Abrigo

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Provide timely updates in response to changes in regulations. Our experienced advisors lead extensive BSA training for all departments including teller groups, lending staff, and the board of directors. Provide for program continuity despite operations, management, employee composition, or structure changes.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. You might also like this upcoming webinar, "Relationship banking: 7 Keys to extraordinary results."

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

You might also like this webinar, "Return to basics: Asking the right credit risk questions." Introduction How regulators define successful loan reviews Mark Twain observed, “A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.” Does your loan review system meet regulatory expectations?

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Abrigo

MARCH 27, 2025

They require a mix of judgment, data, and defensibilitywithout clear instructions from regulators on exactly how to apply them. Have we changed our lending practices (new products, risk appetite)? Anticipate questions Auditors and regulators will ask about your methodology. Be ready with clear, well-organized documentation.

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Abrigo

MARCH 5, 2025

As financial institutions deal with growing portfolios, evolving regulations, and a shifting workforce, maintaining consistency in credit risk assessment is more difficult than ever. A new era of loan review efficiency Loan review teams have long faced challenges balancing speed, accuracy, and staffing constraints.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most-read lending & credit blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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Abrigo

APRIL 8, 2025

During the 2008 financial crisis, our regulators directed us to charge down certain residential lot loans. Most banks dont even track those internal and risk-related costs. So, how can we calculate LGD with any confidence? Time changes everything. Adapt your credit analysis processes to address economic volatility.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. Despite expectations for growth, bankers, regulators, investors, and others are watchful about potentially lower returns and credit risks ahead. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Winning the deposit game." bank and credit union regulators expect financial institutions to implement robust internal controls for managing the credit, market, liquidity, and operational and legal risks associated with investment holdings. banking regulations.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Automating SMB and commercial lending elevates your customer's experience From making it easier to apply to speeding up loan closings, automation can helps make business lending customers and staff happier. You might also like this on-demand webinar, "Strategies to grow your commercial loan portfolio." Digital lending.

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Abrigo

JUNE 18, 2020

Key Takeaways The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been a critical foothold for community financial institutions seeking to obtain and diversify business lending relationships. PPP opens the door for new business lending relationships.

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Abrigo

APRIL 10, 2017

In a recent Sageworks webinar , Ancin Cooley of Synergy Credit Union Consulting took a deep dive into five areas that credit unions interested in growing their MBL portfolios need to be aware of in order to effectively manage risk in the MBL portfolio. Next, Ancin moved into a discussion of the current regulatory environment around MBL.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Bank regulators for many quarters have expressed concern about easing underwriting standards in commercial real estate lending, especially as examiners have noticed increased concentrations of CRE loans in financial institutions’ portfolios. 17 at 2 p.m.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Loan Decisioning Allows Small Business Lending to Grow Community financial institutions can leverage automated loan underwriting to increase small business lending and achieve consistency. . Takeaway 2 Loan decisioning allows institutions to efficiently allocate credit analysts’ time for profitable small business lending.

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Abrigo

APRIL 12, 2021

What an LOS Is, and How It Benefits CFIs A loan origination system automates and manages the lending process to address common challenges. Takeaway 1 The lending landscape is increasingly competitive and the process is frustrating. You might also like this report on commercial loan automation systems DOWNLOAD. Definition of LOS.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2020

Key Takeaways The soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) aims to fulfill a need for mid-sized businesses to access relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The MSLP aims to be a lifeline for businesses that may have been too big to participate in the PPP, but too small to access corporate lending facilities. learn more.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

In this webinar, Sageworks is teaming up with Linda Keith CPA again to bring you more great information about tax return analysis. Linda has been a guest speaker on several Sageworks webinars that covered topics like Global Cash Flow , Red Flags for Tax Return Analysis and Making Judgement Calls for Tax Return Analysis. Sound familiar?

