Abrigo

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In a marketplace where data is shared and distributed at record speeds, third-party or vendor risk management is a challenge for most businesses. We are seeing banks moving to the cloud for a number of services ranging from core processing to lending. The banking industry is no stranger to this.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2022

Credit and Lending Software Overcome Common Lending Problems 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. Robert Ashbaugh, Abrigo senior risk management consultant.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 3, 2023

Takeaway 2 Lenders must follow strict procedures to mitigate risk and keep the outstanding loan balance scaled to the collateral value. Construction lending from the ground up. Strischek included the following information, which can help lenders avoid risk before the project begins—by planning ahead at the closing table.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Trepp’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance, Joe McBride, whom readers and listeners may know from The TreppWire Podcast , spoke at Abrigo’s ThinkBIG Event recently. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending.

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Cisco

JUNE 7, 2022

The past 20 years have visibly demonstrated the impact large scale events have on market, credit, and operational risks in financial services. In between these events, a different crisis began in the US sub-prime lending market. In between these events, a different crisis began in the US sub-prime lending market.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Stress Testing | 7 minute read Key Takeaways Stress testing is an important component of sound risk management. Effective stress testing can benefit many different facets of lending, from risk management and strategic decision-making to capital adequacy and liquidity management.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In September, Sageworks hosted the 5th Annual Risk Management Summit at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. The Summit was the largest Sageworks event to date and featured presentations from industry leaders, interactive roundtable discussions, panels and networking opportunities.

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Abrigo

JUNE 13, 2019

And few credit unions are involved in lending programs backed by the U.S. This is the case, despite the fact that SBA lending has gained momentum among small businesses in the past five years. “Why They just don’t,” says Rob Ashbaugh, Abrigo Executive Risk Management Consultant. More room for business lending.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Many would point to imprudent lending standards as a leading cause of the financial crisis of 2008, and in turn, financial institution regulators have since bolstered lending standards and capital thresholds as a preventive measure against a similar crisis. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Managing loan workouts and modifications Tips for preparing your bank or credit union to handle an increased volume of problem loans while ensuring prudent credit risk management. You might also like this video, "A look at credit risk in a rising-rate environment." CRE loan accommodations.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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. For many, commercial real estate lending may be the ticket. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2022

You might also like this webinar on commercial lending strategy. The lack of alternative options in a rising-rate environment may be a factor when deciding to expand into commercial lending. Risk management. Keys to mitigating risk. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. CRE Lending.

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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. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions.

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Perficient

JUNE 19, 2024

Our risk and regulatory compliance experts, Carl Aridas and Chandni Patel, have just returned from XLoD 2024 in New York. The event brought together the world’s top financial institutions and regulators to discuss the future of non-financial risk and control.

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Abrigo

JUNE 17, 2015

Like other types of lending, banks must remain cautious to avoid too heavy of an agricultural concentration or too much lending within a certain ag segment. Without diversification, risks will be expounded. The challenge is that market conditions in this type of lending tend to be volatile.

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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. And all release a new episode at least monthly. million podcasts in the world, it can be challenging to weed through them all. You're not alone.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2024

A wave of pending maturity events ($2 trillion of CRE loans are reported to mature in the next years). Here’s how banks and credit unions with strong CRE risk management can identify weakening property loans, assess them, triage them, and assist with their prognosis and treatment. Learn more about managing CRE loan distress.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending. 4) @KarenGMills – Former SBA administrator in the Obama administration, Mills is now a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, writing and Tweeting about small business, lending and fintech. Learn more here.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

Bankers have been taught to diversify their loan portfolio to reduce idiosyncratic (individual borrower) risk and to stabilize earnings. The thinking is that diversification-induced lending leads to banking resiliency. These costs can be particularly high for specialized relationship lending (especially for community banks).

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South State Correspondent

MAY 15, 2024

Bankers have been taught to diversify their loan portfolio to reduce idiosyncratic (individual borrower) risk and to stabilize earnings. The thinking is that diversification-induced lending leads to banking resiliency. These costs can be particularly high for specialized relationship lending (especially for community banks).

