Correspondent Blog

If you are like most banks you have your credit approval and risk process based around loan size. The assumption is that the larger the loan the more risk the bank is taking on so a greater level of risk review is needed. But, suppose the data didn’t bear that assumption out? If that assumption…

Geopolitical Tensions Greet New Year The U.S. killing of a top Iranian general in Baghdad last Friday and the threat of Iranian retaliation is likely to overhang the market this week. There are dozens of U.S. military installations and other assets in Iraq and surrounding areas that could be at risk of reprisal. If that…