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ALCO Beat articles featured exclusively on bankingexchange.com are written by the asset-liability management experts at Darling Consulting Group.

Time to bring your ALCO in for a tune-up

4 key factors to check out sooner rather than later
S&P Global Market Intelligence, formerly S&P Capital IQ and SNL, is the premier provider of breaking news, financial data, and expert analysis on business sectors critical to the global economy. This article originally appeared on the SNL subscriber side of S&P Global's website.

Could Fed be off the mark?

Flattening yield curve may be warning of flaw in Fed's rate path
Contingency liquidity plans work well right up until the point where the stop working, warns Jeff Gerrish. A "black swan"—an unforeseen event—may trigger a calamity.

Rolling snowballs, black swans, and bank liquidity

Community banks’ ALCO game’s flipping—don’t misstep
ALCO Beat articles featured exclusively on bankingexchange.com are written by the asset-liability management experts at Darling Consulting Group.

Drought hits community banks’ deposit farm

Get ready for return of liquidity challenges
Domestic deposit interest expense increased by 42% from 2016 to 2017. With the Fed’s latest rate-setting meeting earlier this week confirming its continued path towards higher rates, banks must adopt strategies to meet a major change of conditions.

“Big flip” coming in deposit costs?

Factors point to return of dominance of interest-bearing deposits—in a rising rate environment
ALCO Beat articles featured exclusively on bankingexchange.com are written by the asset-liability management experts at Darling Consulting Group.

What ALCO must watch for in 2018

New angles on deposits just the beginning
Exploring ALCO issues as the rate curve continues as is.

Banks against the yield curve

Coping with interest rates continues to challenge deposit and loan pricing decisions
Regulators have some legitimate reasons to be concerned about banks' liquidity position, according to Steve Boselli of Darling Consulting Group. One example of what to think about: Is your liquidity stress testing process fresh, or has it grown stale compared to the conditions of today and tomorrow?

Is your liquidity plan ready for 2018?

Conditions are rapidly changing in many markets. Make sure you have a solid plan in place as you attack the New Year
“There’s really not much that indicates we’ve learned anything new over the last several cycles,” says veteran lender and CEO Ed O’Leary. He aims to fix that.

Looking forward, looking backward

Rate picture is just part of what should be keeping bankers up at night
2018 may see some baseline issues change for some banks. Do some "what ifs" now, advises Vincent Clevenger of Darling Consulting Group, and you might avoid some nasty surprises.

4 key questions for 2018 budgeting

Yield curve’s future shape, deposit trends, and new hedge accounting rules among challenges
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