Are You Tracking Exceptions and Variances?
written by Blair Groves It’s not uncommon for bankers to make exceptions to policies and variances to procedures. But problems can arise when banks don’t
written by Blair Groves It’s not uncommon for bankers to make exceptions to policies and variances to procedures. But problems can arise when banks don’t
written by Blair Groves In January the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) National Risk Committee (NRC) published their Semiannual Risk Perspective. Within
written by Blair Groves Seven years past the beginning of the largest financial crisis in the United States since the great depression, the fallout of
Two decades ago, the Committee on Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) published its original framework for internal controls. Since then, it has served as the most comprehensive
Some community banks believe that they are not subject to the unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices (collectively referred to as UDAAP) provisions of
The Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation includes several points that have made it more difficult for community banks to operate profitably. These issues include higher capital
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and the Consumer Protection Act have been among the key concerns for bankers in recent times. One of the more confusing
Depository institutions use loan participations as an integral part of their lending operations. Banks may sell participations to enhance their liquidity, interest rate risk management,
The uneven economic recovery may be sputtering along in fits and starts, but it appears loan volume has improved at commercial banks. According to Federal
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