Commercial lending

Factoring deal is diversification play for Axiom

07/10/18

The Orlando, Fla., bank has bought Allied Affiliated Funding in Dallas in an effort to branch out beyond traditional commercial and consumer lending.

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Full-employment blues: Recruiting bankers gets even harder

07/09/18

A tighter labor market and declining demand for compliance employees are expected to slow down hiring at banks in the coming year.

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Big shift in store for Walmart's largest banking partner

07/09/18

Woodforest National in Texas has relied heavily on hundreds of in-store branches and overdraft fees to boost revenue. That is starting to change.

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All eyes will be on C&I in banks' 2Q results

07/05/18

There are signs that commercial loan demand finally picked up in the second quarter, but banks still face some obstacles.

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Signature could relate to its clients' tech troubles. Now it's their consultant.

06/29/18

The Illinois commercial bank gained a new role when it realized it shared the same digital transformation challenges as its customers.

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Economic growth undergirds credit quality at banks: Report

06/21/18

A team of economists surveyed by the American Bankers Association also believe that unemployment could reach new lows.

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Is self-storage boom too much of a good thing for lenders?

06/20/18

The explosion in construction of self-storage facilities is being backed by banks hungry for commercial loans. Some market participants fear a glut is in the making and the credits could sour.

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Texas Capital issues warning on four loans

06/19/18

The Dallas company expects to report a higher loan-loss provision after the loans, which include two shared-national credits, deteriorated in the second quarter.

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CIBC reaches for more as U.S. banking push starts paying off

06/15/18

The Canadian company's ambitions include opening a commercial banking office in Dallas and beefing up lending to the technology, construction engineering and the health care sectors.

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Unused credit lines pile up on banks' books

06/14/18

With plenty of cash on hand, many commercial firms have had little need to tap existing credit lines.

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