Small business lending

Few small businesses in Puerto Rico applied for credit to finance recovery from hurricane damage. The reasons are instructive for financial institutions’ response to disaster recovery, the New York Fed says.

Some lenders fear a moratorium on new participants, and other restraints, could be the beginning of the end for the agency's Community Advantage program.

The bank seeks to answer the threat posed by disruptors with quick online loans and a card that rewards small businesses for more kinds of spending.

The legislation would help small-business owners better evaluate financing options by requiring updated disclosures.

JPMorgan's chief cautioned against expanded regulation for big companies, arguing that businesses contribute to the economy.

BMO Harris Bank has made significant strides in recent years attracting retail and small-business customers, and now it's up to Ernie Johannson to keep the momentum going.

The agency wants more information as it conducts fair-lending exams, but conflicting statutes make writing a data collection rule difficult.

Community bankers reject the conclusions of a Government Accountability Office report that say regulatory burdens only had a “modest effect” on the declining number of banks since 2010.

The legislation, which creates new disclosure standards for financing costs, could hamstring commercial lenders that offer revolving credit facilities.

Using software from Eastern Bank spinoff Numerated, Bremer Bank says it will be able to approve automated loans to farmers within a minute.