Commercial lending

Steve Allocca is expected to play a key role in the online lender’s efforts to restart loan growth.

The Silicon Valley lender that caters to affluent millennials has ambitions to become a one-stop shopping destination for financial services.

With new rules in place, experts offer tips on how to be the MVP of MBLs.

Restricting banking organizations’ lines of business would hurt their ability to compete in a constantly evolving financial system and to serve as sources of strength.

The GOP is working on a plan that could extend the Congressional Review Act's reach so that it may overturn certain policies all the way back to 1996.

Construction lending could make a comeback if bankers persuade Congress to reform capital and other complicated rules on so-called high volatility CRE loans. But will regulators go for it?

Brendan Dickinson of Canaan Partners says PFM startups have deep relationships with customers, unlike online lenders, but the revenue model isn't as strong.

NCUA’s updated rule offers new freedom to grow but also comes with additional responsibilities. Here’s what some credit unions have learned in the first few months.

Compliance flexibility, state law harmonization and funding transparency requirements are among the regulatory steps that can encourage continued innovation.

The good news: SBA lending is going gangbusters and business owners are optimistic about growth prospects and their ability to access credit. The not-so-good news: Many firms are still not particularly interested in borrowing and startups are not the engines of job creation they once were.

Fintech has upended parts of the banking industry and made old ways of doing business obsolete. But that's also what makes it an exciting time to be a banker, says Citizens Bank CEO Bruce Van Saun.

With their big-picture view across multiple portfolios, some CUSOs are reporting an increased appetite for business loans and participations.

Noah Breslow, who drew opposition from a hedge fund that wants the online small-business lender to pursue a new course, won 84% of the vote Tuesday.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Union Bank urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday to narrow its approach to collecting data on small-business lending, fearing it could add costs and compliance burdens.

The recent earnings season shined a light on community bankers’ tactical moves. Here’s a look at what some institutions are planning in coming months.

The CUSO has joined with the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s Financial Health Network to help credit unions and other institutions improve their small-dollar lending practices.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to launch an inquiry into small-business lending, the first step toward crafting a rule for the collection and reporting of data.

Once focused mainly on growth, the New York-based small-business lender said it will lay off employees and cut other expenses in an effort to become profitable. The moves are a sign of waning patience among investors in the once-frothy sector.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands.

The $1.2 billion-asset credit union was recently approved for conversion to a federal trade, industry and professional charter, making it the first firefighters’ credit union in the nation chartered specifically for business lending.