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Improve loan decisioning: 5 ways to serve small businesses better

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Consider hosting seminars and workshops on business planning and financial management, or partnering with local business incubators, universities, and economic development organizations to provide mentorship and financing guidance to small businesses. Make it easier to keep tabs on lending and credit risk trends and how Abrigo can help.

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Why you should attend the “CECL Workshop Series”

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Why credit risk specialists should care about CECL. The credit risk group only supplied a small amount of historical data to the accounting side of the bank for ALLL. The new CECL guidance will put more emphasis on forward-looking data such as credit risk forecasts and trends. to 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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How your bank or credit union should get ready for CECL

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Understanding and documenting what is driving your institution’s credit risk today will be important when forecasting expected credit losses under CECL, not to mention that these actions minimize risk in the loans you’re underwriting today,” said Sageworks Executive Risk Management Consultant Tim McPeak.

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CDFI Beneficial State Bank, Aided by Abrigo, Goes All Out To Secure PPP Small Business, Nonprofit Loans

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Other staff are helping clients with additional needs during the crisis, including deferring loan payments, waiving fees, and hosting virtual financial wellness workshops. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Learn More. Asset/Liability.

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2016 Risk Management Summit agenda addresses CECL concerns

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In early June, Sageworks hosted a Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Workshop Series webinar and asked the attendees “Given what we know about CECL, what area do you feel will see the largest impact?”

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CECL Extensions One Step Closer to Final Approval

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FASB staff reported on implementation workshops underway. . The current expected credit loss, or CECL, effective dates have been extended for all but the larger SEC filing institutions, correct? CECL workshops underway. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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Helping credit unions grow organically: Proper software implementation & integration

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This could include case study preparation, onsite training, web-conferencing, workshops with other institutions and ongoing User Groups. While a credit union may be pressured into sweeping changes and investment to keep pace with competitors, ultimately, the institution must select a technology strategy that matches their objectives.