HSBC, Bank of the West and Fannie Mae are among those offering green mortgage bonds, financing commercial clients’ efforts to rein in carbon emissions and developing other novel products that help customers tackle environmental challenges.

Second-quarter data for credit quality defied conventional wisdom, but experts said that these numbers are being artificially helped right now and the worst is yet to come.

The flood of liquidity that accompanied the pandemic recession isn’t likely to subside anytime soon. Banks will have to employ a mix of securities buying, hedging and other balance-sheet-management tricks to prop up margins longer than initially imagined.

Low rates and intense competition might lead some banks to ease underwriting standards in 2021, when the economy may not yet have recovered.

The Georgia company will add nearly $200 million in assets as part of the acquisition.

Climate First Bank, which would be led by veteran banker Ken LaRoe, would offer loans to help individuals and organizations make environmentally sound decisions.

The expansion will give the $416 million-asset institution a deeper reach into southern parts of the state.

Ownership will transfer to DotCoop, which has committed to continuing to develop the domain for industry use.

The lawsuit follows two successful USAA suits against Wells Fargo that claimed infringement of patents.

The company said Todd Brice will retire in March. A search firm will consider internal and external candidates.