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Small business loan processing: Automate back-office tasks

Abrigo

This article covers these key topics: Cultivating fertile ground for small business lending Do large lenders have an advantage in small business lending? But these businessesoften the backbone of their communitiesdepend on access to capital. They often must consult paper files as well as information housed in separate digital systems.

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You Need to Understand These Reasons for Bank Consolidation

South State Correspondent

In this article, we break down the lessons from this long-term trend. In 1985, there were 14,417 FDIC banking charters. With deregulation and against a backdrop of increasing bank failures, the FDIC deposit insurance was raised from $40,000 to $100,000, and the ceiling savings rate was phased out.

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Writing Effective Credit Memos Efficiently

Abrigo

Kirby cited FDIC statistics showing nearly three-quarters of community banks require three or more levels of approval, regardless of the loan size. It also means removing ritualistic contentsuch as unnecessary analysis of debt service coverage for a working capital linewhen it doesnt directly relate to how the loan will be repaid.

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The role of bank directors in managing risk

Abrigo

The FDIC is offering a fresh take on how a bank’s board of directors should understand and manage risk. The regulator’s April edition of Supervisory Insights provides what the FDIC called a “refresher” on its Pocket Guide for Directors, the 1988 booklet outlining the basic duties and responsibilities of a bank’s board of directors.

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Are de novos making a comback?

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The FDIC paper The Entry, Performance, and Risk Profile of De Novo Banks published in April 2016 reports that the number of de novo bank failures and acquisitions annually has drastically declined since 2010, primarily due to the fact that new bank formations have become nearly inexistent. Some of these changes include: 1.

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Model Risk Management: Regulatory Priorities and Best Practices

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Meet Model Risk Management Expectations Updates to the FDIC Risk Management Manual should steer institutions toward a model that manages risk and drives growth. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? FDIC Update. Model Risk Management in the spotlight. Evaluating Leadership.

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What Banks Can Learn from the Republic Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

With the assistance of the FDIC, Fulton Financial acquired certain assets, debt and deposits of Republic Bank. A slew of articles have been published explaining the reason for this bank’s failure. This analysis does not require the ability to predict future interest rates or future cost of liabilities or cost of capital.