Fraud Friday — Bank COO Gets 8 Years for Hiding Loan Losses

September 4, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Bank COO Gets 8 Years for Hiding Loan Losses On Wednesday, the former Chief Operating Officer of San Francisco-based United Commercial Bank, Ebrahim Shabudin was sentenced to 97 months in prison. He was found guilty on seven counts of bank fraud after a…

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C-Suite Wednesday — SBA One FAQs

September 2, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite The Mid-America conference in Dallas concludes today, attracting 450 SBA lending professionals. The roll out of SBA One continues to be the hot topic for SBA lenders. Here are the FAQs: 1. In what order will SBA One functionality be rolled-out? SBA is committed to roll-out functionality…

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CPR Report: Prepays Back Down to 7%

September 1, 2015 By Bob Judge Editor, The CPR Report In June, prepays moved back down toward 7% after one month above 8%. The make-up of the drop was a large percentage fall in the default CPR combined with a smaller decrease in the prepayment element. Defaults fell by 58%, staying below 2% for the…

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Coleman Movers & Shakers

August 27, 2015 John Coad Named SBA National Sales Manager for Wells Fargo “I am happy to welcome John to the SBA Lending team, and to Wells Fargo,” says head of Wells Fargo SBA lending Donna Serres. “With a proven track record and exceptional sales and management experience, I know he will be instrumental in…

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Collateral: It’s Not Just What You Do, But How You Do It

August 10, 2015 Walter McLaughlin Coleman Report Contributor Senior Vice President Banner Bank Ever heard the phrase, “It’s not just what you do, but how you do it?” Although the first part is definitely important in SBA lending, the second keeps your guaranty in good shape in the event of a repurchase. Consider the issue…

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