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U.S. Banker February 2009 Earl Howell |
The New Model for Correspondent Banking The correspondent bank in the form of a "bankers bank" has a proud history of service and the success of community banks is in no small part a result of the products and services provided under the bankers bank banner. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
U.S. Banker April 2009 Anthony Malakian |
When Bankers Don't Want to Be Friends with Bankers It's a given that the economy has to improve in order to get the juice flowing, but bankers and other industry experts say that to get banks trusting each other again, participation deals will also need greater transparency. |
U.S. Banker March 2011 Rob Garver |
Sowing Caution Though the ag sector remains strong, regulators are warning banks to avoid concentration risk - a message that is not going over too well. |
U.S. Banker January 2011 Alan Kline |
Common-Sense Ideas for Consumer Lending Even the smallest consumer loan requires almost as much documentation as a $250,000 business loan, and it's only going to get worse under Dodd-Frank. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan |
In the Eye of the Storm Former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan speaks candidly about the financial crisis of 2008, the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and the need for minimum loan underwriting standards for the banking industry. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Jack Millligan |
A Short Leash on Risk Bankers all across the country are beginning to tighten up their lending practices as a response to the regulatory pressure they are under to keep lending plain, conservative, and firmly under control. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 28, 2014 |
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit In part three of her series on the state of small-business lending, Karen Mills discusses how public-private partnerships and government guarantee programs have the potential to enhance economic growth. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 4, 2014 |
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering Lending to small businesses has not returned to levels seen before the financial crisis. Karen Mills, former head of the US Small Business Administration, explains the reasons. |
U.S. Banker June 2006 Lee Conrad |
Banks Vent Rage Over Commercial RE Loan Rule Banks, in an uproar over regulators' proposal that warns those with high concentrations of commercial real-estate loans may have to raise their capital reserves, worry that new regulations will eat into their bottom line. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Millligan |
Is the Community Bank Business Model Broken? The concept of community banking is still viable, but the model that many small institutions employ has to change. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Donald Musso et al. |
How Regulators Are Inhibiting an Economic Recovery Raising capital levels for banks deters new lending. Now is not the time for higher capital standards, but for enforcing standards already in place. |
U.S. Banker May 2009 Michael Sisk |
The Repercussions of Reform After months of Congressional hearings, debates and some hysterics, only the broadest outlines of the new banking regulatory regime have emerged. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 21, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Scrutinize Lending Technology and Underwriting Practices Following the Credit Crisis With so many lending technology solutions at their disposal, how was it that bankers and other industry participants did not foresee the gloom to come? |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Steven Sloan |
Community Banks Sound Off on Pay Plan The Fed wants more control over executive pay, but many are arguing that smaller institutions should be exempt from the proposed rules. |
OCC Bulletin April 4, 2001 |
Leveraged Financing Guidance for bankers and examiners that more fully describes supervisory expectations regarding sound practices for leveraged financing activities. |
CFO March 1, 2007 Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Paul Davis |
Holding Pattern for Borrowers Most bankers insist that they would make a lot more small-business loans if not for two key hurdles beyond their control: Many business owners seeking loans are risky credits, and creditworthy borrowers aren't too eager to add debt. |
Bank Technology News March 2006 Glen Fest |
Money Laundering: Correspondent Bankers: How Much Is Enough? New Treasury guidelines on how banks are to comply with customer and asset identity don't smooth nerves frayed by high-profile busts for lax AML controls. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 John Engen |
Florida's Long Road to Recovery The Sunshine State was battered by the real estate bust, causing a wave of bank failures. The upheaval is reshaping the banking landscape as more regionals move in, but they ll need patience because conditions are likely to get worse before they get better. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Lorie Konish |
Five Questions With Phil Angelides A conversation with Financial Crisis Inquiry Chairman Phil Angelides about the report's findings and how they can help shape the industry's future. |
U.S. Banker August 2008 John Engen |
