Credit

Jerry Plush had helmed the South Florida-based bank for nearly five years before agreeing to depart this week. News of the leadership change comes little more than a week after Amerant reported a 43% increase in nonperforming assets.

Credit analysts say climate risk could still pose a financial threat to financial institutions, even though the federal government has taken an ax to Biden-era climate guidance.

The North Carolina bank is the latest lender impacted by the bankruptcy of U.S. auto parts maker First Brands. First Citizens executives said credit was in good shape overall.

Following a $60 million credit hit, the Salt Lake City bank said that it hasn't found any other related problem loans.

Regional banks say their asset quality is solid amid skittish investors. The KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index was largely stable Friday after falling by as much as 7% the day before.

The Cincinnati, Ohio-based bank delivered third-quarter earnings that mostly met expectations, even as it took a $200 million blow to credit.

Zions Bancorp. is among the latest banks to report material losses due to alleged borrower fraud. Stocks of regional lenders plunged on Thursday.

New Federal Reserve research reveals that identity theft victims who use extended fraud alerts often see significant and lasting credit improvements.

The credit scoring agency's rollout comes after years of criticism from home lenders over its prices, with delivery costs rising over 40% in the past year.

Signs of elevated stress are emerging within the $1.7 trillion private credit market as default rates are rising and more borrowers are choosing to defer cash interest payments, according to a Bank of America Corp. report.

Creditors of the subprime auto lender Tricolor, which filed to liquidate in bankruptcy this month, are staking their claims on the company's remaining assets.

First internet Bancorp, which has recently been grappling with credit quality issues, has agreed to sell an $869 million portfolio of single tenant commercial real estate loans to Blackstone.

Taylan Turan, who was previously HSBC Holdings' global CEO of retail banking, will join the Canadian bank later this month as chief operating officer.

Orlando-based Cogent Bank has hired a team to finance single-tenant net lease properties, an asset class characterized by exceptional credit quality.

The lender, which uses existing credit balances to fund installment loans, has linked to Samsung Pay and plans other partnerships in the future to build a global merchant network.

High interest rates and tough economic conditions played a role in the credit woes that overcame BayFirst Financial's small-dollar lending effort.

A FICO survey shows 33% think exaggerating income on credit applications is acceptable. Ironically, many also prioritize strong fraud prevention from banks.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte should direct the agency to examine credit scoring models based on cash flow as a complement to existing systems.