Turmoil at the Export-Import Bank, a possible trade war with China and a potential retreat from the North American Free Trade Agreement all add up to high anxiety for bankers in the business of financing U.S. exports.

The acquisition of Coker Capital Advisors would be the fifth nonbank deal for the Cincinnati company in the past year.

It is easy to tire of predictions that business lending is poised to rev up. But HSBC USA's Richard Martin sees faster growth among U.S. midsize firms than at their international peers, as well as international-expansion potential for the U.S. companies — and his business plan is counting on all of it.

If the company they plan to establish comes together and works — still a big if — it could give JPMorgan an edge in competing with other banks, lead to innovative payments and other products and create unforeseen issues.

The results included a $222 million goodwill impairment charge and other one-time items.

Federal Home Loan banks have significantly increased their lending to large financial institutions in the post-crisis years, but it’s doubtful this activity will create undue systemic stress because it has displaced other, riskier forms of bank funding.

Speculation has existed for a while that JPMorgan Chase could be the first of the megabanks to name a woman chief executive, but the elevation of executives Daniel Pinto and Gordon Smith to co-presidents and co-COOs seemed to put them in the lead to succeed Jamie Dimon.