Commercial lending

The North Carolina company reported lower net income from a year earlier after extinguishing nearly $3 billion in Federal Home Loan bank advances. BB&T also reported more regulatory charges as it deals with a consent order.

The New York bank has rapidly expanded its commercial real estate lending over the last several years, but now it is ready to slow down a bit and add more commercial and industrial loans to the mix.

Texas Capital Bancshares sharply reduced the size of its loan-loss provision as credit quality improved in its energy loan book. That helped the Dallas bank post a 77% rise in first-quarter profit.

The Mississippi company's first-quarter earnings rose 60% from a year earlier. Its results from last year were weighed down by a settlement with regulators.

New boss Andy Cecere's first year on the job will likely be defined by how he tackles the challenges in front of him, including keeping the company’s highly watched efficiency ratio in check and managing pitfalls in auto-lease financing.

With National Small Business Week set to kick off April 30, American Banker asked several community bankers to share stories of high-impact loans that made a difference in their communities and in their own enthusiasm for the work they do.

Double-digit growth in earning assets more than offset higher expenses and a decline in the net interest margin.

The Mississippi company reported loan growth but a dip in profits after a first-quarter acquisition, and it warned that it is on alert for any new “lag” in the energy sector.

Loan growth and increased fee income helped offset slightly higher expenses in the first quarter.

The hand-wringing over business lending has overshadowed the fact that consumer lending — particularly for regional banks — has become a strong and steady engine of growth.

Bank of America's year-over-year loan growth was slow, but parts of its commercial and U.S. consumer businesses were strong, prompting optimism from the CEO in the face of lackluster numbers across banking so far this earnings season.

For all the talk of cooperation and partnerships with banks, financial services startups are doing well in underserved niche markets such as actors and musicians.

The Columbus, Ga., company also announced late Monday that it is buying the credit card assets and brokered deposits of the retailer Cabela's and will then sell the card portfolio to Capital One.

Earnings at the Dallas-based company more than tripled because of a big improvement in credit quality, higher fee income and other factors.

The Trump administration's proposed budget would cut discretionary funding for the Department of Agriculture, which could affect a key agency lending program. Bankers are urging legislators to maintain, or even increase, funding.

A new accounting policy and improved profit margins fueled M&T Bank’s double-digit profit growth in the first quarter.

Hacker group Shadow Brokers says U.S. intel agency compromised parts of the global banking system; bank's directors gear up for tough election at annual meeting.

Earnings season kicked off with some banks capitalizing better than others on higher rates and still-low deposit costs. Banks will have to keep working on that balance as they contend with rising credit card losses, slower commercial lending and other issues.

A 9% increase in net interest income more than offset rising expenses at the Kansas City, Mo., company.

"Virtually every venture capitalist I know is excited about insurance as the next big thing in fintech," says Sam Hodges, co-founder and U.S. managing director at Funding Circle.