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OCC warns about increasing credit risk

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To help mitigate the increased credit risk, banks need to have appropriate risk management processes, including the ability to measure, monitor and control the risk, according to Curry. One area of credit risk that is concerning to the OCC is auto lending, which has been steadily growing in recent years.

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Construction loan and delinquency trends in 2023

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That put construction lending at its highest percentage of gross loans since the second quarter of 2011. Construction loans made up 3.82% of all loans and leases, up from 3.73% in the third quarter. So far, in 2023, residential construction loans have surged again. But rapidly rising rates and slowing home sales may hamper future gains.

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Are de novos making a comback?

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For perspective, a mere 4 banks have opened since 2011, and two of those were in 2017 alone: both International Bank of Commerce of Oklahoma City, OK, and Blue Gate Bank of Costa Mesa, CA, opened in January 2017. Monk writes that there were 6 applications for deposit insurance in 2016.

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Ag lending risk increasing as result of declining incomes

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Although loan volumes have increased steadily since 2011, recent increases have coincided with a period of declining farm income,” said a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Fed report said that average risk rating for all farms loans was approximately three, meaning moderate risk.

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Is 2016 the year for bank M&A?

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Of those surveyed, 43 percent have acquired or merged with an institution since 2011, while 41 percent have never acquired or merged with an institution. For tips on how to improve your institution’s credit culture, access the archived webinar: Instilling the Right Credit Risk Culture.

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ALM 101: Intro to Asset/Liability Management-Part 5: Non-Maturity Deposits

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For example, if we were doing a core deposit analysis today and our initial study group was from 2011, how much of our current balance comprises balances from that initial 2011 group? Gauge Your Institution’s Risk from Inflation: Planning Ahead with Stress Testing. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More.

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How to stress test your ag portfolio

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Ritter referenced a 2011 Supervision and Regulation Letter, Supervisory Expectations for Risk Management of Agricultural Credit Risk , by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, citing four factors institutions should evaluate for proper management and control of their agriculture portfolio: 1.