by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Sep 9, 2024 | Risk Report
WSJ recently posed the following math problem: If an office building in Springfield has lost 60% of its value over the past 3 years, and it has a dry cleaner named Dylan’s (after the owner’s nephew) on the ground floor, and the third-floor co-working space has an...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | May 21, 2024 | CECL
Much has changed since CECL became effective—data has grown, technologies have advanced. While those changes themselves may cause a Financial Institution (FI) to reevaluate its CECL system a more important motivator might be experience. For most FIs, the CECL process...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Apr 22, 2024 | Risk Report
It’s unfair to always pick on broccoli because it is healthy and (with copious amounts of cheese) also delicious, but for the sake of the example, please let it slide this time. Say that we have all been promised dessert (interest rate cuts) if we finish that pesky...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Jun 9, 2020 | Regulations
In a recent webinar I participated in with SAS we discussed Economic Impact Analysis (EIA). While EIA is similar in concept to stress testing, its main goal is to allow credit unions to move quickly to evaluate economic changes to their portfolio—such as those brought...
by Mike Forno | Feb 12, 2020 | General
We’re making it official: After more than a decade of operating as “The Financial Risk Group,” we’re changing our name to reflect what our clients have called us since the early days. We are excited to formally debut our streamlined “FRG” brand and logo. Our new look...
