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Here is the Cost and Risk of Lending Optionality

South State Correspondent

In finance, optionality is an asset (has value) for the person who an exercise the option, while the person who gave the option has the liability. In commercial banking, lending optionality occurs for liquidity, credit, or interest rates. Another example of interest rate lending optionality is a lack of prepayment protection on loans.

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Federal Reserve Releases 2021 CCAR Testing Scenarios

Perficient

The Fed’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests are designed to ensure that large banks are able to lend to households and businesses even in a severe recession.

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Federal Reserve Releases Bank’s Annual CCAR Stress Test Results

Perficient

The Fed’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests are designed to ensure that large banks can lend to households and businesses even in a severe recession.

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The Real Effects of Zombie Lending in Europe

BankUnderground

‘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.

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Forbearance lending as a crisis management tool

BankUnderground

On balance, the literature is critical of loan forbearance in the corporate sector because of its potential to contribute to zombification a situation where bank lending keeps unproductive firms alive, resulting in lower aggregate total factor productivity.

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3 Key Takeaways from XLoD 2024

Perficient

During the discussion, several risk executives explained their bank used to develop RCSA goals annually, which had become a routine exercise. This more frequent approach provided significant value to the bank’s RCSA program, transforming it from a tick-the-box exercise into a meaningful practice. Many hands rose immediately.

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Is Small Business Lending Facing a ‘Moment of Reckoning?’

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? Target auto-debit at 90%+ in all small business digital lending processes.

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