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Model risk management isn’t one-size-fits-all. On October 6, 2025, the OCC issued Bulletin 2025-26 ( https://lnkd.in/diiunKRc ), reminding community banks that model risk practices, including how often models are validated, should be right-sized to an institution’s complexity, resources, and risk profile. I was glad to see the OCC explicitly say it does not expect every model to be validated every year. I’ve long believed that a thoughtful, risk-based approach beats a blanket

I had the opportunity yesterday (July 2025) to present a webinar to nCino's Portfolio Analytics clients on a topic that continues to be very relevant, and some would say urgent: Know Your Deposits: Avoiding Hidden Risks in Interest Rate and Liquidity Risk Management. Too often, we still rely on static categories like “core” vs. “non-core” or “sticky” vs. “non-sticky”, but those binary labels just don’t hold up in today’s environment. Digital banking, rate-shopping apps, real-

The FDIC published its quarterly banking profile for Q1 2025 yesterday. While the report looks "solid" on the surface, once you dive in a bit, the data is not as encouraging.. The banking industry turned in a “good quarter” by the numbers: Earnings up ROA at 1.16% Deposit growth continues Only one bank failed …but if you’ve spent time around balance sheets and risk models, you know that headlines can be deceiving. Earnings: up, but ..... Q1’s profit boost came mostly from non

I’ve always been intrigued by crypto and the blockchain. But mostly from a distance as I'm pretty risk averse on the personal investing side and it hasn't really crept into, or impacted, my day job working with community banks and credit unions on model risk. Until now. 🪙 Stablecoins are starting to go mainstream and they’ve officially got my attention. If you’re not familiar, stablecoins are a type of digital currency designed to stay pegged to a stable asset - usually the

The OCC just released its Spring 2025 Semiannual Risk Perspective and, for community banks, it mostly backed up what we already know. 🏢...

Now that I’ve launched my own firm, ValuRisk Partners, I’ve been reflecting on some of the lessons that have shaped how I approach model...

One of the most common pitfalls in liquidity stress testing is using scenarios that escalate in severity but lack internal consistency....