Bank & Credit Union Insights

Below are five serious questions that we believe the ALCO at your institution should be discussing and finding your own answers to.

The search goes on for the optimal deposit strategy to fund loan growth and manage funding costs.

How does the economic value of equity computation (EVE) provide more comprehensive information than current standards for disclosures?

DCG has facilitated analysis with high-performing institutions that have decided to either execute or reject bond loss transactions.

As we head into next year, here are four focus areas to consider as you position your institution to win funding cost basis points.

Many financial institutions over the past 24-36 months have lost confidence in their interest rate risk models.

As we all turn attention to the year to come, here are some key factors for management teams to consider when crafting their 2024 budgets.

When planning the validation of any key risk models, always consider three effective challenge action items.

One of the most common questions we get from our clients is, “What should we do about our deposits?”

When I reflect on the state of the community banking industry, I can’t help but see a close likeness to those difficult adolescent years.

When asked, “John, where should we set our loan concentration policy limits?” I always answer in the same anti-climactic way: “It depends.”

We are fresh from a stellar three days together with nearly 300 colleagues from banks, credit unions, regulators, and industry partners.

A lot has been made of the loss position in SVB’s bond portfolio. Per the year-end call report, losses in Held to Maturity...

Everyone has that one friend, relative, or neighbor who always seems to ask the one question you don’t have an answer for.

To keep pace with competition and escalating regulatory expectations, many institutions have shifted their risk management philosophies.

DCG has performed model validations for banks and credit unions of all sizes and balance sheet complexities for well over a decade.

No one can predict the rate and economic environment. Yet, we can make sure we have strong risk management cultures in place.

The Darling Consulting Group team has been in contact with hundreds of banks and credit unions since the bank failure situation unfolded.

Help ensure a smooth journey and long-term benefits by add these five CECL and MRM resolutions to your list for 2023!

The ability to lag deposit pricing is clearly over and retaining balances, let alone growing new funds, will be a challenge.

This rate environment is different and every decision matters. Are your models up to the task?

If there were ever a time when institutions spent countless hours to be “precisely incorrect,” it was the 2022 budgeting process!

Institutions can face significant challenges when it comes to model risk management. And getting it wrong may bring meaningful consequences.

DCG Managing Director Bob Lallo analyzes some of the key considerations surrounding the “Loss Trade.”