Economic indicators

It may be a long time before corporate travel resembles anything close to normal. While most organizations keep their generic travel bans in place, which increasingly look likely to last for the remainder of the year, what are the predictions around restarting business travel in the near future?

It may be a long time before corporate travel resembles anything close to normal. While most organizations keep their generic travel bans in place, which increasingly look likely to last for the remainder of the year, what are the predictions around restarting business travel in the near future?

Commercial real estate is facing another crisis as companies shift to work-from-home policies. Banks and regulators should brace themselves.

As lawmakers scramble to enact coronavirus relief legislation, some industry groups have suggested Americans could be in for “one of the greatest economic disruptions since the Great Depression.”

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 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.

The federal government's more active role in GDP, payroll and other vital statistics produced by the island could hasten its recovery from Hurricane Maria and lift lending and bank valuations at the same time.

Credit unions need to be thinking about pressure on net interest margins and declining revenues.

The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep the countercyclical capital buffer at its current level of zero, ending some speculation that the board could be looking at a possible increase.

The industry could see a boost in mortgage lending from regulatory changes, but other factors may slow growth.

One Federal Reserve governor’s push to use an untapped capital buffer to counteract potential losses is stoking concerns that such a maneuver could spook financial markets.

Credit unions could see a host of new growth opportunities from the online retailer's new headquarters, but concerns remain surrounding housing prices and infrastructure.

The largest U.S. bank's strong third quarter did not insulate its leaders from being pressed about the downside of pricey investments in technology, whether capital rules make commercial lending growth hard for big banks to achieve, and whether another economic downturn is edging closer.

Big banks are expected to report that commercial lending weakened in the third quarter thanks to tax cuts, nonbank competition and seasonal factors. It raises questions about whether the second-quarter rally was an anomaly and if an overall economic slowdown is edging closer.

The Community Bank Sentiment Index, an outgrowth of a yearly survey conducted by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, is intended to bring attention to market conditions and how they affect small banks' growth prospects.

As director of the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics, David Wilcox is responsible for briefing the Federal Open Market Committee on the outlook for the national economy.

The central bank's survey of loan officers said banks are easing their credit standards for commercial and industrial loans as competition heats up.

Yet another economist is warning credit union professionals that the economic tides could shift dramatically in less than 18 months.

The latest Credit Union Trends Report from CUNA Mutual Group predicts robust membership growth in the year ahead and sustained lending growth due to positive economic factors.

The increase was led by new car loans, which rose by 12.7 percent. Approximately 20 percent of the state's population are now credit union members.