Commercial lending

Terry Turner at Pinnacle Financial says big banks in the city, including Truist Financial and Wells Fargo, are "vulnerable" to new competitors.

Eric Smith and Michael Morton have been brought on as vice chairs to help build out the Chicago bank's commercial lending arm.

The Dallas bank’s troubled energy loans reached a nearly two-year high as crude prices plummeted.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has called on the National Credit Union Administration to halt all sales and foreclosures of taxi medallion loans it obtained following the liquidation of several New York-area credit unions with high concentrations of delinquent medallion loans.

Federal legislation introduced this week by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., would ensure that taxi drivers don't get taxed on medallion debt that gets forgiven. The bill dovetails with a debt forgiveness plan under development in New York, where hundreds of drivers have filed for bankruptcy.

Total loans at Regions Financial fell slightly last year, but executives say a shift in consumer lending priorities and more aggressive C&I lending will start to pay off this year.

The Arkansas bank is bracing for a rough 2020 amid record prepayments and a big substandard loan in its commercial real estate book, but CEO George Gleason insists shareholders will see "a nice payoff" in the long run.

Federal legislation introduced this week by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., would ensure that taxi drivers don't get taxed on medallion debt that gets forgiven. The bill dovetails with a debt forgiveness plan under development in New York, where hundreds of drivers have filed for bankruptcy.

Citizens Financial Group’s fourth-quarter results highlight the challenges regionals face in generating top-line growth.

People's United in Connecticut is letting the loans run off its books as it invests in higher-yielding commercial loans.

Executives at Beach Community want to pursue more acquisitions in central Florida.

In a letter to the agency's inspector general, the 15 lawmakers pointed to specific cases where they said the bureau departed from legal standards in deciding not to require restitution.

Want to level the playing field with big banks and fintechs in the year ahead? Here's where to start.

Regulators are beginning to recognize the importance of using alternative data to provide credit for the underbanked. Now is the time to expand its use across the industry.

Lower rates and more nonbank competition will make it harder for banks to keep loans on their books as business borrowers have plenty of opportunities to refinance elsewhere.

New legislation in Congress seeks to do away with a data-collection mandate that addressed discrimination in business lending. The repeal measure has the support of two bank industry groups based in Washington.

Potential sources of industry upheaval, and how to adapt; former Wells Fargo execs may face criminal charges in coming weeks; why banks have such high turnover of chief compliance officers; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Roughly 55% of Michiganders belong to a credit union but growth rates in the state continue to slow.

Even in the face of soft loan demand, banks in the region have held firm on terms. That should position them well for the next economic downturn.

An examination of potential sources of upheaval for the financial industry and ideas on how to adapt.