile usage is prevalent among India’s citizens (rather than, say, desktops), and so for Biz2Credit, the use of mobile features and “making it very easy to call” or work with online lending, even via text messaging, is important to establishing an online lending presence in India.

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What Basic Functions Should My Loan Origination System (LOS) Perform?

Abrigo

While a financial institution often primarily focuses on securing software to originate business loans, a commercial LOS provides scalability when it offers integrated solutions on one platform to manage all stages of the life of the loan. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Lending & Credit Risk.

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How fraudsters target different generations

Independent Banker

Fraudsters tend to target baby boomers via robocalls about healthcare, taxes or Social Security, but they aren’t immune to social scams. A person’s tech habits might be a better indicator of becoming a financial fraud victim than their age, says Rehman Khan, assistant vice president of cyber risk management in Travelers’ Naperville, Ill.,

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Sageworks Offers Lenders A Door To SMEs

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14) that the company is entering the small business finance space with a new platform that adds to its existing consumer lending, credit risk and portfolio risk management offerings for financial institutions. Reports said Monday (Nov.

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In India, Banking Banks On Blockchain

PYMNTS

The firms said that risk management and transparency will be part of the network, with an eye on digitizing business processes. The online publication noted that the branch, paperless in nature, has self-service kiosks, virtual reality boxes and, perhaps not surprisingly, internet connectivity.