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The resilience of small businesses: Insights for lenders

Abrigo

Bank and credit union leaders can use data to inform small business lending Small businesses are showing resilience. Despite borrowing more and tapping credit lines, they're managing leverage and meeting debt obligations, according to Abrigo's proprietary data. Businesses' working capital cycles are longer. Nearly all U.S.

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Investment accounting compliance: How technology helps

Abrigo

Meeting investment accounting and reporting requirements The right technology tools can help institutions manage investment accounting compliance and risk exposure across various investment types. Investment accounting compliance not only minimizes operational risks but also reduces regulatory scrutiny. banking regulations.

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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

The abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a stunning example of bank leadership not understanding interest rate risk, running into trouble with an inverted yield curve, and ignoring the impact of a severe monetary correction on long-duration assets. That combination made their liabilities very sensitive to safety.

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Celebrating FinCrime Fighter Day: Honoring the heroes of financial security

Abrigo

Our intelligent fraud detection software and risk management tools help fraud professionals in their fight against financial crime. Jay Blandford is Chief Executive Officer of Abrigo, a leading provider of risk management, financial crime prevention, and lending software and services that help more than 2,500 U.S.

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Essential liquidity and interest rate risk questions for ALCOs

Abrigo

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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Interest rate risk management in a rising rate environment

Abrigo

If an institution wasn’t fully prepared, however, it can nevertheless meet its goals using tailored asset/liability management (ALM) strategies. The blue line shows the effective funds rate, or the average rate at which institutions are actually lending and borrowing funds from one another. Is the reward worth the risk?

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The Four Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.”