Is Your Bank Ready for Industry Disrupters?
- November 16, 2017
If businesses have learned anything about staying relevant in the 21st century marketplace, it’s that you must learn how to deal...
Hiring Lenders in a Challenging Environment
- November 9, 2017
One of the biggest challenges faced by many community banks is attracting, growing and retaining lending talent especially as many experienced...
What to Look for When Lending to Contractors
- August 29, 2017
written by Kami Bailey Lending to contractors presents special challenges for banks due to the complex nature of contractor accounting. This...
The Dangers of Emailed Wire Transfer Requests
- August 26, 2017
written by Kami Bailey Banks and their customers are increasingly being victimized by e-mail compromise fraud schemes involving wire transfers. According...
How Can SBA Loans Benefit Your Bank?
- August 22, 2017
written by Kami Bailey Most community banks desire to make loans to small businesses to both help support their communities and...
The Clock is Ticking for CECL Implementation
- May 21, 2017
written by Blair Groves One year ago, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) gave final approval to a new Current Expected...
Is Your Bank Vulnerable to a Cyber Attack?
- May 12, 2017
written by Blair Groves Cyber crime has become one of the biggest threats to U.S. businesses in recent years, and banks...
Best Practices for Small Business Loan Underwriting and Structure
- May 7, 2017
written by Blair Groves There have been many changes in recent years that affect how small business loans are underwritten and...
Stress Testing Should Go Beyond Interest Rates
- February 5, 2017
written by Jacob Hall In 2012, bank regulators issued guidance on stress testing that encouraged community banks to stress test for...