Retail & Commercial

Amid widespread concern about their exposure to leveraged lending, the debt rating agency says banks have sufficient earnings and capital cushions to continue investing in the sector.

The agency has required restitution in just one of six settlements under its new director, raising questions about whether the pattern will continue.

Credit card issuers would have to set aside more in reserves because of higher loss histories, according to research by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on the impact of the new loan-loss standard.

The agency’s effort is a good first step to updating brokered deposit rules, but regulators excluded several important considerations in their advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

Fairwinds Credit Union in Orlando is set to buy Friends Bank, the third time this year a Florida-based bank has agreed to sell to a credit union.

The Illinois company will pay $46 million for a bank that is a fraction of its size.

Fairwinds Credit Union's deal for Friends Bank marks the third time this year that a Florida bank has agreed to be sold to a credit union.

As blockchain and other emerging innovation pour into the B2B market, Bottomline Technologies believes bank collaborations with smooth deployment and user experience can lure anxious businesses away from checks.

A new initiative aims to help small credit unions survive and thrive, but a plethora of trends are working against them.

While student, auto and credit card balances are at or near record levels, housing debt is shrinking, credit quality is weakening a bit and lending standards, at least in some sectors, are tightening.