Commercial lending

The company has also hit its goal of having half of total loans tied to customers around Atlanta.

While reform legislation for banks is just around the corner, market signals suggest the economy could be headed toward another downturn.

Banks feeling the pressure in commerical lending from lightly-regulated, cash-flush competitors; financial institutions take "an increasingly militarized approach" to fighting cybercrime.

The credit union service organization now offers real estate services to a dozen CUs in Florida.

JPMorgan and Santander show off their uses for the technology; commercial and industrial loans outstanding are rising.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney has dropped agency plans to crack down on overdraft programs and large marketplace lenders. Here's what else he's changing.

The most common credit union mergers involve a small credit union being acquired by a much larger one, but that could be changing, as three recent deals involving credit unions with more than $300 million in assets as the ones being merged out.

Regulatory burden was the dominant theme of a roundtable discussion, but executives are also concerned about their ability to attract skilled workers and they have mixed feelings on how corporate tax cuts are affecting customers' decisions.

Bigger credit unions present a formidable challenge for banks in areas such as business lending.

Silicon Valley Bank expects to receive a banking license from Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority by the end of May and to open its first German location in Frankfurt in the coming weeks.

Equity warrants. Capital calls. Off-balance-sheet accounts. SVB's unusual business model thrives on financing rainmakers and cutting-edge firms, but old-school issues like overconcentration, unpredictable fee income and stock market swings lurk in the background.

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Lenders are taking steps to reduce exposure to fluctuations in oil prices, including getting tougher in demanding that drillers use commodity hedges.

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.

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Capitol Federal Financial has mostly relied on mortgages throughout its history. Its acquisition of a commercial lender will change that.

The Tulsa, Okla., company has quietly carved out a niche financing tribal casinos within its footprint, and now it’s ready to take the business into new markets.

This would be the bank’s first foray into credit cards; Wells Fargo says it won’t be able to comply with Fed requirements before next year.