Credit quality

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo investors reelecting state regulators suing the OCC, Wells Fargo's annual meeting, ultralow interest rates and more.

Many banks curtailed leveraged lending following the financial crisis, and for good reason. But we may be on the verge of a leveraged-loan comeback.

The era of exceptionally strong loan performance in the credit card business has come to an end, and the Riverwoods, Ill., firm is feeling the effects.

The Florida company relied on loan growth and loan sales to offset higher expenses and ongoing issues in its taxi medallion lending operations.

Zions beat expectations on several bits of good news, but it reported about $30 million of chargeoffs tied to a single commercial borrower.

The California company's credit issues eased some in the first quarter, though earnings were down from a year earlier due to charges tied to cost cutting and reductions in three loan categories.

The Wisconsin regional's profits rose 35% in the first quarter on healthy loan growth, wider margins and an improved efficiency ratio, and it said its "satisfactory" CRA rating had been restored.

At the heart of the push to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act are claims that the 2010 reform law is killing lending. But these assertions should be backed by data.

Huntington, Wintrust and Eagle reported extremely low quarterly chargeoff ratios, and their CEOs say they remain confident about the future. But, as one observer says, "ultimately some sector is going to get overextended."

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

The Memphis, Tenn., company also reported an improvement in credit quality during the first quarter.

Reader reactions to criticism of Jamie Dimon, the House GOP ganging up on Richard Cordray, a bank's decision to part with Excel to measure credit losses, and more.

First Commonwealth in Pennsylvania is turning to a third party’s specialized software as the CECL standard makes forecasting credit losses more complicated. Other banks could follow.

Policymakers speak of expanding consumer choice, but for the vast majority of borrowers and investors, standardizing choices that make the most financial sense has greater merit.

The credit bureaus will change the way they include information about tax liens and civil judgments in credit reports. This could spur lenders' use of alternative credit data.

Selling a participation in a line of credit to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority reduced the company's nonperforming assets by 9%.

The credit score has evolved from one number to an array of scores, informed by analytics and increasingly enhanced with artificial intelligence.

Consumers have long had options to pay for high-value purchases through monthly installments, but payments providers — from PayPal to Mastercard — have typically focused on other ways to lift purchase volume.