Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

Recent stats and dynamics of the small business lending market Understanding the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Loan Decisioning Allows Small Business Lending to Grow Community financial institutions can leverage automated loan underwriting to increase small business lending and achieve consistency. . Takeaway 2 Loan decisioning allows institutions to efficiently allocate credit analysts’ time for profitable small business lending.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Key Takeaways Financial institutions who want to maintain a healthy share of business lending this year and through potentially tougher economic times ahead want to be in the best position possible before trouble hits. Abrigo's Business Lending Readiness Survey found many processes stymie those efforts. learn more.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 13, 2024

10 good podcasts for bank & credit union execs & staff These banking podcasts discuss current events, strategic and policy issues, competition, digitalization advice, and more. banks and credit unions can be difficult. A curated list of banking podcasts can give you a head start. Bank Slate Convos 6.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; CNB Bank, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb. In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. What great resignation?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

As the nation’s traditional financial institutions struggle to cope, alternative lending platforms and other B2B FinTechs are exploring how to put their own technologies to good use. Small businesses, meanwhile, can use the platform to apply online as fewer physical bank branches are available. Funding Circle. Wolters Kluwer.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. Nearly half of survey respondents (48%) said CRE would have the top focus for growth in their banks’ loan portfolios. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn more. Learn More.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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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

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Making a difference in communities Banking is more than just numbers and transactions. Jay Blandford is Chief Executive Officer of Abrigo, a leading provider of risk management, financial crime prevention, and lending software and services that help more than 2,500 U.S. It’s about relationships.

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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. Watch the on-demand webinar here. Ag Lending. Learn More.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You might also like this webinar, "How to manage a high-performing construction loan portfolio." Takeaway 1 "Bank Monitoring with On-Site Inspections" will be presented later this month and claims to be the first empirical study of bank monitoring within non-syndicated loans. . Bank monitoring in construction lending.

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2024

You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Navigating uncertain times: Strategies for risk management and compliance." watch now Takeaway 1 Banking professionals face challenges posed by interest rate changes. The panel addressed the negative perception of compliance in community banking, advocating for a shift in perspective.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“Regulators could not be more clear on what they are looking at,” said Susan Sharbel, Senior Consultant at Abrigo Advisory Services, during a recent webinar on controlling interest rate risk and liquidity challenges. Learn more in this webinar , "ALCO playbook: Managing liquidity & performance amid rate cuts."

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Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2024

These FHLBs continued to lend to the member banks despite clear deterioration of their financial status. Currently, the FHFA has a “tangible capital rule” that restricts banks with negative tangible capital from obtaining new advances and existing advance renewals beyond 30 days without a regulatory waiver.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Community banks are striving to increase loan yield and maintain their cost of funding (COF). We have created and used a novel structure to take advantage of the inverted yield curve to allow community banks to increase net interest margin (NIM) and fee income on these existing fixed-rate loans.

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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

MARCH 2, 2023

Experts have highlighted numerous lessons from Southwest’s experience, many of which can benefit bank and credit union executives, regardless of their institution size, as they manage competing priorities for spending and growth initiatives on banking solutions. A failure in back-office technology directly affects customer experiences.

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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. You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Identifying emerging CRE risks." Explore Abrigo Connect.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Although the above example is a large bank, similar enforcement actions are being handed down to community banks. Key strategies to prevent BSA enforcement actions To prevent BSA enforcement actions, banks must prioritize proactive compliance measures.

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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. How to fund PPP loans.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2024

Resources like this webinar, "Embracing FedNow," offer valuable insights on FedNow's AML and fraud implications, as well as best practices for employee training, customer education, and infrastructure reviews. Many of Abrigo's 2,400 community bank and credit union clients plan to incorporate the FedNow Service into their product offerings.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2022

You might also like this webinar, "Position yourself for high-yielding ag loan growth." For banks and credit unions, a popular tool to monitor credit risk is a standardized risk rating system, which can serve several purposes. For most community banks and credit unions, internally-developed risk rating systems are used.

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

When the program opened on April 3, hopeful borrowers flocked to their banks and credit unions – figuratively speaking – to apply for a loan, only to find that their financial institution was only going to lend to customers with a certain level of relationship. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. SBA Lending.

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Abrigo

APRIL 10, 2017

In a recent Sageworks webinar , Ancin Cooley of Synergy Credit Union Consulting took a deep dive into five areas that credit unions interested in growing their MBL portfolios need to be aware of in order to effectively manage risk in the MBL portfolio. Next, Ancin moved into a discussion of the current regulatory environment around MBL.

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Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2022

Experts answer CECL questions from 2023 adopters Participants in Abrigo's CECL Kickstart webinars asked consultants their questions leading up to the 2023 CECL implementation date. Takeaway 1 Financial institutions brought practical questions to Abrigo consultants during the CECL Kickstart webinar. . Watch Webinar/Download.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You might also like this webinar: "Is inflation the big gift to your 2022 earnings?". Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Financial institutions generate most of their income by lending and investment activities.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 6, 2017

During a Sageworks webinar on HVCRE risk management Rob Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, explained that clarifications on some of the murkier aspects of the HVCRE (high volatility commercial real estate) rule were anticipated by the industry.

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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

MARCH 6, 2017

Sageworks (which is also on Twitter at @Sageworks ) has identified 15 must-follow Twitter accounts for banking professionals. 1) @davidpoconnell – David O'Connell is a former commercial lender and a senior analyst at Aite Group, where he covers commercial banks and their use of analytics. Learn more here.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio). Visualizing the institution’s lending footprint can lead to improved targeting of growth areas.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. or largely focused on the domestic banking market. So here’s your head start on finding some banking podcasts that might work for you. Lending & Credit Risk. keep me informed.

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Abrigo

MAY 21, 2020

The PPP forgiveness process is a major concern among community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. C&I Loans. PPP Forgiveness Timeline: What Lenders Need to Know. Learn More. Learn More.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Even now, however, banks and credit unions with 2023 deadlines are seeking information about what the earliest adopters have learned so far in their implementation efforts. During the webinar, Felicity Ours, CPA, CRC, of Summit Financial Group (NASDAQ: SMMF), a $2.2 Lending & Credit Risk. Transition to CECL with confidence.

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