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Credit standards for commercial loans to medium and large firms showed some signs of easing over the last three months of 2017, even though demand stayed relatively unchanged.

Several banks suffered fourth-quarter hits when they reduced the value of certain energy investments. Still, renewable energy could remain a viable business thanks to other benefits embedded in the tax law.

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

The private equity firms plan to sell a total of 3 million shares in the Houston company in coming weeks.

If the company they plan to establish comes together and works — still a big if — it could give JPMorgan an edge in competing with other banks, lead to innovative payments and other products and create unforeseen issues.

Retracting an Obama administration policy that shielded banks servicing marijuana companies threatens financial firms and makes the pot industry too reliant on cash.

Supporters of an unreleased bill to revamp the housing finance system say the plan strikes a middle ground that can gain support from both sides of the aisle.

Retracting an Obama administration policy that shielded banks servicing marijuana companies threatens financial firms and makes the pot industry too reliant on cash.

Craig Phillips, a top aide to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, said his department "broadly" agrees with the FHFA plan, which would return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private market and provide them an explicit government guarantee.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s semiannual report on industry risk said tougher competition between banks, leading to looser underwriting, could arise from the economic expansion.

The Arkansas company has spent two years trying to reassure nervous investors and analysts that it can rapidly book real estate loans using conservative practices.

Financial institutions are facing considerable uncertainty following the Department of Justice’s decision to rescind Obama-era guidance for the legal marijuana business, but there are steps they can take to reduce their risks.

OnPlan serves the education and health care industries, and under Flywire its services will be available for the first time outside the U.S.

The Maryland credit union will offer business services to the medical cannabis industry.

Sundie Seefried, CEO of Partner Colorado Credit Union, wasn’t swayed by a DOJ memo that may embolden federal prosecutors

Calling the move "depressing," Chairman Ken LaRoe said the decision to stop working with medical marijuana firms came after certain investors objected. Recent moves by the federal government cemented the call.

MidSouth Bancorp in Lafayette, La., has appointed one of its regional executives to the newly created post of chief banking officer and moved to appoint a veteran turnaround banker to its board.

Dueling blockchain stories — one arguing it was virtually useless, the other saying it could change real estate lending — seized the top spots this week, while readers also focused on tax reform aftermath and a key Senate retirement.

Rather than jump right away into lending to car buyers, Access National will start by offering CRE and M&A financing to dealerships.

Readers react to President Trump considering a credit union regulator to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate a delay for top banking nominees, opine on the value of blockchain, and more.