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The first step in a practical 2017-2018 credit union action plan – Build a CECL committee

Abrigo

In the recent Sageworks webinar “Actionable Steps to Prepare for CECL Today,” Neekis Hammond and Jared Mills, advisory services consultants at Sageworks, discuss five actionable steps credit unions can take to prepare for the upcoming CECL regulation. That data may be important for migration and vintage techniques.”

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For faster loan origination, stop doing this

Abrigo

Stop : Visiting multiple websites to record credit scores, conduct an OFAC check, perform ID verification, and satisfy other nonfinancial qualifications required for good loan decisions. Review everything from one system.

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What Basic Functions Should My Loan Origination System (LOS) Perform?

Abrigo

This credit risk analysis should incorporate custom metrics for the financial institution, real-time credit scores imported, as well as a global debt-service coverage ratio when necessary. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Lending & Credit Risk. Learn More. Asset/Liability.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

Abrigo

The personal underwriting process is largely paper-intensive and manual, often done with the aid of [E]xcel spreadsheets, and there is a reliance on personal credit scores, particularly in the larger banks. The response times are slow, often several weeks and even months until borrowers are approved or denied.

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Mitigating Risk in the Wake of New Lending Regulations 

Biz2X

Because of economic volatility that has roots as far back as the pandemic, defaults have increased in likelihood, and as a response, lenders require more collateral and higher credit scores from applicants before offering loans.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

Abrigo

The personal underwriting process is largely paper-intensive and manual, often done with the aid of [E]xcel spreadsheets, and there is a reliance on personal credit scores, particularly in the larger banks. The response times are slow, often several weeks and even months until borrowers are approved or denied.

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A Wave of Defaults Coming?

Pactola

Since lawmakers do not want delayed payments to impact credit scores, Congress mandated that people current on their payments prior to the outbreak should still be reported as current on their payments when they are in a hardship program. This has the impact of moving credit scores higher at a time when payments are not being made.

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