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Model Risk Management: Regulatory Priorities and Best Practices

Abrigo

Meet Model Risk Management Expectations Updates to the FDIC Risk Management Manual should steer institutions toward a model that manages risk and drives growth. Takeaway 1 Aside from meeting examiner expectations, proper model risk management can protect your institution from unnecessary risk. .

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Fed, FDIC, OCC update guidance on third-party risk management

Payments Dive

The guidance is aimed at helping banks address the operational, compliance and strategic risks of third-party tie-ups, such as those with fintech firms.

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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

On the liability side of SVB’s $173B in deposits at the end of 2022, approximately 97% were uninsured and above the $250k in FDIC protection threshold. Based on the bank’s own filing, and like many banks, SVB did not deploy hedging instruments to manage its securities duration risk.

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Writing Effective Credit Memos Efficiently

Abrigo

The lender needs to put forth an accurate and complete picture of the borrowernot only for the borrowers sake, but also for the financial institutions risk management. Kirby cited FDIC statistics showing nearly three-quarters of community banks require three or more levels of approval, regardless of the loan size.

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What Bank CEOs Should Tell Their Boards About Third-Party Vendor Risk

Gonzobanker

Vendor management is risky business. The FDIC issued a consent order against Discover Bank last year for lacking oversight into third-party risk management and a compliance vendor management program. Does a relationship manager check in regularly with the institution—and not a month or two before renewal?

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How segmentation can benefit a bank’s ALLL and risk management practices

Abrigo

A segmentation strategy, though, is a great place to start to nail down an effective and efficient process – not only will it serve a substantial purpose for the ALLL, but also as a larger risk management tool. The goal is for the segmentation to be granular enough for the pools to show those similar loan characteristics.

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Improve loan decisioning: 5 ways to serve small businesses better

Abrigo

M anaging, not avoiding, small business lending A common reason banks hesitate to expand small business lending is the fear of risk. While its true that nearly half of small businesses fail within five years, risk avoidance isnt the solution. Kirby pointed out that fintech lenders frequently use these models to approve loans quickly.

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