Banking

U.K. consumers scaled back their unsecured borrowing in February as the country battled flooding and the start of the coronavirus outbreak.

On Dec. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands, except for average loan amount.

On Dec. 31, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

Some corporations are willing to oblige, turning instead to new, pricier term loans or revolving credit lines rather than tapping existing ones, industry officials say.

Commercial real estate is facing another crisis as companies shift to work-from-home policies. Banks and regulators should brace themselves.

The acquirer had pursued a de novo strategy in its home state but was unable to raise enough capital.

Banks and fintechs are not taking undue risks in lending to new customers; Jefferies CFO Peg Broadbent succumbs to the disease at age 56.

The $2 trillion stimulus package, which the House passed earlier in the day, aims to expand Federal Reserve liquidity resources and provide financial institutions with some regulatory relief.

Lawmakers and regulators opted to delay compliance for banks that have implemented the credit loss standard, sparing them near-term capital hits.

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Founder Brett King will now focus on the enterprise software side of the business, which provides mobile banking software to traditional banks.

The $2 trillion stimulus package, which the House passed earlier in the day, aims to expand Federal Reserve liquidity resources and provide financial institutions with some regulatory relief.

CEO Brian Moynihan also said in an interview that the bank is helping clients affected by the coronavirus pandemic through increased commercial lending to companies and expanded forbearance for Main Street customers.

The U.S. government will shortly funnel trillions of dollars into the economy to soften the coronavirus’ impact on a variety of industries and small businesses. Payment companies that are also lenders will soon find out if it’s enough to save the market.

Regulators are allowing banks that implemented the loan-loss standard to forestall any capital hits until 2022.

Online lenders can help the agency distribute loans faster as it gets set to deploy emergency funding to small businesses.

Citigroup CEO says it’s a “fine line” between supporting customers and burdening them with debt; Goldman gives away 600,000 N95 masks it had from prior scares.

Credit unions serving university communities got an early taste of life during the pandemic when classes moved online and campuses cleared out.

An uptick in closings is likely, but how many institutions go under and how fast will depend on a variety of factors, including the duration of the pandemic.

Tom Meyer, CEO of 1st Capital since 2015, decided to step down because shelter-in-place orders are keeping him from family hundreds of miles from the bank.