Commercial lending

Signature Bank profits rise on lower provisions for taxi loans

10/19/17

The New York bank's total loans rose 8% to $31 billion from a mix of commercial real estate and specialty finance credits.

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BB&T kept pruning its loan portfolio in 3Q

10/19/17

Total loans fell 1.6% at the North Carolina-based regional bank, which has been scaling back in key segments such as residential mortgages and auto. Wider margins offset that reduction, but earnings were flat and revenue growth small.

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Texas Capital's 3Q profit surges on loan growth and higher rates

10/18/17

The Dallas company reported a 40% increase in net income from the same period in 2016.

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PacWest's 3Q profit climbs 8% on lower income tax rate

10/17/17

PacWest reversed a valuation allowance on tax credits, which helped boost third-quarter earnings. PacWest also expects its deal for CU Bancorp to close this week.

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Higher rates, lower costs boost Comerica's 3Q profit

10/17/17

The Dallas company reported strong profits in the third quarter as higher yields on loans and improved cost control more than offset slight declines in loan balances and earning assets.

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Inside Bank of the West's eastward expansion

10/16/17

The San Francisco bank hopes to win middle-market business from its new commercial offices in Cleveland and Dallas.

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Loan growth offsets fee-income drop at First Horizon

10/14/17

The Tennessee company reported 6% growth in loans, which included strong C&I and CRE grains. However, revenue shrank thanks partly to a steep falloff in fixed-income fees.

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Signs of hope in C&I lending?

10/13/17

Third-quarter results from PNC, Bank of America, First Horizon and others suggest that demand for commercial loans may not be as weak as bankers and investors had feared. Or maybe some banks are just getting really good at poaching rivals’ customers.

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Barb Godin is making Regions' lenders more accountable

10/13/17

Regions Financial's chief credit officer is leading a transformation in the way the company manages risk in its loan portfolio.

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Commercial lending climbs 7% at PNC, boosting profits

10/13/17

The Pittsburgh company benefited from loan growth and higher interest rates, though fee income fell and expense rose in the third quarter.

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