Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Apparently, people like it and here I’m going to expand upon the basic theme to give a detailed analysis of how FinTech wings are spreading. I wrote a blog the other day for The Next Web. I thought it was ok, and it has gained a lot of traction socially. There’s been a lot of talk about fintech lately.

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Fintech Regulation Technology Analytics 342

Abrigo

MAY 19, 2017

With the National Credit Union Administration issuing its final member business lending (MBL) ruling as of January 2017, credit unions are seeing increased flexibility in their lending limits. Automated analysis and administration Processing several loans manually can be time-consuming and increases the risk of human error.

Lending 150

Lending Analysis Knowledge Base System 150

Abrigo

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The top lending and credit blog posts focused on improving loan pricing, creating a better experience for borrowers, and developing risk ratings. Those priorities are apparent in the most popular Abrigo lending and credit blog posts for the year. Popular articles about credit, lending. Top blog posts reflect bank, CU priorities.

Lending 150

Lending Community Bank Software System 150

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Reports said the watchdog is focusing on the Chinese bank’s corporate lending operations, with unnamed sources telling the FT that the probe will include a look into HNA and Zhonghong Zhuoya and their borrowing activities with the bank.

Lending 148

Lending Regulation Operations Analysis 148

Abrigo

JANUARY 29, 2020

Key Takeaways The FDIC issued an advisory to FIs encouraging safe and sound lending practices in today's ag lending environment. FDIC) issued an advisory to financial institutions encouraging exceptionally safe and sound lending practices in agricultural lending. Learn More.

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Lending How To FDIC Survey 195

Abrigo

AUGUST 20, 2015

While it isn’t necessarily required for banks under $10 billion in assets, regulators and auditors generally view it as a proactive best practice, especially when a portfolio is highly concentrated in a volatile industry like agriculture.

Lending 150

Lending Kansas City Kansas Analysis 150

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Top down and bottom up analysis can inform capital assessments. Some financial institutions may view stress testing as a “check the box” practice to satisfy regulators, but others are making the most out of the process. Related to a top-down analysis is a reverse stress test. How to take the “stress” out of stress testing.

Lending 150

Lending Risk Management Analysis Capital 150

Abrigo

JULY 11, 2017

In December of 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s associate directors of the Office of Fair Lending expressed a new shift in priorities that will increase focus on small business lending, among other loan types. published in the May 2017 issue of BankNews.

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Regulation Memphis Tennessee Lending 150

Perficient

MARCH 3, 2022

Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses.

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Capital Regulation United States Exercises 294

Abrigo

MAY 11, 2021

Takeaway 1 Global cash flow can provide a more holistic lending picture as lending decisions have become more complex. Takeaway 2 Institutions usually leverage global cash flow analysis if a borrower has complex credits. Takeaway 3 Financial institutions should implement these best practices to effectively use CFC analysis.

Analysis 195

Analysis Lending Taxes Comparison 195

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Find commercial real estate risks in the loan portfolio Sound risk management practices in commercial real estate lending help lenders manage CRE credit losses and protect the portfolio's profitability. You might also like this podcast, "How to sleep easier at night about your capital and risk levels."

Risk Management 195

Risk Management Management Lending Capital 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

securities regulator is having trouble with rating agencies because it doesn’t have the tools or specific knowledge it needs to analyze huge amounts of rating data, according to a report from Reuters. Kimberly Earle, a former team leader at DERA, said there are many unanswered questions about the directive.

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Regulation Data Analysis Compliance 128

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

30) said a lack of regulation in the online SMB lending arena is raising concerns over sky-high fees and interest rates, sparking a bigger conversation about expanding borrower protections beyond consumers. The highest seen in the analysis was 358 percent. But recent reports in the Wall Street Journal Monday (Dec.

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Lending Online California New York 131

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

As a loan reviewer, you need to be technically sound in order to do your job, which means you need to have a fundamental understanding of financial analysis, tax analysis, and all of the regulatory laws that surround the credits that you’re going to be reviewing,” Cooley says. Credit Analysis Training. Credit Risk Regulation.

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Video Analysis Risk Management Training 195

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Lending has become one of the largest benefactors of this trend, with alternative lenders once viewed as competitors to the banks now working with them to strengthen financing options for SME borrowers. Data, Horrocks noted, is today an especially poignant point of friction for financial institutions in the lending process. ”

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Big Data Data Analytics Lending 195

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space. Some regulators aimed to mitigate that impact.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Regulation Survey 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Twenty-nine percent of SMB CEOs said economic conditions had recently improved , Vistage’s Q1 analysis revealed, a significant decline from the 44 percent who said the same in Q4 2018, and even more of a drop from the 62 percent who agreed in Q1 2018. Beyond the U.S. , billion lent to SMBs in the quarter.

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Abrigo

JUNE 17, 2015

Like other types of lending, banks must remain cautious to avoid too heavy of an agricultural concentration or too much lending within a certain ag segment. The challenge is that market conditions in this type of lending tend to be volatile. Without diversification, risks will be expounded.

