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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

Abrigo

Perform satisfactory appraisal reviews with appropriate assumptions, methodology, and market comparisons. Geographic risks: If loans outside the credit union's market area aren't restricted, draft policies outlining criteria for granting them. However, with opportunities come inherent risks.

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10 Reports every bank and credit union should run NOW

Abrigo

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio).

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What Banks Can Learn from the Republic Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

Also, interest rates are not high by historical comparison (especially when eliminating the pandemic monetary response), and bank managers’ job is to manage uncertatiny (also called risk). This analysis does not require the ability to predict future interest rates or future cost of liabilities or cost of capital.

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Capital Market Assumptions

TrustBank

Therefore, our capital market assumptions are based on expectations for average returns over the next 10 years. For comparison, the 95 year annualized return on domestic stocks has been 10.3%. So, we think making investment decisions on those guesses is a mistake. However, the return over the last 20 years has only been 7.5%

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

This all compares to about a 40%+ return invested in improving processes (loan, branch, cash management, etc.) In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground.

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Bank IT Spending – Use These Metrics to Improve Performance

South State Correspondent

Benchmarking can help banks better optimize capital as it gives bank management a sense of what the average is for the industry. In comparison, 25% is capitalized and depreciated over three, five, or ten years, depending on the nature of the expense. Technology-forward banks spend as much as 16.4%

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A step-by-step guide to financial institution strategic planning

Abrigo

What impact does peer comparison have on your loan pricing? In the CRE example, this might mean considering the plan’s effect on capital or overall interest rate. Learn to identify emerging CRE credit risk red flags. Learn to identify emerging CRE credit risk red flags.

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