ARAB, Ala. – Developers last week were hailing the renovation of The Apartments at Mallard Pointe, which was financed through Redstone FCU.
The $6.2 million project was funded with a mortgage from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and a grant provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta through the $2 billion credit union.
As tech firms increasingly rely on debt to build out their artificial intelligence buildouts, long-dated U.S. Treasuries are facing heightened competition.
Chase Home Lending announced a limited-time rate sale, while Citizens Bank and Bank of America are focused on building up affordability programs.
While bankers generally seem to support a draft rule that would make larger companies eligible for SBA loans, smaller firms and Democratic lawmakers have panned the proposal.
Even as it also spends big on AI, Bank of America is sending a clear signal that human workers will still play an important role in tomorrow's workforce.
Sixteen percent of consumers took out a buy now/pay later loan in 2025, according to the Federal Reserve, as more low-income consumers turn to the short-term installment loans for everyday expenses such as groceries. That's creating a blind spot for banks that underwrite consumer credit.
Payment firms that also lend money said the Iran war, Canada trade war and other tariffs were already pressuring small businesses. Here's what some lenders are trying to do about it.
