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Lending standards slip, risk increasing according to OCC

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Lending standards continue to relax, according to data from the OCC’s 2014 Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices. This type of easing is similar to that experienced between 2004 and 2006, the time period leading up to the financial crisis, which many attribute to inadequate lending standards. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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Are you diversifying your portfolio appropriately?

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Consequently, interagency guidance on CRE concentration risk management , released in 2006, helps institutions pursue CRE lending with safety and soundness. Important to note, though, is that these loans would comprise part of the 300 percent CRE limit set by the 2006 interagency guidance. Blog Bank Credit Union'

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OCC cites loosening of underwriting standards as a top supervisory concern

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Interestingly, 2014 net income actually matched the pre-recession high set in 2006 – but on $2 trillion more in assets. The OCC suggests when banks are managing their loan portfolios through this stage of the credit cycle that they regularly assess their credit risk appetite. percent versus a 3.5