News Topic: Commercial lending

Banks that have flocked to the business because of higher yields and loan diversity stand to benefit if clients use tax savings to upgrade equipment. ... Read full article

The payments company will pay $321 million for Crestmark Bank, a commercial lender that focuses on asset-based lending, equipment finance and government-guaranteed loans. ... Read full article

The company tapped a new president for the business, which it will also rebrand, after hiring a team from Scottrade Bank in Missouri. ... Read full article

United will pay $130 million for NLFC Holdings, the parent company of Navitas Credit. ... Read full article

Banks have been in full cost-cutting mode in recent years, but with profits expected to increase substantially as a result of tax reform, all analysts and investors want to know is how they plan to spend their tax savings. ... Read full article

Changing political and economic forces are raising new questions about deployment of tax savings and the cost of deposits, while old concerns about cost-cutting, credit quality and risk taking persist or return. ... Read full article

The two payments companies failed to win U.S. government approval for their merger; the head of the Senate Finance Committee says he will leave when his term ends. ... Read full article

Kevin Stein, who runs a private equity firm, has also supervised banking groups at Barclays and FBR Capital Markets. ... Read full article

Doug Bowers contends that last year’s leadership shake-up, job cuts and corporate governance overhaul will make the company more competitive in its home state. ... Read full article

The energy crisis, hurricane damage and merger costs have hampered earnings per share at the Louisiana bank, and its CEO has to clear those hurdles and convince investors steady growth is ahead. ... Read full article

We never promised the news would be good for all these community bankers, and it wasn’t. One couldn’t stop a failure, and another quit soon after an acquisition. The rest have their banks at different points on the comeback trail. ... Read full article

Bankers remember Bob Wilmers not only for spearheading the growth of M&T, but also embracing his role as the industry's voice in turbulent times. ... Read full article

Executives at small banks are wary about 2018 as concerns about lackluster loan demand, low yields and rising deposit prices abound. ... Read full article

Can preferential loan terms encourage environmentally friendly practices among corporate borrowers? Barclays, BNP Paribas, and Standard Chartered are working with fintechs — and even Prince Charles — to develop a blockchain to answer that question. ... Read full article

It’s only early December, but bank CEOs’ comments this week about tax reform, their thirst for deposits, consumer lending initiatives, and challenges in commercial lending offer a sneak peek at what’s coming when earnings season begins next month. ... Read full article

On Sep. 30, 2017. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

During an industry conference Tuesday, executives from PNC, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and elsewhere offered differing takes on whether the Republican tax plan will boost loan demand. ... Read full article

Eagle is trying to debunk claims by Aurelius Value that CEO Ronald Paul and other directors are involved in an insider loan scheme. Eagle dismissed the report as an effort by short sellers to manipulate its stock. ... Read full article