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Best Practices for Managing Credit Risk in Recession

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Key Takeaways This recession is significantly different than the 2008 financial crisis, creating a unique credit environment for financial institutions. Economic downturns alter the credit memo's content and process to capture credit risk. Mitigate credit risk and drive growth – even in a recession.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

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After, the Great Recession of 2008, commercial bankruptcies peaked in 2009 and did not drop below pre-recession levels until 2012. Clearly, the level of Business Credit Risk is going to remain elevated as we move through 2024, bringing with it the potential for corresponding increases in bad debt and delinquency.

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CRE risk management: Identify and manage concentration risk

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While there are no specific examples that are prescribed triggers, the observations above illustrate the need for banks to consider concrete indicators when evaluating commercial real estate risks in specific markets. Learn more about stress testing with this whitepaper, "Stress testing: Managing capital levels and credit risk."

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Strategies for growing commercial loans

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During Abrigo’s Strategies to Growing Your Commercial Loan Portfolio webinar, Newberry posited the following chart to help visualize the calculation: According to Newberry, the first question an institution should ask itself when pricing commercial deals is whether it is a better choice than an investment once credit risk is factored in.

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A guest blog from Curtis Fort from the Construction Credit and Finance Group.

JSP Credit Management

After the 2008 recession, businesses began to rely less on traditional credit lines and more on factoring and accounts receivables. Experts believe this trend will continue to grow as more and more businesses forgo credit lines and factor accounts receivable.

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Making Qualitative Adjustments and Stress Testing in Uncertain Economic Times

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Credit risk operations, such as the allowance and stress testing, are not exempt. When making allowance for loan and lease loss (ALLL) or allowance for credit loss (ACL) calculations, financial institutions must consider the uncertainty presented during our current economic and societal times. Lending & Credit Risk.

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5 Reasons to Increase SBA Loan Origination at Your Bank or Credit Union

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I’d say do it right now.” Wear noted that in the 2008 financial crisis, when the SBA similarly increased guarantees of 7(a) loans to 90%, it ran out of funding before the end of the fiscal year. “I Lending & Credit Risk. 5 Reasons to Increase SBA Loan Origination at Your Bank or Credit Union. Risk Ratings.