Commercial lending

The banking industry is evolving. Doesn’t it make more sense to focus on how to evolve with it rather than how to reduce competition?

Loan and fee income rose at the Los Angeles bank, which also jettisoned nearly $160 million of health care cash-flow loans.

The FDIC is watching banks that use wholesale funds to support CRE lending. The warning comes as brokered deposit levels at community banks are at their highest level in nearly six years.

The firm’s latest financial outlook suggests an opportunity to earn profits comparable to those recorded by large, well-established credit card issuers.

The Dallas company is in the middle of a dramatic turnaround after scaling back on energy loans and slashing expenses. Still, followers of the company seek assurances that the discipline will endure.

The Georgia company made more loans and controlled costs. As a result, it had a 1% return on assets and an efficiency ratio below 60%.

A yearlong effort to slash costs boosted profits at the Dallas company.

The Pittsburgh bank is developing new products, simplifying old ones and modernizing its workplace based on detailed feedback from consumers, small businesses and employees in an attempt to create a bank they all like better.

On the first big day of 2Q results, bankers said their investments in middle-market lending have started paying off. JPMorgan Chase and PNC have added commercial loan officers in new markets across the country.

While some policymakers are open to accommodating fintech companies with looser oversight compared with banks, the New York State superintendent is unapologetic about her tough approach.

Business lending rose 6% at the Pittsburgh bank, while consumer lending was largely flat.

Trust income, bank card fees and deposit service fees led to double-digit earnings growth at Commerce Bancshares.

What's more, loan officers' pay has dropped. At work behind these surprising trends is a blend of economic forces, technological change and pressure on banks and credit unions to pay entry-level employees better.

Working with Sungage Financial will help NBT Bancorp diversify its consumer loan portfolio and learn from a fintech startup with a speedy credit approval process.

What's more, loan officers' pay has dropped. At work behind these surprising trends is a blend of economic forces, technological change and pressure on banks to pay entry-level employees better.

New data shows that large commercial banks are increasing their originations of single-family construction loans, but these loans still represent a small percentage of their total assets.

CIT will provide revolving and term loan commitments of up to $100 million through a partnership with the Northbrook, Ill., insurance company.

Readers this week highlighted the need for banks to upgrade payments systems, debated a small bank’s decision to ditch its legacy core vendor, lamented populist initiatives of the GSEs, and more.

With traditional mortgage lending opportunities becoming increasingly scarce, banks in Seattle and Portland are loading up on jumbos, diving into multifamily and reviving dormant bridge loan programs.

Klarna, the Swedish fintech that recently received a banking license, has already inspired a generation of similar fintech competitors.