Capital markets

The issue of how private equity interacts with consumer-facing businesses is getting more scrutiny among Democratic lawmakers and policymakers, including Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Now that earnings season has kicked off, investors will be paying close attention for signs of loan growth and deposit pricing relief, though analysts don't expect improvements to materialize right away.

The convergence of technology like blockchain with the continued evolution of rules and industry standards in traditional finance will shape the next era of market progress.

The largest U.S. bank will likely record lower net interest income and higher expenses in 2025 than Wall Street had forecast, a top executive said Tuesday.

The successor to Michael Hutchins, who filled the role on an interim basis, guided a well-known bank's real estate business through the financial crisis.

The bank has brought in mortgage industry veteran Ken Logan as senior managing director to oversee a broader range of financing it's offering to home lenders.

Other estimates suggest nonbank mortgage employment grew in July as the industry cautiously added staff to handle incremental growth in demand for loans.

The stock prices of banks that have large exposure to commercial real estate loans surged after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. His remarks could be a sign that relief is coming on both sides of those banks' balance sheets.

New standards forwarded by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission bolster auditor responsibilities and introduce enhanced technology use, impacting over 350 publicly traded banks.

The banking giant's sale of the non-agency, third-party portion of its commercial servicing business will boost the buyer's position in the securitized market.

Specialized Portfolio Servicing's sale resolves questions about it that arose when UBS bought the troubled Credit Suisse last year.

Thanh Roettele will help guide the Canadian bank's growth in the mortgage warehouse space in one of its latest moves aimed at the U.S. market.

The beleaguered Long Island bank saw its stock price rally after investors exchanged their preferred shares for common stock.

The infrastructure fund dubbed BXINFRA targets individuals with at least $5 million of investments.

Election speculation about policy change at Fannie Mae has boosted its stock slightly this year. It's also profitable, but there's much more to consider.

First Foundation in Dallas recently got a $228 million capital injection led by Fortress Investment Group. Now it's announced plans to pivot away from its heavy focus on multifamily loans, which lost value as interest rates rose.

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based bank grew loans and deposits in the second quarter as it won back business from former customers of the failed Silicon Valley Bank. First Citizens bought the remains of SVB last spring.

FactSet, Brightwave and Bloomberg are among those offering generative AI models that do research legwork. But Wall Street firms have lately been taking a harder look at the cost and return of generative AI.

First Foundation will use the large investment to shrink its multifamily loan portfolio, which has weighed down its earnings since interest rates began rising.

The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks executive shares his thoughts on a particularly active period for advances, and system reviews with a lot riding on them.