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Study: Construction loan monitoring decreases loan defaults

Abrigo

Researchers find construction loans with more on-site inspections are less likely to default, suggesting that loan monitoring adds value to lenders. More construction loan monitoring ultimately decreases loan default, according to a new FDIC Center for Financial Research working paper. On-site inspections. percentage points. “As

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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 With lower interest rates nowhere in sight, lenders need to monitor and adjust lending and underwriting strategies based on their own institution’s credit risk profile. At the same time, 59% pursued credit to meet operating expenses. A majority of applicants sought less than $100,000. 1 appeared first on Abrigo.

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Construction loan and delinquency trends in 2023

Abrigo

billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. million in the fourth quarter of 2021. increase from the last quarter and an 18% increase since the first quarter of 2021—making it the largest annual increase since 2016. Manage risk & avoid defaults. billion in the previous quarter and $2.80 This surge was a 5.3%

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Around 1.8 Million Startup Companies Will Fail This Year.Are You Prepared?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Selling to new businesses on credit terms has always meant taking on more risk than is involved with established businesses, but recent substantial increases in inflation, interest rates, and labor costs raises the specter of a large number of business defaults for the foreseeable future.

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 1 (2022)

FICO Blog

Credit risk management veterans who responsible for consumer loan portfolio risk management through the Great Recession can recall managing the challenge of responding to swiftly changing borrower payment behavior and the resulting portfolio delinquency and default rate volatility during that time. See all Posts.

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 3 (2022)

FICO Blog

Leveraging FICO Resilience Index to refine credit risk management decisions during benign economic phases defends against dramatic swings in delinquency rates and provides for a more consistent portfolio risk management approach over time. Of course, credit risk management is only one aspect of portfolio health.

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 2 (2022)

FICO Blog

FICO® Scores, often an important contributor to underwriting risk management strategies, are designed to provide valuable risk rank-ordering through all economic cycles. Traditional underwriting risk management strategy approach in stressed versus unstressed economy. Economic Scenario.

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