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

MAY 11, 2021

Takeaway 1 Global cash flow can provide a more holistic lending picture as lending decisions have become more complex. Many financial institutions use global cash flow analysis in their lending process. A common misstep seen in lending departments is the belief that a guarantor improves an applicant’s credit quality.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In the 2015 Growth Strategy Survey by Bank Director , the most commonly cited areas for growth were Commercial Real Estate Lending, C&I loans, SBA loans, and Construction loans. To learn more about opportunities in small business lending, download the whitepaper Tapping Growth Opportunities in the Business Loan Portfolio.

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Abrigo

JUNE 14, 2016

Loan officers and the chief lending officer can play a role in protecting asset quality during the sales and application process, particularly during times of rapid loan growth. Here are three ways that the lending department can proactively help manage credit quality. Request a consistent set of product-specific documents.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 9, 2014

banks are moving back into commercial real estate (CRE) lending as the economy continues to improve. Additionally, 57 percent indicated commercial and industrial (C&I) lending as an area of opportunity for growth. Blog Bank' According to Forbes , many U.S. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 26, 2016

Things we’re reading today include … French support for the EU project is crumbling on the Left and Right Apple tackles iPhone one-tap spyware flaws Schooled in the short run, central banks struggle with a long-term role US criticises EU tax probes ahead of Apple ruling US online lending platforms take a hit LSE-DB submit … The post (..)

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 4, 2020

When deciding upon the new lower proposed threshold to both rules, the Agencies considered the usefulness of transaction information associated with smaller transaction amounts in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations, and in intelligence activities to protect against international terrorism. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2020

15 and verify the borrower had employees for whom they paid salaries and payroll taxes. For more information on the Paycheck Protection Program and how to manage through it, visit Abrigo’s CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program Resources page, and register for Friday’s webinar, “ SBA Lending: What’s Going On and How Abrigo Can Help. ” .

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Even after redoing this certification, borrowers may then still be declined on the same application due to another incorrect validation rule (for instance, an Applicant Tax ID issue),” the letter said. Nobody should fault the SBA for trying to be good custodians of our tax dollars or drive internal efficiencies. SBA Lending.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The SBA’s Lender Application Form requires lenders to certify that they have “complied with the applicable lender obligations,” including confirming receipt of the borrower’s certifications, receipt of information regarding employee pay and taxes, and the average monthly payroll costs. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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Commercial Lending USA

MAY 22, 2023

Mortgage lenders that do not require tax returns are a great option for self-employed individuals or those with non-traditional income sources. These lenders typically use bank statements and other financial documents to verify income instead of tax returns.

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Abrigo

JUNE 27, 2024

Read this blog to learn the definition of structuring, why it is illegal, and some examples of structuring scenarios that can help banks understand customer behavior and intent. The account is further credited with credit/debit card processing, and the incoming funds are used for everyday business expenses such as vendor and tax payments.

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Abrigo

APRIL 14, 2017

Experts agree that while commercial lending is a critical banking service, it has been one of the least automated and technology-reliant aspects of banking today. A credit risk manager at one bank with $900 million in total assets estimated that her team received approximately 8,220 tax returns in the 2015 calendar year.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You might also like this webinar, How the 2021 Roadmap for Producers will Influence Ag Lending. We always advise landowners to undergo an assessment to protect these funds from taxes and help them to create entity strategies or fund new equipment for the greatest value. Stay up-to-date on the latest on ag lending trends.

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Loss rates increased slightly YoY, and issuer after-tax returns are strong for those that report. Special thanks to Matt Dunn, member of our credit card issuing group, who contributed to this blog. 3 After-Tax ROA of issuers that publicly report – Citigroup, Capital One, Synchrony and Discover. Key themes.

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Abrigo

JULY 19, 2017

One of the most common ways to import the data from a tax return into a digital system is to use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. However, for more complex data like a tax return that has both letters and numbers of varying lengths, OCR is not very accurate. This happens when a computer sees an image of a tax return.

