Unleashing the Full Potential of Balance Sheet Reconcilements

Nancy Wu of SkyStem explains how to reconcile properly, consistently, and in a timely manner. Learn why completing this process consistently is the... [more]

Tags: month-end close, Month-end close best practices, Month-end close software, nancy wu, reconcilement, reconciliation, skystem

Managing Through a Flattening/Inverted Yield Curve Environment

Many bankers are biased against higher interest rates, often preventing them from formulating the optimal balance sheet strategy in a rising rate... [more]

Tags: ALCO, ALM, derivatives, Fed funds, Fed tightening, flat curve, interest rate, inverted curve, long-term rate, rate environment,

Close More Efficiently and Win Back Your Time

Nancy Wu of SkyStem presents a step by step process to streamline the month-end close. Learn how to automate this process and free up resources for... [more]

Tags: automate, automation, month-end close, Month-end close best practices, Month-end close software, nancy wu, skystem

Rethinking Deposit Pricing

Tom Bowers of ZM Financial Systems offers an argument for why ALCOs should adopt multi-beta methods for estimating repricing, and explicitly simulate... [more]

Considerations to Proactively Address and Manage Balance Sheet Risk

Regulatory volatility, economic change, and intense competition require financial institutions to take a more holistic 360-degree view of balance... [more]

Tags: economic change, financial management, Manage Balance Sheet Risk, MountainView, mountainview financial solutions, Rita Bostick

Using Data to Improve ALM Modeling

After nearly a decade of low interest rates, the competitive market of deposit gathering is heating up.  Is your institution prepared to manage... [more]

Tags: ALM Modeling, asset liability management, Chief Data Officer, Darling Consulting Group, data scientist, depositor relationship, interest rate risk, lending practices, Mike Guglielmo

Making the CECL Transition

The replacement of the incurred loss model to CECL, impacts your financial institutions time, including the allowance on calculating credit losses.... [more]

Tags: accounting standards, Big Data, BPE, cecl, CECL adoption, Chad Kellar, data retention, Financial Operations, Incurred loss model, non-PBE,

The Importance of a CECL Implementation Roadmap

CECL is a transformative accounting standard that will impact numerous areas of your institution's operations. That’s why it’s important to establish... [more]

Tags: ALM, ALM model, Butch Miner, cecl, CECL allowances, CECL depository, DFAST, FASB, IFSR-9, TOM CARAGHER,

The Value of BOLI: Bank or Business Owned Life Insurance

Bank or Business Owned Life Insurance allows banks and credit unions to improve earnings and create incentives for key employees without increasing... [more]

Tags: BOLI, fixed credit rating, insurance, investment rates, IZALE, return, tax yeilds

Predicting the Future Behavior of Non-Maturity Deposits

Many institutions struggle with predicting their balance sheet risk in changing rate and regulatory environments. From the in-depth aspect of... [more]

Tags: asset liability management, banking, deposits, rising rates, ZM Financial