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Abrigo

AUGUST 12, 2019

Abrigo is bringing together the nation’s leading conferences on the new current expected credit loss (CECL) standard, MainStreet Technologies’ National CECL Conference, and the leading conference on lending, credit and portfolio risk best practices, Sageworks’ Lending & Risk Summit. Discover new products.

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Abrigo

MAY 14, 2021

You might also like this webinar on the findings of Abrigo's 2021 Business Lending Process Survey. Takeaway 1 Digital pushes in financial services are widely reported, but Abrigo's Business Lending Process Survey found many manual processes. COVID-19 and related events also led many banks and credit unions to refocus on efficiency.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Takeaway 2 Excess budget funds can also be used to help mitigate risk in areas such as the BSA department or loan review. Takeaway 3 Signing up for 2022 conferences is another smart use of surplus budget funds, because some events are offering early-bird discounts. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Finally, while there may be a distinction in the severity of risk of the credit exception, that assessment tends to be inherent in the exception itself rather than the subject of the exception (e.g., unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit).

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Abrigo

JUNE 28, 2024

Navigating interest rate management in today's environment As regulators focus on interest rate risk management, read about what financial institutions can do to be ready for a rate drop. You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Navigating uncertain times: Strategies for effective risk management and compliance."

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2016

But visibility into a process enables management to both (1) see the status of loan request tasks and (2) have an audit trail to keep track of what has been completed and by whom, leading to improved pipeline management and better forecasting. Transfer of Watch-List credits to Special Servicing.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A storm of events that have defined 2020 leaves many community financial institutions today in the position where balance sheets are awash with liquidity and competitive markets are squeezing rates on good quality loans to lower-than- comfortable levels. CRE Lending. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Key topics covered in this post: Regulatory focus Key questons for ALCOs Governance and concentration risks Expect the unexpected Regulators 'could not be more clear' Today’s regulatory climate is turning up the heat on financial institutions when it comes to liquidity and interest rate risk management.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A signature feature of the ThinkBIG conferences is the ability for attendees to view the latest Abrigo innovations and learn how such technologies can improve community financial institutions’ efficiency and risk management. During this year’s event, Hatfield was particularly excited to see the new Dynamic Application.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

It was supposed to be a strong year for lending across the board, after a stumpy 2017, which saw numbers in both consumer and commercial lending tending toward a slump. Specifically, the firm will focus on dual-language offerings for mobile and web applications, as well as automating risk-management and loan-origination processes. “It

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

First, he said the best investments are in companies that have “secular trends” in which they remain consistent rather than being buffeted by seasonal or cyclical events. Today, most bank or lending customers expect a digital experience, which has opened up significant opportunities for B2B FinTech companies.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Podcasts for Bank & Credit Union Execs & Staff Are Plentiful; Here Are 10 Good Ones These banking podcasts discuss current events, strategic and policy issues, competition, digitalization advice, and more. Listen to the podcast episode, " How To Sleep Easier at Night About Capital and Risk Levels.". Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging. External crises: Unforeseen events can disrupt regulatory oversight, highlighting the need for resilient regtech systems to ensure continuous compliance. That’s where regtech for banks can help.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging. External crises: Unforeseen events can disrupt regulatory oversight, highlighting the need for resilient regtech systems to ensure continuous compliance. That’s where regtech for banks can help.

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Abrigo

MAY 2, 2022

Confident Risk Management Begins with Sound Loan Policy A risk-based approach to loan policy can effectively improve your institution's profitability. Takeaway 1 Loan policy is the foundation of a risk-focused financial institution, and it requires regular updates and monitoring to be effective. Learn More. Learn More.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

Which leads to the interesting case of Renaud Laplanche, the co-founder and former CEO of Lending Club and the co-founder and current CEO of online lender Upgrade. Both Lending Club and Laplanche are currently facing shareholder litigation that claims they concealed material weaknesses in the online lender’s ability to monitor its operations.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Here, the analyst has forewarning of an event that will manifest in a scorecard input eventually. She correctly downgrades the risk rating when she becomes aware of the negative information and does not wait for cash flow to be impacted. To learn more risk rating best practices, view the on-demand webinar.

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