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The resilience of small businesses: Insights for lenders

Abrigo

Businesses' working capital cycles are longer. Bank and credit union leaders can use data to inform small business lending Small businesses are showing resilience. Longer working capital cycles drive line utilization Businesses are holding inventory longer (81 days in 2023 vs. 72 in 2019) and extending receivables (31 to 41 days).

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How banks attract new deposits in a competitive landscape

Abrigo

To succeed, banks must carefully balance competitive offerings with cost control while leveraging technology and relationship-building strategies to attract new deposits. Investing in digital solutions not only improves the customer experience but also positions community banks as forward-thinking financial partners.

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Managing interest rate risk in 2024: Strategies for community banks

Abrigo

You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Navigating uncertain times: Strategies for effective risk management and compliance." Rising-rate environment Planning ALM strategies In today's volatile economic landscape, managing interest rate risk has become a top priority for community banks.

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Celebrating FinCrime Fighter Day: Honoring the heroes of financial security

Abrigo

At Abrigo, we’ve always focused on helping financial institutions thrive—not just for their own benefit but for the sake of the communities they serve. It’s about supporting the people who safeguard banks and credit unions from the growing threats of financial crime and who keep capital flowing to small businesses and families.

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Writing Effective Credit Memos Efficiently

Abrigo

You might like the on-demand webinar, "Credit presentations: Developing a high-quality credit memo." Templates and frameworks can help, but as Kent Kirby, a retired Chief Credit Officer and senior advisor at Abrigo, pointed out during a recent webinar , too often memos are either too dense or too sparse.

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Top concerns and growth strategies of community banks: Part II

Abrigo

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? To properly asses the credit risk of that entity, the bank must perform a global analysis. Blog Bank'

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How to prepare for Basel III

Abrigo

Following the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS) set out to “strengthen global capital and liquidity rules with the goal of promoting a more resilient banking sector.” minimum tier 1 capital ratio and a 3.5% Blog Bank Credit Union' Some requirements, like a 4.5%

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