Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. Takeaway 3 The specific policy areas outlined below should be carefully considered by credit unions engaged in member business lending.

Lending 221

Lending How To Risk Management Policies 221

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When and how to cite credit exceptions A policy on credit exceptions can address many factors that can lead financial institutions to diverge from loan policy and miss signs of potential trouble. Takeaway 3 A credit exception policy should spell out what one is, when it can be used, and how to clear it.

Policies 195

Policies Lending Risk Management Examples 195

BankUnderground

APRIL 3, 2025

Interventions in corporate credit markets have featured prominently in the policy response to crisis episodes over the last two decades. Framework for policy evaluation We analyse the policy in four steps. We plot the estimated effects of the policy on average loan interest rates in Chart 1.

Lending 52

Lending Tools Management Policies 52

BankUnderground

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Large amounts of capital flow across borders. So can recipient countries employ prudential policies to offset monetary policy changes in centre countries? Many people (most notably Hélène Rey’s 2013 Jackson Hole paper ) have advocated taking macroprudential policies to offset this destabilising effect.

Policies 126

Policies Lending Capital Case Study 126

Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most-read lending & credit blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

Lending 221

Lending Risk Management Community Management 221

Abrigo

JULY 20, 2024

Ready to catch the next wave of lending growth? Commercial and industrial lending (C&I) will be the next big performance driver for banks and credit unions. You might also like this paper on how institutions can produce smarter, faster lending. C&I lending will be the next “bomb.”

Lending 195

Lending Risk Management Management Capital 195

BankUnderground

JULY 20, 2022

Over the past decade, several central banks have cut policy rates below zero. In a recent paper we explore the effect on bank lending by combining data on exposure to negative rates with banks’ balance sheets, the Spanish credit register and firms’ balance sheets. Why might negative rates work differently?

Policies 111

Policies Lending Capital Study 111

BankUnderground

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Julia Giese, Michael McLeay, David Aikman and Sujit Kapadia Central banks have been using a range of monetary policy and macroprudential tools to maintain monetary and financial stability. Policymakers can do better by also deploying the countercyclical capital buffer , a tool that varies the amount of additional capital banks must set aside.

Policies 141

Policies Tools Capital System 141

South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Commercial bankers are trusted advisors and have a unique opportunity to understand their client’s specific financial and personal situations, explain the basic concepts of capital markets, and offer prudent and objective advice to help customers reach their goals. The graph below shows the lending curve from one month to 20 years.

Lending 195

Lending Marketing Capital Community Bank 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

One proposition is a 9 percent core capital requirement on the top tier, akin to banks. Middle-layer non-bank lenders would follow a board-approved policy on capital adequacy, and upper-layer shadow financiers would follow exposure rules like those big banks follow. It will only let them take on a limited amount of leverage.

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Regulation Capital Lending Groups 272

South State Correspondent

MARCH 24, 2025

Examining supply chain vulnerabilities exposed by current trade policies, including dependence on imported raw materials or overseas manufacturing. Such value-added services underscore the bank’s commitment to their clients well-being and solidify their role as trusted advisors rather than mere providers of capital.

Risk Management 195

Risk Management Resources Management Marketing 195

BankUnderground

JANUARY 12, 2021

Understanding gross capital flows is crucial for both macroeconomic and financial stability policy. However, theory is lagging behind empirical work , as much of the literature continues to rely on net capital flow models developed many decades ago. This has major implications for several policy debates.

Capital 144

Capital Policies US Examples 144

BankUnderground

JUNE 9, 2021

‘Zombie lending’ occurs when a lender supports an otherwise insolvent borrower through forbearance measures such as repayment holidays and temporary interest-only loans. In a recent paper , I examine whether these lending practices contributed to the subsequent low output experienced by the euro area. Belinda Tracey.

Lending 141

Lending Capital Policies Exercises 141

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Though traditional financial institutions have faced a surge in market pressure to digitize as new FinTech competitors emerge, there are still plenty of areas in which banks hold the upper hand, commercial lending included. But an overwhelming surge in demand painfully exposed traditional banks' biggest shortcomings in business lending.

Lending 164

Lending Fintech Operations Software 164

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions.

Lending 150

Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Top down and bottom up analysis can inform capital assessments. Effective stress testing can benefit many different facets of lending, from risk management and strategic decision-making to capital adequacy and liquidity management. Stress testing and capital adequacy. Stress testing and risk management.

Lending 150

Lending Risk Management Analysis Capital 150

BankUnderground

AUGUST 17, 2021

There is ample evidence that a monetary policy tightening triggers a decline in consumer price inflation and a simultaneous contraction in investment and consumption (eg Erceg and Levin (2006) and Monacelli (2009) ). Chart 1 shows the impulse responses to an unexpected rise in the policy rate.

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Policies Capital Comparison Marketing 116

Abrigo

OCTOBER 1, 2014

” There is a real opportunity here for community banks to position themselves within this movement and capitalize on what the consumer sees as their strengths— relationship-based lending , tailored product offerings, and knowledge of the local community. Develop a relationship-based lending framework.

