Commercial lending

Strong commercial lending offsets margin pressure at First Republic

01/15/19

The San Francisco company's quarterly earnings also reflected higher wealth management revenue.

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Lending preview: C&I will surge, CRE will slump in 2019

01/09/19

Consumer lending should also be a bright spot, while mortgage lending could be suppressed by rising rates and tight housing supplies.

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Why banks should stress-test for climate change

01/02/19

Bank portfolios are chock full of loans to industries — think agriculture, tourism, real estate and energy — that could be particularly hard hit by warming temperatures. Some large banks are engaging in "scenario analysis" to mitigate the risk.

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Va. banker's goal: Create mid-Atlantic powerhouse

01/02/19

A smooth integration of Access National could allow John Asbury, CEO of Union Bankshares, to move a step closer to building a regional franchise that stretches from Baltimore to Hampton Roads.

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Massachusetts lender sets lofty goal: Double in size in five years

12/28/18

HarborOne Bancorp — led by James Blake, one of our five community bankers to watch in 2019 — is a former credit union that recently made its first bank acquisition and has Boston and other markets in its sights.

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JPMorgan stock downgraded amid doubts over banks' growth prospects

12/19/18

Atlantic Equities’ John Heagerty cut his recommendation on JPMorgan Chase to neutral, saying the bank now “offers the least upside” to price targets among the major banks.

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OnDeck to offer equipment financing to small businesses

12/19/18

The online lender will roll out the business early next year with a focus on loans of less than $100,000.

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City National builds out defense business with two new hires

12/12/18

The U.S. subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada has added bankers from MUFG Union Bank and Bank of America to its Orange County, Calif., team that serves the aerospace and defense industry.

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What the first change to lease accounting in decades means for banks

12/11/18

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is requiring all companies to record leases for property and equipment on their balance sheets. Here’s how that revision could affect banks’ loan decisions — and their own capital ratios.

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Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan Portfolios

12/10/18

On Sep. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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