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Spotlight on lending: Preparing for Q3 bank reports

Abrigo

With the fourth quarter of 2014 well underway, both banks and credit unions are in the midst of reporting their results from the previous three months. bank and credit union, on total loan growth quarter over quarter paint a picture of the state of bank lending leading up to the third quarter. Source: Sageworks Bank Information.

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Lending standards slip, risk increasing according to OCC

Abrigo

Lending standards continue to relax, according to data from the OCC’s 2014 Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices. This type of easing is similar to that experienced between 2004 and 2006, the time period leading up to the financial crisis, which many attribute to inadequate lending standards.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. With the end of 2014 inching closer, what will the Q4 picture show? Blog Bank'

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Cultivate a better ag lending process: 7 best practices

Abrigo

Develop better ag lending workflows before demand picks up. A better ag lending process makes applying smoother for borrowers and can allow efficient ag loan growth without adding a lot of staff. Takeaway 1 Now is the time to plant the seeds for harvesting growth in the ag loan portfolio by creating a better ag lending process.

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4 Scenarios for Lending Club – the proxy for Fintech disruption or hype $LC

Bank Innovation

When Lending Club did its IPO in December 2014 I declared it as the Netscape moment for Fintech (when it became conventional wisdom that this was going to change the world). I could be accused of contributing to the Fintech hype, which became intense in 2015 with investors flooding into Read More.

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Credit union membership, lending up in Q2

Abrigo

Last week the NCUA reported that the total number of credit union members had surpassed the 101 million mark, and overall lending was up as of the close of Q2. This is a significant jump of more than three million members since the same period in 2014. Total lending at federally-insured credit unions reached $745.2

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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

Abrigo

More than three-quarters of a million were sold in 2014, continuing its reign as the top vehicle since 1981. The Toyota Camry, the first car on the 2014 list, ranked fourth overall with more than 428,000 new to the road. million over the last quarter of 2014. million over the last quarter of 2014.

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