ATLANTA - (06/30/06) The Federal Home Loan Bank ofAtlanta said Thursday it plans to hike its second-quarter dividendto 5.60%, one of the best in the country among the 12 regionalFHLBs. This dividend rate exceeds estimated average 3-month LIBORfor the period April 1, 2006, to June 20, 2006, by approximately 42basis points. That compares to a 5.49% dividend paid by the AtlantaBank for the first quarter, and one of 4.50% for the second quarterlast year. The dividends will be paid to the Atlanta Banks1,200 members in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia,including 110 credit unions.
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The Cleveland-based bank is projecting steady growth in net interest income even as credit losses remain manageable. But Chairman and CEO Chris Gorman also said that he thinks a recession is likely.
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The first-quarter increase involved commercial real estate loans, including some problematic multifamily loans and an office credit, but none of the criticized loans were to consumers, officials at the Dallas company say. Further CRE deterioration is anticipated.
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The Detroit-based company is exploring ways to make more consumer auto loans without running afoul of stricter capital standards that are expected from the Federal Reserve. Possible approaches include more securitizations and the use of credit risk transfers.
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The House Financial Services Committee also sent to the full House two bipartisan bills, including one that would prevent large banks from opting out of having to recognize Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in regulatory capital.
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Charge-offs and nonperforming loans rose at the Georgia bank in the first quarter. But it blamed the problem on one large client and said the matter has been resolved.
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Amid healthy first-quarter loan growth and improving credit quality, Discover Financial Services slashed its profits by $800 million to offset remediation costs from a 16-year period when it overcharged certain merchants.
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