Resources

Commercial lending workflow notes from CORE.

Practical writing for commercial credit teams that need cleaner borrower files, source-cited analysis, and audit-ready operating discipline.

Public Guides

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AI governance

How lenders validate AI-generated credit analysis before decisions

Source citations, human review gates, policy snapshots, and replayable records — the five controls that make AI output usable in a credit decision.

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Credit fundamentals

What is financial statement spreading? A lender's guide

Why spreading consumes analyst time, the document-authority rule every credit shop uses, and what to ask a spreading software vendor.

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Credit memos

Credit memo automation vs. generation: the distinction that matters

One phrase delegates judgment; the other accelerates it. What regulated lenders should ask before buying either.

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Program lending

USDA B&I vs. SBA 7(a): how the underwriting actually differs

Eligibility logic, deal profiles, burden of proof, and why the program rules belong inside the underwriting rather than beside it.

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Credit memos

What belongs in a commercial credit memo

The content obligations committees actually check, why risk sections fail, and why memo structure should be a configuration the lender owns.

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AI governance

AI governance for credit: what examiners will ask

Five examiner questions about AI in the credit process — and the artifacts a lender needs to answer them.

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Workflow architecture

When CRM records become a commercial lending workspace

A public, lender-safe version of the operating model behind CRM-to-underwriting handoffs: companies, contacts, collateral, roles, evidence, and review.

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COREView library

Public industry credit reports

Browse program-tagged sector reports with risk scoring, covenant considerations, diligence prompts, and source-prioritized citations.

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