New Virtual Conference Options for Affiliation Program Members

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager The Affiliation Program team is pleased to announce that a new virtual conference option will be available this fall.  Earlier this year when the…

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New: Streamlining Sessions for Affiliation Program Members

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager Since most of the country continues to be under stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Affiliation Program team has been working diligently…

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Thinking of Moving to Electronic Files?

By: Denise Dukette, Director Loan Review Services With current events leading to increased remote work/telecommuting, many financial institutions that have not yet converted their credit and other files from paper…

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Do You Need Assistance With Your Commercial Loan Portfolio?

By: David Etter, Managing Director – Loan Review Services Your Commercial Loan portfolio may require additional monitoring and/or credit administration attention to address the effects of the unprecedented impact on…

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Expanding Beyond the Traditional DSCR – The Use of Debt Yield in Analyzing CRE Transactions

By: David Etter, Managing Director- Loan Review Services Most Bankers are very comfortable with the use of a Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”) when evaluating a CRE transaction. Simple enough…

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Rebranding the Compensation Committee

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions Editor’s Note:  In this month’s newsletter, we are pleased to share a recent article written by one of our CEO…

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High Volatility Commercial Real Estate

By Denise Dukette, Director Loan Review Services Regulatory guidance on HVCRE was initiated in 2013 as part of Basel III risk-weighted capital rules and applies to banking organizations which file…

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A Look Back at 2019: Fall High Performance Idea Exchange Highlights

By Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager Season after season, one of our most popular Affiliation Program sessions is the High Performance Idea Exchange, which gives our members the opportunity to…

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Sneak Peek: Spring 2020 Session Topics

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager Even though the fall Affiliation Program meetings just wrapped up at the beginning of this month, preparations are already well underway for the spring sessions.…

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Trending Topics: Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL)

By Katie Parente, Director Loan Review Services The Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standard will require consideration of not only past events and current conditions, but also reasonable and…

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What CEOs Say About the Program….

"Good discussions and thought provoking ideas presented. I am so busy at the bank that it is always good to step away, reflect, re-focus and learn from presenters and peers."

"Huge benefit in the way of exposure to national bankers vs state only. Always a good program."

"Really good, useful topics – very appropriate for this time."