Compliance Corner

Vital Function for Community Banks May Be Outsourced if Care is Taken

By Dan Horan The loan review function is a tool that monitors the quality of the respective institution’s loan portfolio as it relates to internal lending policies, the effectiveness of the credit administration function, and is thus a tool to be utilized by senior...

IT Compliance with a Side of Banking

By Patrick Whelan It’s not breaking news that compliance around information technology has become an ever-growing hindrance to community financial institutions that fall under the guidelines of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. With the onset of...
National News

Instant Issue Picks up Steam

With banks still on the hook for the bulk of the mess caused by data breaches that have hit the likes of Target and Home Depot, bankers are increasingly turning to technologies that may help them better mitigate the effects of cyber attacks. Enter instant issuance of debit and credit cards.

Social Media Unlikely to Impact Customer Surveys

Bank customers, particularly those of the larger banks, are used to email and phone inquiries asking them about their experience with a recent branch or online transaction. For banks, evaluating the quality of customer contact has become a priority as the role of the bank branch has been supplanted by online transactions.

Technology Trends

Trends in Information Systems and Related Compliance Considerations

By Patrick Morin Over the past several years, compliance activities have increased to keep pace with the ever expanding scope of industry regulations. Thankfully, information systems can provide significant help in carrying out regulatory activities and...

Taking a Common-Sense Approach to Commercial Loan Stress Testing

By David Etter The initial reaction to reading the above headline from a number of bankers will be: “There’s no common sense involved in stress testing. Why do I need to do it? It’s not applicable to my institution … and even the big banks can’t get it right.”...
Products & Services

Taking a Common-Sense Approach to Commercial Loan Stress Testing

By David Etter The initial reaction to reading the above headline from a number of bankers will be: “There’s no common sense involved in stress testing. Why do I need to do it? It’s not applicable to my institution … and even the big banks can’t get it right.”...

Vital Function for Community Banks May Be Outsourced if Care is Taken

By Dan Horan The loan review function is a tool that monitors the quality of the respective institution’s loan portfolio as it relates to internal lending policies, the effectiveness of the credit administration function, and is thus a tool to be utilized by senior...
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