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How the OCC risk governance framework applies to community banks

Abrigo

In September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published final guidelines designed to “strengthen the governance and risk management practices of large financial institutions.” While the final guidance clearly applies to larger financial institutions, community banks should still take note.

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It’s a Program, Not a Project: Designing Websites for Accessibility

Perficient

Many communities of people with disabilities are very close-knit and if your site is recognized as accessible, this ends up being a competitive advantage. It helps in other crucial areas of your organization, such as search engine optimization (SEO) and legal risk management.

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These resources on interest rate risk, liquidity, and CECL got the most downloads in 2023

Abrigo

Top banking risk management papers and infographics Abrigo experts' insights on deposit pricing, stress testing, loan review, and CECL were popular with banking risk professionals. You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool." Here are the top resources.

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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

Abrigo

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. Learn more about the Sageworks Credit Risk Management Solution.

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The role and challenges of financial institutions in the small multifamily rental market

Abrigo

The Community Developments Investment s spring newsletter includes an array of data on the small multifamily rental housing market and provides an overview of some of the risk management issues related to commercial real estate lending and small multifamily property lending.

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Opportunities in Partnership: Community Banks Can Benefit from Today’s FinTechs

Independent Banker

For community banks who are known for putting their customers first, this could be an area of concern. However, data from PwC shows that community banks are finding complementary partnerships that evolve their operations and the service they provide customers. 18% of these consumers opened an account with an online-only direct bank.

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Expanding credit portfolios: 3 Growing pains

Abrigo

Community banks are expanding their loan portfolios to include more small business loans, according to the most recent Community Bank Performance report by the FDIC. In order to grow significantly, however, a bank may choose to expand its reach into businesses and neighborhoods outside the community - their “comfort zone.

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