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Abrigo

APRIL 15, 2020

Overall, banks are like, ‘So we’re going to lend this money, and you tell me it’s guaranteed. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Main Street Lending Program Offers Loan-Purchase Option to Lenders Helping Businesses. SBA Lending. Learn More. Learn More.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Summit attendees had the opportunity to experience several new features at this years’ conference including the ALLL User preconference, the Tax Return Challenge and Industry-Specific roundtables. The ALLL User preconference facilitated networking, best-practice sharing and solution training for 73 Summit attendees.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

Imposter scams, money mule schemes, tax fraud, charity solicitations, and cybercrime exploitation methods have all found solid ground to twist a known fraud typology in something that looks legitimate during the fears of the pandemic. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Asset/Liability.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 8, 2016

As community banks and credit unions look toward 2017, many will be focusing on small business lending for loan portfolio growth, according to a recent Sageworks poll. However, small business lending comes with some unique challenges that banks and credit unions will need to address in order to grow their business lending portfolios.

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Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2017

Commercial real estate lending continues to receive regulatory scrutiny and reminders for financial institutions to practice solid risk management. FDIC officials in March outlined several types of weaknesses in loan underwriting, administration and oversight practices that are emerging at some banks with CRE portfolios.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As the leadership at banks and credit unions craft their plans for growth, there are several key metrics they should consider, such as optimizing their lending funnel , developing the right marketing strategy , and ensuring that they are taking advantage of unique opportunities with a robust credit analysis processes.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 11, 2016

This practice is designed to mitigate risk, but it can also limit lending opportunities. They would not yet have tax returns for the business, and they would likely still be showing poor cash flows. In both of these instances, leveraging software solutions opens up new lending opportunities.

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Abrigo

MAY 30, 2017

By eliminating manual data entry with a tool like Sageworks Electronic Tax Return Reader and implementing spreading software that can automate lending decisions , analysts can focus on value-add analysis, rather than rote tasks. Learn more about Sageworks solutions for lending automation.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A smaller bank might have 10 different pools, and it might be appropriate for 9 of them, but there may be one portfolio that is really the backbone of the lending operation, and it may require something more. Digitizing and automating the business lending process allows for credit unions to drastically improve time- and cost-savings.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Because threat actors often get recipients’ emails from password breach lists, they sometimes include passwords to lend authenticity,” Hunter Johnson, Cofense Professional Services at Cofense, wrote in a blog post. Ransom is demanded in bitcoin, upon threat of releasing damaging information to family, friends, and co-workers.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2017

Electronic Tax Return Reader (ETRR). The fully integrated platform includes lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to help commercial lenders lower costs and improve the borrower experience for their customers. . · Loan Decisioning. Relationship Manager. Loan Pricing. Client Portal.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

In this world, the only things certain are death and taxes. Marketplace lending. The blockchain can even end world poverty and transform society by making it safer for total strangers to lend each other money — without any third-party intermediary — and without any risk. Marketplace Lending. Honesty is the best policy.

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Abrigo

JULY 12, 2021

The report shines a light on corruption, tax fraud, drug trafficking, and labor trafficking as being linked to environmental crime. Lending & Credit Risk. This illicit activity has been somewhat under the radar and extremely profitable for bad actors, generating billions of dollars due to relatively low sanctions policies.

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Abrigo

JUNE 29, 2017

Passive In the webinar, Keith began answering this question by showing a page from a sample 1040 tax form, where she has highlighted the ‘passive’ and ‘non-passive’ sections of the schedule E. Keith averages 60 people on her site per day looking for insight on this question.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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Abrigo

MARCH 7, 2017

The Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) is an important measure in understanding a borrower’s ability to make payments on their current debt, as well as potential additional debt, so mastering this calculation is crucial to lending decisions. The global DSCR approach provides the broadest scope, looking at both the business and business owner.

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Abrigo

MAY 12, 2015

One of the more challenging components of tax return analysis is analyzing global cash flow with multiple pass-through entities – especially without double-counting or leaving cash flow out. How many years of tax returns should be used? More than 270 lenders joined the webinar, and 57 questions were asked.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 14, 2021

payroll, tax forms) Employee/employer collusion Newly created and/or multiple bank accounts with abnormal transaction activity Consumer accounts rather than business accounts Rapid movement of money in and out of accounts Withdrawals made via cash or apps (i.e., SBA Lending. Fraud Prevention. Fraud Trends. Stopping PPP Fraud.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2017

How are you going to know if the institution even lends to your industry unless it says it does? Efficiency gains from these types of process changes can improve profitability of small business lending while mitigating risk so that financial institutions can be confident in expanding the business credit portfolio.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Operating out of New Zealand, Hnry offers gig economy workers tax administration technology that has just caught the attention of investors to the tune of $1.35 The firm operates a platform to automate tax and financial management processes for gig workers, sole traders and contractors. OfBusiness.

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