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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone Conducts PICPA Podcast

Flattening and Inverted Yield Curve Strategies for Financial Institutions
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DCG President Matthew Pieniazek quoted in American Banker

American Banker
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A Risk Management Primer for Today's Banker

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Mark Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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Liquidity Management in Focus

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
John Demeritt, DCG Senior Consultant
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DCG Managing Director Michael Guglielmo featured in FMS forward Magazine

Incoming FMS Chairman Mike Guglielmo takes over an association whose members are facing the kind of unprecedented challenges that will demand broader knowledge and new skills.
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in S&P Global

S&P Global
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DCG Managing Director Michael Guglielmo appointed Chairman of the FMS Board of Directors

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Choosing the Right Funding Strategy

Matthew D. Pieniazek
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What is Effective Challenge?

FMS Forward
Mike Guglielmo, DCG Managing Director
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DCG wins local Best of Finance and Business Services award

DCG received this award at the 2019 Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 53rd Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on April 25, 2019.

DCG provides Kaufman Hall with their Relationship Profitability and Pricing System Validation Certification Statement

Kaufman Hall
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DCG Managing Director Jeffrey Reynolds quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Banker & Tradesman
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Managing a Prudent Assumptions Process

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
John Demeritt, DCG Senior Consultant
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DCG Managing Director Joe Kennerson presents at Missouri Bankers Association's Executive Management Conference

Bank News
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Pricing for Risk in the Loan Portfolio—Why It Is Critical to Start Doing So

CUNA
Keri M. Crooks
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The Flattening Yield Curve Environment

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Patrick Ward, DCG Managing Director
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Darling Consulting Group featured in local article for being named a 2018 Boston Globe Top Places to Work

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DCG named a Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe

Darling Consulting Group has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the fourth year in a row in the annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. The Top Places to Work 2018 issue was published online and in The Boston Globe Magazine on November 18, 2018.
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Integrate and Recharge your ALCO Process

Promontory’s Peer Intelligence
Mark Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Mark Haberland quoted in FMS Forward

FMS Forward
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DCG Managing Director Michael Guglielmo appointed Vice Chairman of the FMS Board of Directors

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DCG President Matt Pieniazek interviewed about his upcoming session at Sageworks' Lending and Risk Summit on 9/24/18

Transform your bank’s ALCO from a cost center to a profit center
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DCG wins the 2018 Yankee Homecoming 5k corporate division for the 9th time!

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ALM Modeling and Assumptions

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Zach Zoia, DCG Senior Consultant
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DCG Managing Director Joe Kennerson presents at CCUA's Finance Network Meeting

CCUA Daily Scan
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Time to bring your ALCO in for a tune-up

Banking Exchange
Mark A. Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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2018 in Banking - Not for the Faint of Heart

Promontory’s Peer Intelligence
Robert M. Lallo, DCG Managing Director
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Hocus Pocus...Exit Price - Key Considerations for Determining New Fair Value Disclosures

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Matthew D. Pieniazek, DCG President
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DCG Managing Director Drew Boecher quoted in FMS Forward

FMS Forward
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The bear is waking up

Banking Exchange
Keith L. Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Drought hits community banks’ deposit farm

Banking Exchange
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, DCG Managing Director
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What ALCO must watch for in 2018

Banking Exchange
Robert M. Lallo, DCG Managing Director
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in FMS Forward

FMS Forward
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Increasing Long Assets - Are Executives Betting the Bank

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Robert M. Lallo, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Vincent Clevenger quoted in Banking Exchange

Banking Exchange
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Is your liquidity plan ready for 2018?

Banking Exchange
Steven J. Boselli, DCG Managing Director
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DCG named a Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe

Darling Consulting Group has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the third year in a row in the annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. The Top Places to Work 2017 issue was published online and in The Boston Globe Magazine on November 19, 2017.

