by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Sep 19, 2024 | Model Development
This blog series explores the stages of the Model Development Lifecycle (MDLC) so that you understand the components of model development and maintenance as well as where potential sources of model risk can reside. Read the first post here for an introduction to the...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Sep 5, 2024 | Model Development
Few people know that model development has a lifecycle (MDLC) just like software development. What is the Model Development Lifecycle? The model development lifecycle is a process that any modeler or risk manager should be aware of when models are being created and...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | May 21, 2024 | CECL
Much has changed since CECL became effective—data has grown, technologies have advanced. While those changes themselves may cause a Financial Institution (FI) to reevaluate its CECL system a more important motivator might be experience. For most FIs, the CECL process...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Jun 9, 2020 | Regulations
In a recent webinar I participated in with SAS we discussed Economic Impact Analysis (EIA). While EIA is similar in concept to stress testing, its main goal is to allow credit unions to move quickly to evaluate economic changes to their portfolio—such as those brought...
by Jonathan Leonardelli, FRM | Feb 21, 2020 | Business Analytics
Recently, I wrote about how a pandemic might be a useful scenario to have for scenario analysis. As I thought about how I might design such a scenario I considered: should I assume a global recession for the pandemic scenario? A pandemic, by definition, is an outbreak...
