Hurricane Irma

Damage report: Popular’s running toll of natural disasters

01/28/20

The largest bank in Puerto Rico said hundreds of millions of dollars of its mortgages and consumer loans are tied to the parts of the island hit by the recent quake or still recovering from two hurricanes.

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Could lenders have done anything differently in Puerto Rico?

09/27/18

Few small businesses in Puerto Rico applied for credit to finance recovery from hurricane damage. The reasons are instructive for financial institutions’ response to disaster recovery, the New York Fed says.

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Tape, batteries and attaboys: A natural-disaster checklist for banks

05/14/18

With hurricane season just weeks away, bankers from coastal markets share the hard lessons learned after the storms that belted Florida, the Gulf Coast and elsewhere last year. Their advice can be applied in all kinds of emergencies.

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SBA plan to share disaster-relief lending role is a bust

04/11/18

A plan to bring in banks was created right after last summer’s hurricane devastation, but the magnitude of those storms, government dawdling on the issue and lenders’ reluctance to participate are key reasons zero loans have been made under the program.

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Accounting gaffe surfaces at First Bancorp in Puerto Rico

03/20/18

The San Juan company disclosed an error in the way it calculated the provision for losses in its commercial loan book.

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Fannie's $3.7B drawdown not as bad as it looks, CEO says

02/14/18

Tax reform caused Fannie Mae to burn through retained earnings that had been approved just two months ago and to post a fourth-quarter loss. CEO Timothy Mayopoulos argued it was a one-time event that overshadowed strong fundamentals.

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Seacoast in Fla. reported higher profit in spite of hits from hurricanes

01/26/18

The Florida company reported increased net income even though its loan pipelines and production were hurt by last year's storms.

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After the storm: The impact of recent hurricanes

01/04/18

American Banker comprehensively covered the impact hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria had on banks and their customers, including on-the-ground reporting and analysis.

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Pressure is on Daryl Byrd to prove Iberiabank's value

12/28/17

The energy crisis, hurricane damage and merger costs have hampered earnings per share at the Louisiana bank, and its CEO has to clear those hurdles and convince investors steady growth is ahead.

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E-commerce, rebuilding disaster areas could drive CRE lending in 2018

12/27/17

Consumers’ desire to shop online is creating huge demand for distribution centers and forcing property owners to think creatively about redeveloping vacant retail space. Meanwhile, hundreds of billions of dollars will be spent rebuilding areas hard hit by hurricanes and wildfires.

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