Commercial lending

PacWest reversed a valuation allowance on tax credits, which helped boost third-quarter earnings. PacWest also expects its deal for CU Bancorp to close this week.

The Dallas company reported strong profits in the third quarter as higher yields on loans and improved cost control more than offset slight declines in loan balances and earning assets.

The San Francisco bank hopes to win middle-market business from its new commercial offices in Cleveland and Dallas.

Minorities are more likely to turn to a financial technology firm than a bank when seeking a business loan, but they may pay higher interest rates, according to the preliminary results of a congressional investigation released Monday.

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The Tennessee company reported 6% growth in loans, which included strong C&I and CRE grains. However, revenue shrank thanks partly to a steep falloff in fixed-income fees.

With issuance of marketplace securitizations now exploding — rising 300% cumulatively in the past two years — the idea of online lending as a niche is quickly deteriorating.

Efforts to make it easier for small businesses to apply for SBA loans, coupled with key community banks' outreach initiatives, contributed to the third consecutive record for 7(a) lending, but credit union participation is still lagging.

Third-quarter results from PNC, Bank of America, First Horizon and others suggest that demand for commercial loans may not be as weak as bankers and investors had feared. Or maybe some banks are just getting really good at poaching rivals’ customers.

Regions Financial's chief credit officer is leading a transformation in the way the company manages risk in its loan portfolio.