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Abrigo

JANUARY 8, 2016

The GAO acknowledged that community banks, credit unions and their professional industry associations reported increased compliance burdens and reduced activity in specific business activities, such as certain mortgage lending, as a result of Dodd-Frank.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 27, 2021

You might also like this webinar: "Create & Maintain a Successful Loan Review Function" WATCH . But independent loan review is actually a financial institution’s competitive advantage, according to Cooley, who is leading webinars for Abrigo on loan review for banks and loan review for credit unions. Consumer Lending.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2023

You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool." Indeed, regulators and management alike focused on these risks more and more in 2023 following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and repeated rate hikes. A webinar on Stress testing and CECL efficiencies was also popular.

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2023

You might also like this webinar, "Return to basics: Asking the right credit risk questions." They should be knowledgeable of both sound lending practices and their own institution’s specific lending guidelines. In addition, they should be familiar with pertinent laws and regulations affecting credit and lending activities.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 8, 2021

Independent Loan Review Systems in Banking Banking regulators have outlined expectations for effective, independent loan review and credit risk review. . The change reflects regulators’ expectations that financial institutions will develop loan review or credit review systems tailored to their specific risks and circumstances.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool." Abrigo's most popular risk management blogs over the last 12 months cover topics that continue to catch the attention of professionals and regulators. Key tentative decisions and timelines are shown in this blog.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Watch webinar Takeaway 1 BSA Officers are the frontline defenders against financial crimes in banking institutions, and hiring the proper skill set for each BSA position is critical. Working closely with other departments, such as retail and lending, is critical to ensuring enterprise-wide compliance.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Set it and forget it” systems may help to automate alerts, but these systems lack the transparency needed for BSA officers to easily communicate alerts and decisions to regulators. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Ag Lending. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Cooley has led webinars for Abrigo on loan review for banks and loan review for credit unions , and he describes those traits in the webinars, along with the strategic advantages of loan review. Watch the video above, a preview of the webinars, or continue reading to learn more. Watch Webinar. Credit Risk Regulation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“Allowing corporates into banking is a path that the regulator should tread on carefully, because how much ever ring-fencing they do, problems may crop up,” Ashvin Parekh, an independent financial services consultant, told Reuters. Among the problems is a history of bad lending decisions and poor governance, the FT reported.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 30, 2016

Last week, I participated in a Finextra webinar on the topic of “Connected Credit and Compliance for Lending Growth” with panelists from ING, Vertus Partners, Misys and Credits Vision. Cost of compliance. Changing client expectations. Competition from new entrants.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Watch webinar Takeaway 1 Recent FinCEN consent orders show that weak compliance programs are coming under more scrutiny, especially at gap institutions. A gap institution is a financial institution that does not have a federal functioning regulator, such as a state-chartered credit union. FinCEN assessed a $1.5

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Abrigo

MAY 18, 2023

How to evaluate loan review processes based on their scope and depth A closer look at loan review can help your institution determine what steps to take to please regulators and streamline processes. You might also like this webinar, "Return to basics: Asking the right credit risk questions."

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 6, 2017

During a Sageworks webinar on HVCRE risk management Rob Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, explained that clarifications on some of the murkier aspects of the HVCRE (high volatility commercial real estate) rule were anticipated by the industry.

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2023

Focus loan reviews on risk in the portfolio Continuous loan review monitoring helps banks and credit unions ensure credit review systems support safe and sound lending. You might also like this webinar, "Return to basics: Asking the right credit risk questions."

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2020

Key Takeaways Financial institutions have 10 calendar days to disburse PPP loans To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending. To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Key Takeaways Effective credit risk review promotes lending agility. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards. Regulators consider an effective loan review system vital for financial institutions’ efforts to meet safety and soundness standards.

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2020

Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. C&I Loans. Crisis Business Membership Strategy in 2020: Adapting Technology and Executing in the New Normal.

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Lending Fraud Training Report 195

Abrigo

MAY 11, 2021

You might also like this webinar on assessing global cash flow. Takeaway 1 Global cash flow can provide a more holistic lending picture as lending decisions have become more complex. Many financial institutions use global cash flow analysis in their lending process. Watch the webinar. Pandemic Problem.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2022

You might also like this webinar on assessing global cash flow. Watch the webinar. Heath has observed firsthand how regulators pick up on these inconsistencies and exploit them during reviews: “Regulators are taking a hyper-cautious approach to risk rating your loans. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

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