Community Bank 170

Community Bank Community Capital Lending 170

BankUnderground

AUGUST 9, 2024

Michael Kumhof and Mauricio Salgado-Moreno While ‘unconventional’ balance-sheet policies like quantitative easing (QE) and quantitative tightening (QT) appear to have been successful, it is difficult to separate their macroeconomic and financial stability implications from those of other polices.

Policies 115

Policies Marketing Study Lending 115

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Support credit risk management Understanding loan covenants, when financial institutions should use them, and how to monitor them supports strong lending portfolios and credit risk management best practices. Takeaway 2 Capital, performance, and administrative covenants are common with business loans.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Lending Policies Management 221

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

has small businesses “scrambling to access financial resources to meet their working capital and long-term expansion needs,” Coface said in its report. National economic policy has China cracking down on its shadow banking market, which has also exacerbated small businesses’ struggle to access financing, analysts said.

Lending 129

Lending Analysis Resources Policies 129

BankUnderground

JUNE 1, 2023

Sangyup Choi, Tim Willems and Seung Yong Yoo How does monetary policy really affect the real economy? What kinds of firms or industries are more sensitive to changes in the stance of monetary policy, and through which exact channels? ’), which is why we are interested in creating a broad database of such shocks.

Policies 130

Policies Industry Data Analysis 130

Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2017

Commercial real estate lending continues to receive regulatory scrutiny and reminders for financial institutions to practice solid risk management. They also call for more robust loan review and ALLL policies and practices and “possibly, higher capital levels.” Image credit: Benjamin Child via Unsplash.

FDIC 186

FDIC Risk Management Analysis Lending 186

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. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Software Lending Capital Philadelphia 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In Kenya, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued its “FinTech Sandbox Guidance Note,” which is now finalized as policy. Under the terms of that license, said CNBC , the company will be able to offer full current accounts and business lending. Poland, Germany and France. license in the face of Brexit.

Policies 109

Policies Fintech Big Data Lending 109

BankUnderground

JANUARY 26, 2022

The 2008 global financial crisis showed the need for effective macroprudential policy. But what tools should macroprudential policy makers use and how effective are they? We found that capital requirements reduce the effects of financial shocks. Model 2 added capital requirements. What we do.

Policies 131

Policies Capital Lending Tools 131

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Regulation Survey 100

BankUnderground

AUGUST 25, 2020

Dennis Reinhardt and Carlos van Hombeeck Have post-crisis reforms of banking regulation made banks and lending more resilient to the shock from Covid-19 and if so by how much?

Capital 99

Capital Policies Lending Regulation 99

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

The issues, sources said at the time, could be attributed to problems in how CAN Capital reported delinquencies among its SME borrowers, leading the platform to breach agreements with major lenders, like Wells Fargo. It all stems back to 2010 or so, when CAN Capital launched ambitious growth plans to enter into new markets.

Capital 100

Capital Lending Leadership Report 100

BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress.

Capital 105

Capital Lending US Data 105

Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Takeaway 3 Timely risk ratings and a written review policy are critical components of effective loan review and credit review. Larger or more complex institutions might have credit risk review functions entirely separate from their lending functions. Reviewing lending staff’s risk ratings. Identifying Credit Weaknesses.

System 195

System Lending Policies Regulation 195

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We’re also a pure-play technology company, designed to support banks [that] want to offer lending products, but … either can’t or won’t dedicate hundreds of millions to building the capacity,” he said. The loans are guided by their credit policy, carried on their balance sheets. This is the bank’s product backed up by our brand.

Lending 134

Lending Alabama Online System 134

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Due to the troubles, the banking sector in the country seems poised to see shrinking lending margins, and a potential for a large amount of bad debt. People’s Bank Of China said it reached out to each bank and let them know about the rating, asking some to make changes to capital or to get rid of bad loans.

Policies 240

Policies Report Lending Capital 240

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The vast majority of small businesses will enjoy the benefits of the full 20 percent deduction,” said NFIB Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy Brad Close in an interview with The New York Times in January. Overall, the top banks saw lending grow by 2.3 percent in 2018, compared to a 3.6 percent growth rate in 2017.

Taxes 122

Taxes Lending National New York 122

Chris Skinner

MAY 10, 2017

London has been leading the charge to be the FinTech capital of the world, but many other cities are nipping at their toes. Many FinTechs are providing financial services directly to customers in areas such as payments and P2P (peer-to-peer) lending. It shows how important FinTech is when major financial centres vie for focus.

Strategy 271

Strategy Fintech Technology Regional 271

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Takeaway 3 Credit analysts need training to understand the working capital cycle, look for hidden risks, and be aware of accounting changes. It's about ensuring that every aspect of your lending operation is optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Assess and control key risk areas with an effective credit policy.

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Training Risk Management Analysis Policies 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2016

The European Union is in the midst of several upgrades and overhauls within its financial sector, including ongoing efforts to improve access to working capital for the region’s small and medium-sized businesses. The latest figures show levels of bank lending to large corporates has recovered back to pre-crisis levels.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Report Regulation 100