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Deposits Are a Hot Topic in Today's Environment

CUNA
Keri M. Crooks
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DCG Managing Director Jeff Reynolds quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Banker & Tradesman
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4 Key Questions for 2018 Budgeting

Banking Exchange
Vincent A. Clevenger, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Joe Kennerson's interview in FMS forward Magazine

FMS forward Magazine
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The Deposit Conundrum

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Keri M. Crooks, DCG Managing Director
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5 key steps to improve ALM model assumptions

Banking Exchange
Joe Kennerson, DCG Managing Director
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What ALCO should be thinking about

Banking Exchange
Keith L. Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Why deposit strategy must be a top priority

Banking Exchange
Darnell Canada, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo's interview with Center for Financial Professionals

Center for Financial Professionals
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Robust ALM modeling is banker’s compass

Banking Exchange
Zach Zoia, DCG Senior Consultant
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The Available for Sale Wake-up Call

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, DCG Managing Director
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Rising rates are here again! Ready?

Banking Exchange
Mark Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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Confronting “the wolf” with ALCO

Banking Exchange
Keith Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Should the Federal Reserve Raise Short-Term Rates...Then What?

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Patrick Ward, DCG Managing Director
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Banks for sale! Buyer beware!

Banking Exchange
Robert M. Lallo
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DCG Managing Director Vincent Clevenger interviewed in FMS Update

FMS Update
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Time to adjust your sails?

Banking Exchange
Vincent A. Clevenger
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Getting Model Risk Management Right

Banking Exchange
Michael R. Guglielmo
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone interviewed in FMS Update

FMS Update
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Gaining Certainty When Risks Abound

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Keri M. Crooks, DCG Managing Director
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Building Effective Integrated Risk Management

Banking Exchange
Joe Kennerson, DCG Managing Director
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Will Bank Consolidation Continue?

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
James D. Brown, Principal
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Time for capital planning is now

Banking Exchange
Steven J. Boselli, DCG Managing Director
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Future ain’t what it used to be

Banking Exchange
Darnell R. Canada, DCG Managing Director
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Today's Biggest Need in Analytics Initiatives: Common Sense

Banking CIO Outlook
Justin B. Bakst, DCG Managing Director
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Long and short of liquidity

Banking Exchange
Zach Zoia, DCG Senior Consultant
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New Liquidity Coverage Ratio Creates Community Bank Growth Opportunities

Bank Asset/Liability Newsletter
Justin B. Bakst, DCG Managing Director
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The Madness of Negative Interest Rates and Why You should Care

CUNA
Keri M. Crooks, DCG Managing Director
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Real risks of negative rates

Banking Exchange
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Directors Darnell Canada and Keri Crooks quoted in Credit Union Magazine

Transform ALM Into a Profit Center
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What ALCO can learn from Red Sox

Banking Exchange
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, Managing Director
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The Fed feinted. Get past it

Banking Exchange
Mark Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Principal Jim Brown Quoted in Bloomberg BNA

Community Banks Continue to Stabilize in 2015
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DCG Client Tim Marquardt of MAX Credit Union named CU Times CFO of the Year.

CFO of the Year: Marquardt Embraces Change
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Mega-Banks’ Liquidity Ratio Is Small Bank Opportunity

Banking Exchange
Justin B. Bakst, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Darnell Canada Conducts PrecisionLender Podcast

Aligning ALCO with Loan Pricing
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DCG Managing Director Patrick Ward Quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Feds Warn of Long-Term, Low-Rate Consequences
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Beautiful Banking

RMA Journal
Drew H. Boecher, CFA, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Justin Bakst quoted in FMS Update

FMS Update
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone and DCG Client Reading Cooperative Bank quoted in Banking Exchange

Banking Exchange
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DCG Client, Federal Savings Bank of Dover Interviewed in Banking Exchange

Birthday-Based Funding Shift
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Depositors are poised for interest rates to start rising soon

Independent Banker
Mark Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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DCG President Matthew Pieniazek quoted in BankDirector.com Article

How Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Your Bank?
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Connecting ALCO dots

Banking Exchange
Keith L. Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Are You Ready for Inflaterate?

