Corporate finance

Commercial and industrial lending rose 8% in the third quarter at the Cleveland bank, but other factors drove its double-digit gain in profits as overall loan growth was modest.

The Connecticut company also reported modest loan growth and a greatly improved net interest margin.

Banks ask Congress for help with a rule that forces them to estimate loan losses; The network will allow banks to "exchange and verify trade information."

The Portland, Ore, company also benefited from lower expenses and an improved efficiency ratio.

Banks should work to shield some customers who may otherwise be flagged or blocked by AI-powered safeguards, and consider using alternative data to expand services to the underbanked.

Executives are reluctant to pull back on their big investments in technology, arguing they must stay competitive and that they have flexibility in other areas to trim costs if growth begins to stagnate.

Bigger banks appear to be losing C&I share to small and midsize lenders. That's raising questions about whether community banks — known more for commercial real estate lending — have enough expertise to underwrite deals that larger banks avoid.

Total loans fell, but earnings soared thanks to wider margins, a smaller loan provision and fewer legal costs now that the Wilmington Trust probe is settled.

The Minneapolis company, which reported strong profits but 1% loan growth, is hiring middle-market bankers in New York and launching a digital lending platform aimed at small businesses.

The custody bank’s linked-quarter net income dipped due to a decline in earning assets and lower transaction volumes.

Main Street and Wall Street banks show strong earnings gains over last year; the president calls the Fed’s rate raising policies “my biggest threat.”

Earnings at the holding company for First Tennessee Bank beat expectations even after excluding those one-time factors.

The Dallas company reported a 41% increase in 3Q earnings despite lackluster performances in lending, deposits and fee income.

A definition would give lenders a clearer idea of what practices are off limits; the mutual fund giant will provide the service for institutional clients.

In hundreds of cases, the prepaid card program run by the bank allegedly sent users’ funds to fraudsters who had stolen their data. The security lapse has now caught the attention of the Democratic senator.

Bank of America is showing more interest in commercial real estate lending while other lenders are pulling back, executives said. But they also said that they learned their lesson from the financial crisis and will proceed cautiously.

Net income soared 32% thanks to higher interest rates that contributed to a wider net interest margin and its most interest income in a quarter in years.

BofA hasn’t taken advantage of the benefits of owning Merrill Lynch; weakness seen despite stronger bank earnings.

Citigroup spent years reeling in customers with promotional rates, many of which have expired or soon will. The bank thinks it can keep a large number of those customers and make more money off of them.

Barred by regulators from adding assets for at least another six months, the bank has only one main lever to pull to boost returns.