Kristin Broughton

With values on multifamily properties soaring, some building owners are using aggressive tactics to push out existing tenants to make room for higher-earning ones. That’s raising questions about whether their lenders are abetting this behavior.

Its noninterest expense rose 17% from a year earlier, in part because of costs stemming from its recent overdraft protection settlement with federal regulators.

The California company also benefited from higher interest rates and double-digit loan growth.

As the company boosts originations to subprime and other borrowers, it remains to be seen if the improvements in asset quality will continue. A similar question mark is hanging over many consumer lenders these days.

That improvement and loan growth made up for a lower margin in a more profitable second quarter, but the loan growth relied heavily on the subprime lender's partnership with Fiat Chrysler that could be ending.

An increase deposit costs, higher reserves and ongoing restructuring issues weighed on the second-quarter results at the New York company.

Despite some green shoots in key credit segments, total loan growth was light at many banks last quarter. Rate hikes are threatened, and deposits will get pricier — where will the earnings come from?

That helped push total lending growth to 4% and contributed to strong second-quarter earnings at the Providence, R.I., company.

The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago.

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines.