Credit quality

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Credit quality is being second-guessed after several banks reported higher 2Q charge-offs.

After rising between 2016 and 2018, the card issuer's charge-off rates are now steady. The trend reflects both the impact of tighter underwriting standards and the continued resilience of U.S. consumers.

The South Dakota company warned that it will charge off millions of dollars in loans to dairy and cattle farmers.

The decision gives the vast majority of banks and credit unions another year to implement the controversial accounting method for loan losses.

The San Francisco company said its loan pipeline would be strong the rest of this year.

Aura is one of the few fintechs in the nation to have a community development financial institution designation from the Treasury Department.

Banks fear that more competition from nonbanks in commercial real estate will drive down pricing and lead to a relaxation of terms.

The large credit card issuers are becoming more selective about who they are extending credit to and how much they are willing to lend, their CEOs said Tuesday.

Targeting consumers with poor or thin credit, Amazon is offering a secured card with rewards on par with those offered to mainstream cardholders.

The U.S. economy is on solid footing except for one potential trouble spot, according to Bank of America's Chief Executive Brian Moynihan: leveraged loans — a business the bank has dominated for a decade.

Lawmakers waded into a growing debate about the threat posed by corporate credit risk.

New technologies can increase lending and reduce risk but many management teams don't know where to begin with implementing them.

The JPMorgan chief executive said he couldn't understand why Wells Fargo could have CEO Tim Sloan step down without a successor ready to go.

Banks are starting to lower their rates to savers, due to easier Fed policy and lower expected profits; Commercial lenders see big rise in non-performing loans.

The Michigan company said the loan — made to a borrower that plans to shut down its reverse mortgage business — has collateral.

The Birmingham, Ala., bank's profits fell 32% as its loan-loss provision tripled. The expense covered “isolated, one-off issues” in its commercial and consumer loan portfolios, CEO Javier Rodriguez Soler said.

The company's credit card business has been outpacing industrywide loan growth. In the first quarter, results were also aided by higher loan yields.

Stephen Steinour said it was pure conjecture that Huntington was a possible suitor for the Dallas bank if it decides to put itself up for sale at some point. He emphasized Huntington's core-growth strategy and upbeat economic signs from consumers and businesses.

The Salt Lake City bank saw growth across all lending categories and an improvement in credit quality. It also said it has finished the second of three stages in its multiyear conversion to new core-banking technology.