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Zero-day options and financial market vulnerability

BankUnderground

Their flexibility, low premia and underlying leverage appeal to all market participants ranging from conservative investors hedging against intraday market volatility to aggressive traders speculating for quick profit generation. The improved market conditions have encouraged both market participation and innovation.

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The Impact of Reciprocal Tariffs on Community Banking

South State Correspondent

The move shook the markets, threatening to upend much of the architecture of the global economy and fueled broader trade wars. The recent uncertain shifts in trade policies, particularly increased tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico, have introduced specific uncertainties for community banks.

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Bank of England says AI software could create market crisis for profit

TheGuardian

Concern grows over programs deployed to act with autonomy that may exploit weaknesses Business live latest updates Increasingly autonomous AI programs could end up manipulating markets and intentionally creating crises in order to boost profits for banks and traders, the Bank of England has warned.

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Create and Maintain an Effective Loan Policy

Abrigo

Confident Risk Management Begins with Sound Loan Policy A risk-based approach to loan policy can effectively improve your institution's profitability. You might also like this webinar on loan policy best practices. Loan policies make up the foundation for managing that credit risk. . When and how to update your policy.

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Perficient Included in IDC Market Glance: Lending Digital Transformation Strategies

Perficient

While it was once expected and acceptable for lenders to enforce standardized payment due dates and policies, COVID-19 brought the impracticality and ineffectiveness of a “one-size-fits-all” approach to credit and lending to light. The IDC Market Glance offers an overview of the landscape for consumer and small business digital lending.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

When and how to cite credit exceptions A policy on credit exceptions can address many factors that can lead financial institutions to diverge from loan policy and miss signs of potential trouble. Takeaway 3 A credit exception policy should spell out what one is, when it can be used, and how to clear it.

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The Perils of Interest Rate Risk in Loan Pricing

South State Correspondent

Persistently high inflation and the unknowns in the new administrations implementation of stated policies have translated to rapid increases in long-term interest rates. Rapid Market Movement Means Greater Interest Rate Risk in Loan Pricing During periods of rapid interest rate changes, some banks find themselves pricing off-market.

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