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Sep 02
2009

LOAN REVIEW MEETS LENDING STAFF: A NEW “FOUR Cs”

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Second of a two-part look at Loan Review

Loan review seems to have come of age in the current credit cycle.

What steps can lenders and loan review staff--and their managers--take to improve their programs?

Sep 01
2009

Please, no more “czars”

Posted by Bill Streeter in Editors Column

“Excessive compensation” is a close cousin to “obscene profits.” Neither is realistically definable. They are legitimate terms. It just depends which side of the paycheck you’re on.
Aug 20
2009

Operation Bid Rig: Anti-money-laundering lessons to be learned (August 20, 2009)

Posted by Steve Cocheo in Untagged 

It could have happened in your backyard. Would you have caught it?
Aug 20
2009

'WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOAT

Posted by John Byrne in AML Fraud and other things

Why AML compliance today is like hunting the great white shark  
Aug 20
2009

Fair-lending exams grow riskier (August 20, 2009)

Posted by Bill Streeter in Lucy and Nancys Common Sense Compliance

If you needed any more hints that fair-lending is becoming the new hot topic, the latest “news” that the FFIEC has revised and expanded the Interagency Fair-lending Examination Procedures is one giant clue.

Aug 20
2009

LOAN REVIEW: THE LENDER'S FUTURE PARTNER?

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

The first of a two-part look at Loan Review

Loan review seems to have come of age in the current credit cycle.

What will this mean to frontline lenders and loan review officers? And to examiners and the banks they regulate?

Aug 19
2009

Ten questions bankers should ask before investing in new technology (August 18, 2009)

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Be sure that new system gives you a competitive edge and not just expense
 
By Harold “Bud” Boughton, Senior Banking Business Analyst, Technology Management Resources, Inc.

Aug 11
2009

Is moving forward going backwards?

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Why do you type with your fingers and text with your thumbs?
Where is the home row on the cell phone key pad?
Why is the number pad of a cell phone upside down from a calculator?



Aug 06
2009

Scare Mail: Beware of QWRs (August 6, 2009)

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

“Qualified Written Requests” under RESPA put mortgage servicers in a troublesome place. But there’s law on their side to help distinguish legitimate issues from abuse and harassment
Aug 06
2009

DOES AML RISK RUNNING ON EMPTY? PLUS OTHER AML POINTS

Posted by John Byrne in AML Fraud and other things

Had the pleasure of seeing Jackson Browne in concert last week and he is clearly doing better than many of his music peers, in performing strong at 61. One of his hits, “Running on Empty,” made me think about AML compliance challenges in tough economic times.