Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Preparing for 2023 While community banks have until 2023 until they must comply with CECL, there is likely less time than expected. . While community banks have until 2023 until they must comply with CECL, there is likely less time than expected. 2023 CECL Deadline? Steps to Take This Year WATCH Webinar.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many community banks today are willing to underwrite real estate secured loans on just two metrics: debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) and loan-to-appraised value (LTV). Banks typically approve credits above 1.20x DSCR and below 75% LTV – with many loan-specific factors that may skew these acceptable levels.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Takeaway 2 A consumer loan origination system can help FIs offer a fully digital retail lending experience. How can FIs overcome retail lending challenges? In today's competitive – and increasingly digital – consumer lending environment, financial institutions will need to find ways to adapt to changing customer expectations.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Personalized Touch with Efficient Service Can Boost Lending Banks and credit unions can boost business lending by combining a relationship focus with transaction-oriented processing. . Takeaway 1 Many banks and credit unions want to win more business loans but will face higher rates and more competitors.

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2017

John commented that most banks and credit unions do not lend to small businesses, as they tend to be more focused on larger deals. By implementing a digital lending solution and automated back-end processes , banks and credit unions like Nutmeg FCU can make these smaller loans more profitable for the institution.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Community bankers are largely positive about the future, based on the first results of a new index gauging business sentiment among the financial professionals who serve a critical role in local economies. New Community Bank Sentiment Index Shows Bankers Largely Positive. Grow your loan portfolio. Learn More. Asset/Liability.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In our previous blog ( here ), we made the argument that the next administration’s agenda is highly inflationary, will likely lead to higher interest rates and more volatility. Many banks that survived the rapid interest rate hikes still struggled with net interest margin (NIM) compression caused by fixed-rate loans and securities.

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Finer Points

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

9 on American Banker’s BankThink blog. It is no wonder that the banking industry strongly opposes the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s proposed reforms to loan-loan loss reserve calculations. The proposal would force community banks, in particular, to completely overhaul their approach to lending.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Community banks took on an outsized share of Paycheck Protection Program lending, according to a blog post today by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. Nationwide, community banks’ outstanding balance of PPP loans to total assets was 6.04%, compared to 1.81% for non-community banks.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Small Business Loans | 5 minute read Key Takeaways Credit unions' small business loans hit a record low, while small business lending continues to remain strong at big banks and community banks. Going digital can help reduce the cost of small business lending and capture more member business loans.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some of the most pressing challenges facing community banks and credit unions in the current banking environment include narrow interest rate margins, increasing pressure from regulators, and competition with “too-big-to-fail” mega-banks.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

For most consumers who have a checking account, savings account and maybe a mortgage, the regulations placed on their community bank isn’t given a second thought. Two recent surveys addressing the community banking landscape have pointed to increasing regulations as the primary cause of stress for these institutions.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This article is the second in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. Everyone in the banking industry seems to be asking the same question these days: How can we facilitate growth? banks are moving back into commercial real estate (CRE) lending as the economy continues to improve.

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2024

Panelist Roxanne Chance-Chin , BSA Officer at the Bank of Tampa, urged financial institutions to stay alert to the cumulative effects of economic cycles and be prepared for potential rapid shifts in credit quality. The panel addressed the negative perception of compliance in community banking, advocating for a shift in perspective.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Today’s youth and others across all age groups are placing a significant importance on consuming local food, developing local relationships and improving local communities. This is great news for community banks. A recent American Banker article discussed why the local food movement is good for community banking.

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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. keep me informed Learn more about Abrigo Connect Deciding report types Which credit & lending dashboards are best?

