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The board- and management-level handing of CRE concentration was the chief concern of FDIC examiners, making up more than 56% of all the supervisory recommendations regulators made in the two-year period.

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks.

Sen. Mike Crapo delivers a crushing blow to pot banking efforts; the CFPB draws notice for its lack of fair lending enforcement; Rep. Maxine Waters says she will call on Wells Fargo board to testify next year; and more from this week's most-read stories.

After Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo poured cold water on legislation enabling banks and credit unions to serve the marijuana industry, several key supporters of the effort are pushing back.

Drones and autonomous vehicles are making progress, but there's still expense and logistical hurdles to work out, says Roadie's Marc Gorlin.

The Senate Banking Committee chairman said he opposed a House bill that would give financial institutions legal cover to serve cannabis businesses.

Howard Bancorp is planning a big push in CRE lending, first in its hometown of Baltimore and eventually in Washington.

The average price of a previously owned car has fallen in two consecutive months, and if the trend continues, lenders could see losses mount, Richard Fairbank said this week.

Big Tech’s entry into the financial services space and changes in consumer behavior patterns could push some institutions away from Facebook and Twitter, but a host of new platforms are vying for the industry's attention.

The percentage of farm lenders losing money hit a six-year high in the third quarter, according to the FDIC.

Rules related to custody banking, commercial real estate and derivatives were among the last required under last year’s regulatory relief law.

There's been chatter that investors are shying away from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities because Congress may not enact housing finance reform. Be skeptical of those claims.

So far farm loans are holding up well, but bankers gathered at an industry conference this week said they are growing increasingly concerned that credit quality will weaken if the U.S. and China don’t reach a deal soon.

If the no-premium agreement announced by First Horizon and Iberiabank this week is a sign that sellers’ asking prices will come down, then Regions might reconsider its anti-M&A stance, a company executive said.

Don Kimble assured investors Wednesday that the bank is being "very diligent" in lending to an industry some experts say is already in a recession. Echoing other banking executives, he also predicted that consumer lending would drive overall loan growth in the near term.

On Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

The Los Angeles bank is taking its wealth management and entertainment financing businesses to Miami and Long Island as part of its effort to expand nationally.

Amid concern that an economic downturn is approaching, Greg Carmichael said that banks need to focus on credit quality and not worry about expanding their balance sheets.

As lawmakers tackle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, any revamp must lessen risk to the mortgage system and U.S. taxpayers.

Credit unions have been heavily focused on millennials but serving older consumers is just as important. Vehicle leasing is one way to reach both demographics.