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Stress Testing: Are the Results Guiding Your CECL Decision-Making?

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Stress Testing | 6 minute read Key Takeaways Stress testing is a useful tool to help guide CECL decisions. Bottom-up testing is transactional and best for smaller institutions (under $25B). In a recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics, 74% of economists who responded expect a recession by the end of 2021.

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Budget Surplus? 5 Ways to Invest in Your Financial Institution with This Year’s Excess Budget

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But impulse buying – whether at home or in business – can result in waste, so think carefully about areas of your bank or credit union that could benefit next year from a small investment as 2021 draws to a close. Indeed, deposit levels to transaction accounts among community banks exploded 74% to $896.5 Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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Check It Out: How Can You Better Protect Against Check Fraud at Your Institution?

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billion in fraudulent transactions, a staggering 47% of which were check fraud. The 2021 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey reported 66% of fraud activity included check fraud in 2020. One would think as technology improves so would the safeguarding features around monetary transactions. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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How to Win Small Business Loans This Year

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The ABA stated in its October 2021 State of Digital Lending report that “baby boomers, who until 2020 lagged in digital adoption, upped their online game, with 68 percent skipping human interaction to make a decision about banking products, up from 55 percent before the pandemic.” Portfolio Risk & CECL. Read Whitepaper.

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From CRE to Corporate Culture – BIG Ideas from 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk. Drive Growth.

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The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. There was a quote, ‘You’re looking for talented bankers, not transaction processors,’ that really stuck with us,” Hudson said. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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FinCEN Releases AML/CTF Priorities: Implications for Community Financial Institutions

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FinCEN Releases 8 AML/CFT Priorities These priorities were published June 30, 2021, highlighting several areas of heightened risk for the U.S. These priorities were published June 30, 2021, highlighting several areas of heightened risk for the U.S. Portfolio Risk & CECL. financial system. financial system. BSA Training.

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2023 Fraud trends: What banks and credit unions can expect

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billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year. After the fraudster receives the fee, the investment transaction is never executed. Portfolio Risk & CECL. According to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission , consumers lost more than $5.8 That represents almost 2.8 million fraud victims. Learn More.