Risk Management

Continued data breaches have increased the risk of fraudulent applications. With easy access to an unprecedented depth and breadth of consumer data,…

With the ten year yield getting close to 3%, there has been some discussion about whether mortgage rates would hit 5% soon. Based on an historical…

by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 12:01:00 PMThe BEA released their estimate of July vehicle sales. The BEA estimated sales of 16.68 million SAAR in…

by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 10:13:00 AMHere is another monthly update on framing lumber prices.   Lumber prices declined in July from the recent…

People are often tired, distracted and overworked. They are bound to make mistakes, inadvertently overlook policies and procedures and have quick…

by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 08:11:00 AMFrom the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators. Graphs and excerpts reprinted with…

Expenses Abuse Gets Media and Tax Payers In A Froth Recent news articles out of Ohio ($4 beer dings Butler County Visitors Bureau in state audit) …

Identity fraud is a significant risk to your business; expense, customer satisfaction and brand reputation are all at risk. More than 1 billion…

Fraud departments must juggle fighting financial crime with providing customers with an excellent experience – at the same time they must improve…

For more than 25 years, the Falcon consortium has served as the world’s largest collection of payment card transaction details, consisting of the…