Commercial lending

Bank of Montreal’s heavy focus on commercial lending is paying off as businesses in the U.S. and Canada ramp up borrowing. 

Four of the six bankers joining Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners worked in Truist Financial’s aerospace, defense and government contracting unit.

On Sep. 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Farmers and the banks that lend to them are prospering again after several lean years, thanks to high crop prices and government subsidies. But sagging loan demand, inflation and what some observers see as a bubble in land values are fueling concern that the revival will be short-lived.

Alternative lenders, which often use aggressive underwriting tactics to generate high returns, were closing in on banks even before the pandemic. Now they've pulled ahead.

On Jun. 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

On Jun. 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

The Portland, Oregon, company has tapped former Bank of the West executive Kevin Gillette to lead its expansion in Arizona.

On Jun. 30, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

A new proposal to allow the Small Business Administration to offer credit directly would pull customers away from community lenders, writes the head of a credit union trade group.