Credit Lending
By: Kari Michel Are you using scores to make new applicant decisions? Scoring models need to be monitored regularly to ensure a sound and successful...
By: Tracy Bremmer It’s not really all about the credit score. Now don’t get me wrong, a credit score is a very important tool...
— By Kari Michel What is your credit risk score? Is it 300, 700, 900 or something in between? In order to understand what...
The debate continues in the banking industry — Do we push the loan authority to the field or do we centralize it (particularly when...
This post continues the feature from my colleague and guest blogger, Mark Sofietti, Associate Process Architect in Advisory Services at Baker Hill, a part...
We have talked about: the creation of the vision for our loan portfolios (current state versus future state) – e.g. the strategy for moving...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 6 Peer Group 2 fee income Non-interest income again, as a percent of average total assets, declined to .86 percent...
By: Prince Varma Hello. My name is Prince Varma and I’ve spent the better part of the last 16 years helping financial institutions (FI)...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 5 This continues the updated review of results from the Uniform Bank Performance Reports (UBPR), courtesy of the FDIC, for...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 4 Let’s dig a bit deeper into why Peer Group 1’s margins didn’t improve. We see two possible reasons: Total...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 3 I believe it is quite important to compare your bank or your investment plans in a financial institution to...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 2 In my last post, I started my review of the Uniform Bank Performance Reports for the two largest financial...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 1 It may be quite useful to compare your financial institution’s portfolio risk management process or your investment plans , to the...
By: Tom Hannagan Part 1 Beyond the risk management considerations related to a bank’s capital position, which is directly impacted by Troubled Asset Relief...
The difference between market risk and credit risk By: Tom Hannagan Market risk is different than credit risk. The bank’s assets are mostly invested...