Ask 453 bankers their forecasts on loan demand and the economy, or their feelings about the BB&T-SunTrust merger, pot banking as well other hot issues, and a clear picture emerges. Promontory Interfinancial Network recently did just that, and here our ... Read full article
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Community banks in the state have struggled to attract the funds to meet surging loan demand, but that could change now that a new law has made it easier for them to accept government deposits. ... Read full article
The British startup OakNorth sees U.S. community and regional banks as good prospects for its lending technology. ... Read full article
Senators dove into how to ensure housing finance reform serves lenders of all sizes, just as the Trump administration moved closer to crafting its own GSE plan. ... Read full article
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Banks that gather deposits through branches generally pay lower deposit premiums than those that solicit deposits online. So what happens if long-standing restrictions on brokered deposits are relaxed? ... Read full article
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Loan demand is finally picking up after several lackluster quarters. Banks' big challenge is finding cheap deposits to fund all those new loans. ... Read full article
If the predictions prove correct, the benchmark rate would reach 3.50% by the end of next year. ... Read full article
On Jun. 30, 2018. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have launched an online clearinghouse with resources to assist lenders in serving borrowers with limited English proficiency. ... Read full article
Square Inc. is offering loans to customers to pay for goods and services from merchants that use its payments platform, another move by the company to push deeper into financial services. ... Read full article
A liberal advocacy group says a Trump political appointee at the CFPB must resign after the Washington Post reported the official once called most hate crimes hoaxes. ... Read full article
Small and midsize banks are most at risk as commercial loan volume fails to ignite; the cutbacks are partly the result of lower origination volume. ... Read full article
The CFPB nominee wins approval from the Senate Banking Committee by a 13-12 vote; the country is looking to borrow $11 billion after Aramco IPO is delayed. ... Read full article
Judges say a CashCall loan may have fit the state’s definition of an “unconscionable” interest rate. ... Read full article
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