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Keith L. Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Model risk management meets 3 lines of defense

Banking Exchange
Michael R. Guglielmo, DCG Managing Director
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DCG President Matthew Pieniazek quoted in Banking Exchange

Community Bank Survival
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Time to “re-flate” capital planning playbook

Banking Exchange
Vincent A. Clevenger, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Mark Haberland quoted in FMS Update

Pressure Points
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Don’t Assume You’ve Got ALCO Right

Banking Exchange
Joe Kennerson, DCG Managing Director
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One More Perspective on Rising Interest Rate Risk(s)

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Darnell R. Canada, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo appointed FMS Council Chair

Mike Guglielmo, DCG Managing Director, was appointed Finance Council Chair of the board of directors for Financial Managers Society (FMS) at its annual meeting in mid-June.
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Watch Out For That First 50 Basis Points...

Banking Exchange
Steven J. Boselli, DCG Managing Director
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The Power of Data as Rising Interest Rates Loom

CUNA
Justin B. Bakst, DCG Managing Director
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Where's ERM heading?

Banking Exchange
Drew H. Boecher, CFA, DCG Managing Director
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Can Lightning Strike ALCO Twice?

Banking Exchange
Darnell R. Canada, DCG Managing Director
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Anticipating a Visit from Your Regulators?

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Patrick Ward, DCG Managing Director
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Rising Rate Preparedness

CUNA
Keri M. Crooks
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek and Managing Director Jeffrey Reynolds quoted in Banking Exchange

Waiting On The Fed
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Quick Lesson in Loan Swaps

Banking Exchange
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, DCG Managing Director
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Ready Liquidity Contingency Plan Now

Banking Exchange
Keri M. Crooks, DCG Managing Director
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Interest Rate Risk Looms: Deposit Flight a Potential Risk of Pending Rate Hikes
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DCG Managing Director Bob Lallo quoted in FMS Financial Managers Update

Price Points: The Importance of Loan Pricing Discipline
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How Will Your Deposits Behave as Rates Rise?

Banking Exchange
Justin B. Bakst, DCG Managing Director
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Rising-Rate Mania in a Low-Rate Environment

Banking Exchange
Matthew D. Pieniazek, DCG President
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Reflections On Rising Rates

Banking Exchange
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, DCG Managing Director
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ALCO—For All The Right Reasons

Banking Exchange
Mark A. Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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ALM Model Assumptions in a World of Uncertainty - Five Steps to Improve Your Process

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Justin B. Bakst, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Principal Mike Carney quoted in SNL Community Pulse

Questions around Term Strategy Linger as Banks Wrestle with Rate Risk
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Deposit Pricing Analysis in Advance of Rising Rates

CUNA
Keith L. Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Getting the Directors On-Board with ALCO

ICBA Community Bank Director
Mark A. Haberland, Managing Director
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Three Steps to Successful Interest Rate Risk Management

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Mark A. Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in FMS Financial Managers Update

Stress Testing: The Benefits for Community Institutions
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Get Deposits Ducks in a Row Now

Banking Exchange
Keith L. Reagan, DCG Managing Director
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Accepting a Regulatory Gift: Exceeding Rising Credit Risk Quantification Standards

GFMI
Drew H. Boecher, CFA, DCG Managing Director
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Not For Lack Of Interest: Non-Interest Income Declines Ramp Up Margin Pressure
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What To Expect When Expecting Regulators

Banking Exchange
Patrick Ward, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Mark Haberland quoted in FMS Financial Managers Update

Staffing Levels: The Impact of ALM Modeling
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Risk Management Gift From Regulators?

Banking Exchange
Drew H. Boecher, CFA, DCG Managing Director
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ERM: Getting It, And Getting It Right

Banking Exchange
Jeffrey A. Reynolds, DCG Managing Director
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Consider NEV in Interest Rate Risk Decisions

Credit Union Times Magazine
Darnell R. Canada, DCG Managing Director
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What If Interest Rates Do Not Rise As Expected?