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How To Kansas City Lending Analysis 150

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 17, 2024

If the CFPB was so concerned about fees charged by banks, perhaps they should perform an analysis of over regulation that is a key contributor to fees charged by banks? Regulators must not have read that article. What do regulators think will happen? I cannot lay the sole blame at the feet of regulators.

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Regulation Retail Fraud Operations 111

Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

They should be knowledgeable of both sound lending practices and their own institution’s specific lending guidelines. In addition, they should be familiar with pertinent laws and regulations affecting credit and lending activities. Then they told me nobody’s perfect, so I stopped practicing.”

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Training Lending Risk Management Guidelines 195

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Small businesses (SMBs) in China are struggling to access bank loans with large, state-owned corporations, according to recent analysis from French trade credit insurer Coface , reported CNBC. That, combined with ballooning debt and ongoing trade disputes with the U.S.,

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Lending Analysis Resources Policies 129

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket.

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Community Bank Handbook Lending Risk Management 150

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It's about ensuring that every aspect of your lending operation is optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Assign clear responsibilities and establish accountability at all levels—from mechanics and calculations to analysis of covenant breaches. Talk to a specialist to learn more.

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Training Risk Management Analysis Policies 195

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Interest rates plummeted as the Fed held the federal funds rate at zero in the hopes of stimulating lending in an environment where credit went from dangerously free-flowing to dangerously non-existent in the span of a few months. The New Subprime Lending Path. Citigroup’s auto lending unit has been nearly entirely sold off.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Banks, faced with low business growth and fierce competition in the industry, are offering business loans with sweeter terms, which is worrying some regulators. That doesn’t mean the regulators aren’t stepping in. The regulator wouldn’t say which banks received the citations.

Regulation 101

Regulation Lending Industry Analysis 101

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Adapt to a dynamic banking environment with real-time lending & credit data Lender dashboards and reports showing the lending pipeline, pricing trends, emerging risks, workflow bottlenecks, etc. Ironically, data for making lending and credit decisions for the financial institution can also be one of the toughest assets to harness.

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Report Lending Trends Data 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Australia is now the Asia Pacific region’s second-largest alternative finance market, largely due to a favorable regulatory climate, according to new KPMG analysis. The Australian market is quickly becoming a hotbed of alternative lending , and new analysis from KPMG suggests it has risen up in the ranks.

Lending 100

Lending Regional Analysis Survey 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Earlier this month, Bloomberg reports said analysis found that 350 lenders have gained $1.5 Critics have said this prevents small businesses from accessing the court process to protect themselves in the case that a lender seizes assets. billion via confessions of judgment over the last six years. ”

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New York Lending Washington Analysis 139

Abrigo

AUGUST 2, 2023

Takeaway 3 Financial institution management can focus on mitigating risk and understanding portfolio dynamics when the analysis is streamlined. When loan review software , credit stress testing software, and CECL software can communicate with each other about data and assumptions, it streamlines the analysis process.

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Report Risk Management Lending Analysis 195

Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Using leading technology, innovative BSA/AML software providers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for behavior-based analysis. Both types of analysis have pros and cons, and a careful convergence of rules- and behavior-based analytics provides the most coverage for financial institutions.

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Analytics Software Lending Analysis 195

Abrigo

JULY 30, 2020

Regulators will have elevated interest in credit risk and the resulting impact in the months ahead. Meanwhile, recognizing that other financial institutions are vital to their own communities, regulators also have a long history of requiring various stress tests on individual risk areas of other institutions. Asset/Liability.

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Capital Analysis Resources Management 248

Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2022

You might also like this webinar on commercial lending strategy. The lack of alternative options in a rising-rate environment may be a factor when deciding to expand into commercial lending. This type of analysis (e.g. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

Strategy 195

Strategy Lending Risk Management Analysis 195

Abrigo

MAY 14, 2021

You might also like this webinar on the findings of Abrigo's 2021 Business Lending Process Survey. Takeaway 1 Digital pushes in financial services are widely reported, but Abrigo's Business Lending Process Survey found many manual processes. See how automation made lending easier and faster for one financial institution.

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Lending Survey System Data 195

Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. Banks are certainly not playing hide and seek with P2P lending. Regulation is an important issue for banks to get into P2P lending and depending the country, there may be restrictions.

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Maine Lending Regulation Risk Management 100

Perficient

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Banking institutions are responding by integrating advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and data analytics, into their lending operations to enhance efficiency and adaptability. Facilitation of embedded lending while ensuring compliance: Embedded finance initiatives must adhere to regulatory requirements.

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Trends Industry Analytics Compliance 221

Abrigo

DECEMBER 8, 2014

After developing an MBL strategy, the next step is to define lending policies to ensure the success of the strategy. When developing institution-specific policies, be sure to pay careful attention to the following policy areas: • Cash flow analysis. Cash Flow Analysis. • Geographic risks. Limits & restrictions.

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Policies How To Analysis Lending 150

Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2020

Key Takeaways Financial institutions have 10 calendar days to disburse PPP loans To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending. To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending.

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