Retail & Commercial

Banks are currently underwriting mortgages based on one-year property insurance contracts. The Federal Housing Finance Authority should use its influence to build longer-term climate risk assessments into loans.

JPMorganChase, Bank of America and PNC are all investing money into new branches; actual, physical branches. Not many, but they are doing it.

Quarterly filings are far from historic highs but rising more consistently, with concentrations in Florida, California and Texas, Attom's latest numbers show.

Big-bank executives explained this week why they're still investing in their physical footprints, even as AI advances rapidly and financial technology firms wade deeper into the banking business.

The investment bank reported a surge in net revenues for the first quarter, aided by robust client activity in investment banking and wealth management.

The Pittsburgh-based bank expanded its geographic footprint — and grew its loans and deposits during the first quarter — with the purchase of FirstBank in Colorado. Expenses also rose as the bank paid up to begin integrating its acquisition.

After a strong first quarter, America's second-largest bank hailed the resilience of the U.S. consumer, but also forecast rising inflation in the near future.

Large loan balances are increasingly common in non-QM and HELOC securitizations, bringing faster prepayments and higher delinquency risks, Bank of America Securities research shows.

Half of Gen Z homeowners and 44% of millennial homeowners were at risk of missing at least one mortgage payment over the last two years, ServiceLink found.

Both Chase and Wells Fargo had a 15% reduction quarter-to-quarter in mortgage originations, more than the industry forecast for a 6% drop-off, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted.