Commercial real estate lending

The New York company may struggle with profitability as it decides whether to find a new buyer.

Even with some energy firms still struggling, bankers seemed confident that the Texas economy would remain one of the nation’s strongest in 2017.

The phrase “it is what it is” came up several times as CEO Joseph Ficalora addressed analysts’ questions about nixing plans to buy Astoria and the challenges of getting another deal done.

The Wayne, N.J., company posted double-digit gains in interest and nontinterest income.

Big increases in construction and commercial real estate lending boosted revenue at the Kansas City, Mo., company.

The company wants a big deal to help push it over $50 billion of assets, at which point it will be considered systematically important.

To succeed, the Tennessee company must build on momentum created by BNC, the bank it just agreed to buy.

Commercial real estate loan growth and the Hudson City acquisition fueled fourth-quarter profit growth at M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Pittsburgh company was aided by high-single-digit organic loan growth in addition to an acquisition that was completed in February.

Three midsize banks projected increases in loans this year in the latest round of earnings discussions, but their levels of optimism varied, and their commercial lending strategies in some cases conflicted.

Each of the banks with the largest exposure to Donald Trump has taken some piece of his assets, leaving just enough left over so that Trump still has a stake in using his public stature to generate wealth.