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May 10, 2024

Do You Know Enough to Be Dangerous?

As a commercial lender, you have a lot on your plate. You need to prospect for new clients, run a credit analysis and conduct proper due […]
April 5, 2024

New SBA SOP Offers Lenders Greater Leeway

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Thus wrote French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in 1849, and at least when it comes to […]
March 31, 2024

Outsourcing Risk Management in a Time of Uncertainty

Today’s lenders face challenges on many fronts. Although the pandemic recently passed its four-year anniversary, it continues to generate lingering economic effects. Certain sectors of the […]
April 9, 2023
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Silicon Valley Bank: A Risk Management Cautionary Tale

The sudden failure of Silicon Valley Bank shocked the financial services world. How can a 40-year-old bank—the 16th largest in the nation—collapse and be taken over […]