Credit quality

A 10-year low in commercial banks’ chargeoffs bodes well for avoiding another crisis, but what it means for growth is another matter.

The Riverwoods, Ill., company is trying to assure Wall Street that its higher chargeoff rates signal a return to normalcy, rather than a cause for alarm.

TCF executives were peppered with questions about the quality of $345 million in auto loans recategorized as held for investment in the second quarter, as a result of the company’s recent move away from loan sales and securitizations.

A reserve release helped offset lower net interest income, reflecting the California company's efforts to exit businesses that hurt its bottom line last year.

Readers question acting comptroller Noreika, weigh in on SoFi’s charter application, defend Trump’s exit from the Paris Accord, and more.

Though a 33% decline in net income was attributable to large one-time gains that the credit card issuer recorded in the second quarter of 2016, Amex faces major challenges in the pursuit of growth opportunities.

Without climate change mitigation, financial institutions should expect higher weather-related losses, greater uncertainty surrounding transition pathways and increased market volatility.

The subprime business lender halted new business and laid off scores of employees after recording higher-than-expected losses.

Timothy Zimmerman, who once called CECL a dangerous proposal, now sees a justification for the FASB standard. And he is urging bankers to start working on plans to comply with the change.

Executives at four former credit repair companies agree to pay $2 million for charging consumers millions in illegal advance fees.