CEIS Review Inc.

04/30/2026

CEIS Review is proud to sponsor the New Jersey Bankers Association’s 120th Annual Conference—an important forum for bank leadership to connect on the strategic, risk, and operational issues shaping our industry. We look forward to conversations with executive bankers about how institutions are n...

09/16/2025

CEIS's quarterly executive summary provides an overview of the key metrics, risks, regulatory focus areas, and strategic implications derived from CEIS's 2Q 2025 client engagement reporting and market activities. The reporting is intended to assist senior bank risk executives and board members in ma...

07/23/2025

CEIS Review's Commercial Portfolio Due Diligence services enable Investors and Acquiring Institutions a concise and convenient approach to determining the credit quality and administration of a targeted commercial loan portfolio. CEIS’ regulatory knowledge, our experienced credit professionals, in...

05/02/2024

With the recent failures and regulators now taking a harder look, it is more important than ever for acquirers and sellers to obtain an objective, thorough, and comprehensive portfolio due diligence review.

We at CEIS Review are proud to have conducted billions’ worth of commercial due diligence portfolio reviews in just a few years.

Our assignments involve a dedicated team of 2 to 10+ professionals, ensuring adequate staffing for a thorough and comprehensive portfolio assessment.

As we are fast approaching the midpoint of the year, CEIS Review anticipates an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking industry. With the recent failures and regulators now taking a harder look, it is more important than ever for acquirers and sellers to obtain an objective, thorough, a...

04/26/2024

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is proposing to amend its filing requirements and processing procedures for notices filed under the Change in Bank Control Act (CBCA). The proposed amendment involves removing the exemption from the notice requirement for acquisitions of voting securi...

04/08/2024

CEIS Review shares fourth-quarter portfolio quality data trends along with our market & regulatory observations.

CEIS Review evaluates and assesses commercial loan portfolios to assist Senior Management and The Board in objectively assessing their Institution’s portfolios’ Credit Risk Quality and Administration. CEIS Review is uniquely positioned for insights into market activity covering several geographi...

03/20/2024

Join CEIS Review's Mr. Justin J. Hill and Mr. Robert Reuter as we virtually present for the New England Chapter of the Risk Management Association ("RMA") our observations and insights into today's Hotel Lending environment in regard to underwriting criteria, industry challenges, and industry trends...

03/06/2024

Although smaller institutions are not expected to maintain separate loan review departments, it is essential that an effective loan review system be in place at all regulated financial institutions.

02/28/2024

The 2023 review revealed increased SNC credit risk, primarily attributed to higher interest rates and challenges in certain industry sectors. Leveraged loans, comprising nearly half of total SNC commitments, exhibited high credit risk due to weak structures and aggressive repayment assumptions. Leve...

10/11/2023

Please join CEIS Review as we present at this years New Jersey Bankers Association’s CFO Conference being held on November 1st in Florham Park NJ.

CEIS will be presenting our most recent Loan Portfolio Credit Trends along with discussion regarding observed recent regulatory hot topics and concerns that agencies have shown an increased focus towards examining. We are looking forward to sharing our market insights and answering any questions during the Q&A session.

The banking industry has been profoundly affected by high inflation, rapidly increasing interest rates, market volatility, and liquidity challenges. Consequently, community banks find themselves under substantial pressure and regulatory scrutiny.