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? banks is up $157 billion from the same period in 2013. However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. Blog Bank'

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Abrigo

JULY 23, 2015

According to the Sageworks 2015 Bank and Credit Union Exam Survey , more than 40 percent of the 180 responding institutions had already begun stress testing, and it was recommended to 30 percent that they begin stress testing or expand current stress test practices. Understand your portfolio and its risk factors. Ensure proper data.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? With various banks and FinTechs producing innovative solutions — like mobile banking and P2P tools aimed at improving the speed of payments — the pressure is on for community banks to keep up. faster payments system.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Many community banks and credit unions are turning to small business loans as a source of loan growth. In their Spring 2016 Semiannual Risk Perspective , regulators have publicly acknowledged increasing risk in commercial real estate lending, so small business lending seems like it may be an alternative path.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Financial institutions considering lending to nonprofits may want to be aware of these recent financial trends, as well as some of the ways lending to these organizations might differ from lending to for-profit businesses. Here are two mistakes to avoid when lending to nonprofits , according to the firm: 1.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 10, 2023

One possible solution to this dichotomy is for banks to offer interest rate swaps to hedge individual loans. This article will review domestic banks’ adoption of interest rate swaps. Next week’s article will consider the challenges and possible solutions for community banks to adopt loan hedging programs.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Community Bank of the Bay, a Community Development Financial Institution serving the San Francisco Bay area from its base in Oakland, Calif. “The application came out Friday and we worked on it all through the weekend along with our partners at Abrigo, and we’re ready. “The

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

Leveraging the efficiencies gained from lending software Banks and credit unions that leverage an integrated lending and credit platform reap the benefits of a consistent, efficient and defensible lending program. Lending and Credit Software. Ag Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2024

This blog outlines five essential steps and considerations for an effective FedNow implementation. Many of Abrigo's 2,400 community bank and credit union clients plan to incorporate the FedNow Service into their product offerings. To ensure a smooth transition, financial institutions need to be well-prepared.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The PPP might have been the first time many community financial institutions saw such clear returns on digitization investments, but the same automation and efficiency gains can be found in other end-to-end lending solutions. A relationship-based, community focus in a digital world.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

By Eric Baxley, Chief Marketing Officer, Sageworks Since my last post , I’ve continued to meet with our banks and credit union clients across the country, and some common themes surfaced in the conversations. Most notably, the institutions recognized that change was overdue for their business lending programs.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Banks involved in ag lending understand that the volatility of the industry – unpredictable weather patterns, variable commodity prices and more – can often lead to higher amounts of risk compared to other concentrations. By improving policies and procedures, banks can make better and more profitable ag lending decisions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 31, 2019, and June 3, 2021, according to the Community Banking in the 21st Century report. In a competitive lending environment, many banks and credit unions are concerned about losing good-quality loans if they over-price them.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The PPP might have been the first time many community financial institutions saw such clear returns on digitization investments, but the same automation and efficiency gains can be found in other end-to-end lending solutions. A relationship-based, community focus in a digital world.

Lending 195

Lending Community San Antonio Survey 195

Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Following a successful partnership with Abrigo the Paycheck Protection Program and seeing the benefits of digitalization, Capital City Bank expanded its relationship with Abrigo to transform its lending process processes with the Abrigo Loan Origination System (LOS). Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 26, 2019

The community bank model is built around customer service, but for many bank and credit union customers, the definition of “good service” has been changing over the last couple of decades. Stay Up-to-Date On Lending Best Practices. Learn More. The 2018 J.D. Credit Risk. Learn More. Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Growing loans, earnings are banks' top challenges in 2021. The top banking challenges in 2021 are growing loans and earnings, according to Independent Banker’s recent 2021 Community Bank CEO Outlook survey. Technology sets up future lending success. Pandemic-Induced Transformations. Optimize Technology.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Community banks and credit unions partnered with their communities to help families and businesses through these unprecedented times , causing spikes in consumer fraud that must be faced head on. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Ag Lending. CRE Lending.

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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. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Strategies to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. How to lessen the impact of CECL on smaller community banks. Many smaller community financial institutions are driving the conversation of cost vs. benefit regarding CECL. WARM was geared specifically to community banks. Learn More.

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