Regulators are more concerned about capital in the banking industry than at any point since the 2008 Financial Crisis. This includes the 2020 Pandemic which saw regulators go out of their way to help banks handwave away concerns...
Get Ready for Tough Concentration Questions at your Next Bank Exam
No matter the regulator, community banks with concentration issues should expect extra scrutiny at their next exam. Banks without proper concentration risk management processes are in danger of CAMELS downgrades, enforcement...
What Every Community Bank with a CRE Concentration Needs to Do Before March
If you work for a bank that has a CRE or construction concentration, you most likely know that regulators have you in their cross hairs. I’ve seen several instances over the last few weeks in which examiners have notified banks...
Regulators Double Down on Need for Community Bank Climate Risk Management
Both the FDIC and the OCC have signaled in recent weeks that they expect community banks to begin understanding their climate-related risks “in the near term.”
Ten Questions that Banks with High CRE Concentrations Should Answer
The pressure is continuing to increase on banks with CRE concentrations. First it was the FDIC, which put community banks with CRE concentrations in its crosshairs when the supervisory division released its update on commercial...
Examiners Renew CRE Concentration Focus
CRE Exam Essentials™ Program Can Help Banks Get Ready
How to Prepare for Climate Risk Management
Bank regulators refer to two types of risk from climate change:
Invictus Names Head of Climate Risk Analytics
The Invictus Group has named Avik Ray as director of its new climate risk division.
Invictus Creates New Climate Risk Division
The Invictus Group has created a new climate risk analytical division to help community banks.