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Vincent A. Clevenger, DCG Managing Director
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A Quiz About Rising Rates

Banking Exchange
Keith L. Reagan, Managing Director
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Capital Planning and Stress Testing in an Era of Holistic Enterprise Risk Management

Bank Asset/Liability Management Newsletter
Michael R. Guglielmo, DCG Managing Director
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Mind the Gap! A Contrarian View of Rising Rate Risk

Banking Exchange
Darnell R. Canada, DCG Managing Director
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Dilemma of the "Retail Surge"

Banking Exchange
Robert M. Lallo, DCG Managing Director
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Building an Effective Modeling Process

FMS Perspectives
Mark A. Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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Surviving The ALCO Race

Banking Exchange
Keri M. Crooks, DCG Managing Director
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Use The Right ALM Tools, The Right Way

Banking Exchange
Mark A. Haberland, DCG Managing Director
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone interviewed in Financial Managers Update

Balance Sheet Strategies: Protecting Margins, Growing Loans Essential in 2014
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DCG Managing Director Darnell Canada quoted in SNL's Data Dispatch

Majority of Credit Unions Rely on Fees to be Profitable
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DCG White Paper featured in the FMS Financial Managers Update

Examiners Scrutinizing Management of High-Growth Deposits
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

Community Bankers Weak on Contingency Funding Plans, Fed Says
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DCG Managing Director Jeff Reynolds quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

Final Basel III Capital Rule Gives Community Bankers Key Concessions, Keeps Higher Cap Standards
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

Regulators Push for More Sophistication in IRR: Gap Analysis Not Good Enough Even for Smaller Banks, Experts Say
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek and Managing Director Jeff Reynolds quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

Concentration Risk Management: The Next Big Regulatory Concern?
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

FRB Examiners Now Pushing OCC Capital Adequacy, Risk Management Standards
What You Can Do If Your Examiner Considers You an IRR Outlier
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DCG Managing Director Jeff Reynolds quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

Regulators to Adopt Basel III Capital Rules
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DCG Managing Director Jeff Reynolds quoted in The Bank Safety & Soundness Advisor

Capital Plans Help to Sway Examiners, Calibrate Strategic Planning
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in Bloomberg

Carlyle Owners Took $398.5 Million Payout With Debt Before IPO
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek interviewed by Bloomberg

Corzine Pushed Europe Bet to $11.5 Billion
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DCG Chief Executive Officer George Darling quoted in ABA Banking Journal

The Search for Earnings
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone interviewed in Financial Managers Update

Revisiting ALM Strategy: Major Pressures Continue to Weigh Heavily on Bottom Line
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DCG Managing Director Jeff Reynolds quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Repeal of Reg Q Generates Little Local Interest
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DCG Chief Executive Officer George Darling quoted in ABA Bank Directors Briefing

Dodd-Frank’s Interest on Business Checking Arrives At An Odd Time For Many Community Banks
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in Banker & Tradesman

Midwestern Values: Boston’s NBH Finds Value Far From Home
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone quoted in Financial Managers Update

Bottom-Line Challenges:  A Perfect Storm of Pressures
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in Financial Managers Update

ALM Models: Effective Modeling Process More Critical Than Ever
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek interviewed by Bloomberg

Bank of America Re-Remics Cut Mortgage Debt as Basel Rules Loom
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone quoted in ABA Bank Directors Briefing

Three  Classic Board Committees – and One New One – Command More Governance Scrutiny
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in Financial Managers Update

ALM Models:  Beyond Basic Compliance Mandates
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DCG President Matt Pieniazek quoted in Financial Managers Update

Bottom Line Challenges: Balance Sheet Strategies Must Overcome Many Obstacles
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DCG Chief Executive Officer George Darling interviewed by ABA Bank Directors Briefing

Play Your Part, Yet Not Going Past That Part, In ALCO Oversight Role
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DCG Chief Executive Officer George Darling quoted in Boston Business Journal

A Look at How the Financial Landscape Has Changed Over the Past 10 Years
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in Financial Managers Update

Liquidity Strategy: Institutions Currently Awash in Liqudity
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DCG Managing Director Michael R. Guglielmo quoted in ABA Banking Journal

Need More Stress?
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in Financial Managers Update

Liquidity Strategy: Managing Liquidity Risks is Paramount
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DCG Managing Director Frank Farone quoted in Financial Managers Update

Weathering the Storm:  Greater Strategic Discipline Needed for Pricing Assets, Liabilities
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DCG Managing Director Mike Guglielmo quoted in Financial Managers Update

Liqudity Risk Management:  Heightened Scrutinity by Examiners Continues
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