Lending

Underwhelming participation in the middle-market loan program has forced the central bank to reduce the minimum borrowing amount for the third time, to $100,000.

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating unprecedented challenges for small businesses, American Express has increasingly targeted its investments in that niche.

When both origination and forbearance demand spiked in the early weeks of COVID-19, quick thinking lenders were able to leverage their expertise and tech stacks to respond quickly.

The coronavirus pandemic has turned every industry on its head. For lending, it exposed the need for modernized, fully digital platforms.

Banks, lenders, and fintechs have been on a path toward digitizing the mortgage process from end-to-end — long before the term coronavirus entered our daily lexicon. How has the pandemic affected progress?

Crane Credit Union has taken an Instagram Stories-like approach, while Certified Federal Credit Union is crafting personalized email messages.

The $3.1 billion-asset institution's product will not carry any fees and offers a variable APR.

The industry says the 2017 cut in the corporate rate helped position lenders to support the economy when the pandemic hit. But a plan proposed by Democratic nominee Joe Biden could strain banks' capital investment and hiring, observers say.

Credit union groups continue to make ad buys for industry-supported candidates in advance of Nov. 3, but recent positive economic news could be short-lived.

The former chairman of the National Credit Union Administration will work with the fintech to broaden its reach in the credit union space.

The central bank's proposal to overhaul the Community Reinvestment Act differs markedly from the OCC's regulation in testing, data collection and other areas.

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department released a set of FAQ's aimed to clearing up misconceptions about the Main Street Lending program and encouraging more bank participation.

The Federal Reserve Board will discuss an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act at an open meeting. The central bank had previously declined to support an OCC rule overhauling the 1977 law.

Second-quarter figures from the credit union regulator paint a grim picture for many states across a variety of key earnings metrics.

The pandemic and economic downturn upended most institutions' advertising plans for the year, and many credit unions have had to adjust not only their messaging but also the loan products they are promoting.

A new report from the National Credit Union Administration shows how hard the industry was hit during the second quarter as businesses closed and consumer spending dropped.

New analysis from S&P found that only two of the of the top 20 credit unions that participated in the Paycheck Protection Program loans had assets of less than $1 billion.

Shifts in consumer behaviors have boosted interest in several loan categories, which could be a boon for credit unions.

Credit unions added more than $176 billion to savings balances in the first half of the year, according to new analysis from Callahan & Associates.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.