Commercial lending

As tax reform spurs demand, a rising rate environment is making the short-term loans more appealing to banks.

Bank of America is offloading some margin loans after losing $292 million on soured credit to the former chairman of Steinhoff International Holdings, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

First the House and now the Senate have included provisions in their regulatory relief bills that bankers say would go a long way toward clearing up confusion over how to treat high-volatility commercial real estate loans.

The online giant has succeeded in disrupting every area of retail, but in banking it faces a high barrier to entry and fierce determination from banks like Citizens Financial and Bank of the West to keep upping their games.

Wells has helped gun and ammunition companies access $431 million in loans and bonds since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. Other financial firms that are active as bookrunners for gunmakers include Morgan Stanley, TD Securities, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.