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2016 Risk Management Summit agenda addresses CECL concerns

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To best accommodate all attendees, the 2016 Risk Management Summit features an agenda that balances high-level and conceptual sessions, which focus on understanding the guidance, with analytical sessions, which look at the application of various approaches when implemented.

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Is 2016 the year for bank M&A?

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Bank Director’s 2016 Bank M&A Survey , sponsored by Crowe Horwath, was recently released and offers insight on current M&A trends in the banking industry. Here are several other highlights from Bank Director’s 2016 Bank M&A Survey: • Only 8 percent of respondents feel the current environment is less favorable for M&A.

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How Community Financial Institutions Can Regain the Small Business Lending Market

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According to FDIC data, in 2016, commercial banks reported 23 million total small business loans, an increase of 4 million from 2010, with an aggregate loan balance unchanged of just over $627 billion. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Watch Webinar.

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Loan Betas: A Key ALM Assumption for NIM as Rates Rise

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Why loan betas often don’t match rising rates Looking at some actual experience in the 2016-2019 rising-rate environment reveals that a beta of 1 is probably not the best assumption; the actual rate response to rising rates is often less than 100%. Credit Risk Management. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

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Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

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Roberts, who joined the company in 2016, is stepping back to focus more time on personal interests and passions. Roberts expressed gratitude for Abrigo’s employees, saying “We have taken a small company in 2016 and have grown significantly across all key metrics, “but I'm most proud of HOW we did it,” Roberts said. “I

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Effective Loan Pricing in Today’s Rate Environment

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However, we believe that smaller margins are a fact of life for us - the most recent rising rate environment of 2016-2019 had almost no effect on raising net interest margins. Loss Allowance Rates – High-performing institutions do not necessarily have lower credit risks. Lending & Credit Risk. keep me informed.

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Are de novos making a comback?

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The FDIC paper The Entry, Performance, and Risk Profile of De Novo Banks published in April 2016 reports that the number of de novo bank failures and acquisitions annually has drastically declined since 2010, primarily due to the fact that new bank formations have become nearly inexistent.