Loan-loss provisions

Las Vegas-based institution said its first-quarter net income was down about 21% from a year earlier.

The Pittsburgh company more than doubled its provision for loan losses during the first quarter to keep pace with growth in its loan portfolio.

The Tennessee company has set up a $3.5 million reserve associated with the unnamed borrower.

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., told the mortgage giants' chief federal regulator that the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new model for estimating loan losses could pose risk across the mortgage market.

Executives from Ally Financial and Santander Consumer USA gave rosy outlooks about 2019 consumer trends, while other banks that rely less heavily on car lending offered more cautious appraisals.

The Florida bank sold $344 million of taxi-medallion and other loans in the fourth quarter, saying it was positioning itself for the future.

Loans grew 6% at JPMorgan Chase, but the bank is "not going to be stupid" and assume that will last forever, its CEO says. Here are some precautionary steps it's taking.

Bank groups are pushing a variety of proposals to delay the loan-loss rule or soften its impact. The accounting standards board has agreed to review at least one of them — but at a pace that might not be fast enough for lenders.

The Bank Policy Institute said the Current Expected Credit Loss model is a “sea change” from how banks have traditionally set aside reserves.

The plan identified five risk areas — including cybersecurity — that will be on the agenda for agency examiners next year.