Lending

Bank of Montreal’s fiscal second-quarter earnings beat estimates as the waning COVID-19 crisis allowed the lender to set aside less for souring loans and gave a lift to the company’s personal and commercial banking businesses.

The private-label card issuer says that, as merchants reopen, now is the time to realize the benefits of its 2020 acquisition of the buy now/pay later company Bread.

A group of fintech venture capital firms have made a fresh investment in Resolve, a firm that offers alternative supply chain finance.

Year to date Dec. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands (Dec. 31, 2020)

Applications for small business and commercial real estate loans are rising, creating some optimism among lenders — and more temptation to loosen standards to land those borrowers.

Small-bank executives are more optimistic about future loan demand than at any point since 2017, but they have mixed feelings about how to fund upgrades to the nation's roads, bridges and other infrastructure — if at all — according to a new survey by IntraFi Network.

Many younger people are looking for financing and are averse to traditional credit cards, says Four's Chaim Lever.

Citizens Bank and Barclays US are among the lenders expanding in this market — with or without fintechs on board.

Citizens Bank and Barclays US are among the lenders expanding in this market — with or without fintechs on board.

The end of the refinancing boom and impending rise in rates are not the only challenges lenders face. As one observer put it, they "can't make loans on homes that don't exist."