Commercial lending

Energy lending once again attractive, but this time it’s different

05/14/18

Lenders are taking steps to reduce exposure to fluctuations in oil prices, including getting tougher in demanding that drillers use commodity hedges.

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Cadence’s patience on M&A pays off with big score in Atlanta

05/14/18

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.

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AI job threat, the undying branch, Mulvaney's politicos: Top stories of the week

05/11/18

Artificial intelligence will reshape the job landscape at banks; people still want to open accounts at a branch; Mick Mulvaney stacks CFPB bench with political appointees; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Why this 125-year-old thrift is getting into commercial lending

05/11/18

Capitol Federal Financial has mostly relied on mortgages throughout its history. Its acquisition of a commercial lender will change that.

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BOK eyes new opportunities in banking Native-American tribes

05/11/18

The Tulsa, Okla., company has quietly carved out a niche financing tribal casinos within its footprint, and now it’s ready to take the business into new markets.

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Apple, Goldman plan credit card; Wells will be late

05/11/18

This would be the bank’s first foray into credit cards; Wells Fargo says it won’t be able to comply with Fed requirements before next year.

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Small banks will get reg relief. Do they deserve more?

05/10/18

With the regulatory relief bill set to become law soon, some congressional Republicans are already calling for additional rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Act. There’s one thing they should keep in mind: Community banks had a hand in the crisis too.

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Four former Wilmington Trust executives found guilty of loan fraud

05/03/18

Attorneys for then President Robert Harra said he is innocent and will file an appeal. The case centers on a scheme said to have been carried out during the crisis years, before the bank was sold to M&T.

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