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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Bankers should examine warning signs and shore up defenses for existing income-producing CRE loans as part of commercial property loan risk management. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits.

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Combating inconsistency in risk management

Abrigo

When it comes to the risk management process, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. “It is as much an art as a science,” says Tim McPeak, risk management consultant at Sageworks. Other common manual errors include double counting income and debt-service and excluding necessary tax forms.

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Navigating distressed & problem loans: Legal & borrower considerations

Abrigo

Priority actions Important steps for managing a problem loan The following actions should be the priority of the team or individual that will be managing this new problem loan. Read and review every document in full. Outline any missing documentation or financials as required by the loan documents.

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For faster loan origination, stop doing this

Abrigo

Stop : Driving to pick up bank statements and other supporting documents from a borrower or making repeated phone calls to secure them, and tracking documents needed for loan processing on a spreadsheet one by one as they trickle in. Stop manual tax-data entry. Stop laboring through risk ratings.

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Do risks lurk in your CECL model? Risk assessments identify and address potential issues

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 The forward-looking CECL approach to estimating the allowance for credit losses introduces risks that auditors and examiners are scrutinizing. Takeaway 2 Starting CECL model risk assessments at a high level ensures the focus is on data inputs, assumptions, documentation, and estimates.

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CRE loan distress: Spot the symptoms, diagnose, and treat problem loans

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 Address early warning signs immediately so you don't risk liability that could lead to the financial institution losing the CRE loan's collateral. Takeaway 3 To triage a CRE loan in workout, first re-engage the deal team and conduct a comprehensive review of the loan documents. Learn more about managing CRE loan distress.

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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

Abrigo

Credit risk : In C&I lending, at least part of the collateral is intangible. The emphasis for commercial credit risk management and evaluation is cash flow, fixed charges coverage, and working capital cycles. Lenders more familiar with shorter sales cycles in CRE lending may get impatient.

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