Risk management

Credit unions can reduce concentration risk and free up funding for new loans though participations but many institutions are hesitant about the process.

Banks may be exposed to a shakeout in the $1.3 trillion leveraged-loan market even though they mostly own the safest portions of debt, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

Visa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Los Angeles-based chargeback and dispute resolution platform provider Verifi.

Lending to companies with heavy debt loads is a growing business — one that many fear could lead to the next financial crisis.

A recent proposal by the Financial Stability Oversight Council to focus less on certain nonbank firms and more on risk activities would create unintended economic harm.

As the Federal Credit Union Act turns 85, industry figures are working on issues related to executive compensation, UDAAP and more, all while girding for a slowdown in membership and loan growth.

The NCUA proposed Thursday to put off until 2022 implementation of a rule that would require larger credit unions to hold more risk-based capital.

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has far more authority to upend the status quo than most realize, according to a new report.

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