Commercial lending

The company, which completed a major acquisition last year, said tax reform will help it generate a higher return on average assets.

Joe Petitti and Jack Knight formerly held leadership posts at First Republic.

The Rosemont, Ill., bank rode loan growth, interest rate trends and noninterest-income gains to a double-digit increase in profits in the first quarter.

Profits soared at the Dallas bank as recent interest rate hikes and ongoing expense cuts outweighed weakness in the company’s loan book and in its fee income.

Fed vice chair wants to put stress test scenarios out for comment by banks; C&Is outstanding at record level in March.

Lending, especially in some consumer segments, increased at Bank of America in the first quarter, and CEO Brian Moynihan expects that to continue this year. However, for market watchers skeptical about the industry's growth prospects, BofA's numbers may do little to change their minds.

New Resource Bank and P2Bi are splitting the risk and revenue associated with asset-based loans.

The addition of a personal finance app rounds out the loan and deposit-account offerings at the online lender Marcus.

Expanding SBA funding and providing additional Community Reinvestment Act credit could help boost female entrepreneurs.

Bankers hoped the tax overhaul would stimulate a boom in business borrowing, but several said this week that hasn’t happened yet. PNC’s Bill Demchak warned that the tax cuts could be encouraging lenders to underprice loans.