The Other Shoe... A commercial real estate fallout promises to be far more devastating than the subprime crisis, because this market is so much more pervasive - a linchpin business for so many institutions, including most community banks. |
U.S. Banker August 2009 John Engen |
How Banking Will Change A few years from now, just how much will the crisis have changed the environment banks compete in, and the way they go about their business? |
OCC Bulletin January 13, 2006 |
Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices Agencies seeking comment on proposed guidance for concentrations in commercial real estate (CRE) lending and sound risk management practices. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 |
What's On Bankers' Minds? Seven banking CEOs took a break to talk about the state of their industry as it fights through the worst recession in decades. |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2011 Cindy Johnson |
Are Banks Starting Another Race to the Bottom? Easier credit standards are being driven by competition to lend. |
U.S. Banker December 2010 Rob Garver |
SBA Aims to Attract More Banks The lower fees and higher guarantees enacted for the government s small-business lending programs have some in the industry optimistic that interest by banks might surge. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 18, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
The Financial Industry Reacts to Obama Regulatory Proposal Although most agree with the general principles outlined in the President's financial reform plan, they find several sticking points -- and IT won't be immune. |
CFO December 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
Post-Occupied Tepid demand, thin margins, new regulations, investor caution - and a lingering public-relations problem. No wonder banks are nervous. |
U.S. Banker May 2010 Rob Garver |
No Regulatory Relief in Sight Five new rules have taken effect since Jan. 1 and at least eight more are on the way. The onslaught is posing immense challenges for banks trying to keep up. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Rob Garver |
What Now? If Washington really wants to get credit flowing to small businesses, it could modify TARP, relax capital requirements and rethink its stance on industrial loan companies. Or it could do nothing at all. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2014 |
Lending Decisions During the past three decades, community banks have substantially increased their presence in commercial real estate lending, according to a 2012 FDIC Community Banking Study. |
U.S. Banker November 2009 John Engen |
CRE Stress Another Test in Balancing Interests Commercial real estate loans are viewed as a time bomb, but will stricter exams threaten the industry's - and the economy's - recovery? |
Bank Systems & Technology June 24, 2008 Ann Grochala |
In the Aftermath of the Credit Crisis, Some Banks See a Silver Lining The current problems in the credit markets bring both challenges and opportunities to banks. Many community banks still have plenty of liquidity and capital, and they all have ready access to the Federal Home Loan Bank system. |
U.S. Banker April 2011 Rob Garver |
Reluctant Role Model Bank of North Dakota s Eric Hardmeyer runs the nation s only state-owned bank, and he s proud of it. But even he is skeptical of efforts around the country to replicate the model. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 |
Wavering Optimism in a Post-Reform World Just when bankers began to think it was safe to come back in the water, midsummer economic indicators began to pull the tide back out again, as demonstrated in the most recent quarterly results from Grant Thornton's 17th Bank Executive Survey. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Credit Use economic data to gain the upper hand in your investing. The Federal Reserve's consumer credit report provides some useful information about the borrowing practices of typical consumers. |
CFO March 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Freeze CFOs hope government intervention will soon thaw frozen credit markets. That's not likely. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Ben Johnson |
Regulators Turn Up Heat On Local Banks Community and mid-size banks, which comprise the bulk of all commercial real estate lending in this country, are once again under the watchful eye of regulators. |
U.S. Banker September 2010 Alan Kline |
Not All Doom and Gloom There's not much upside for big banks, but the widely disliked Dodd-Frank Act has some benefits for community banks. |
U.S. Banker July 2010 |
Why We Don't Need Any More Bank Charters Unless bank organizers can make a compelling case that consumers and business owners aren't being served by existing banks, regulators should continue to clamp down on new charters. |
CFO June 15, 2012 Vincent Ryan |
Banks Ease Terms for Business Loans Fiercer domestic competition is making U.S. banks more flexible on spreads, interest-rate floors, and other costs to borrowers. |
The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
The $800 Billion Pick-Me-Up for Consumer Credit The central bank announces an $800 billion support package aimed at spurring mortgage lending and consumer credit, including car, credit card, and small business loans. |
U.S. Banker July 2009 Andrew Dubinsky |
Electronic Lending Could Help Avert Another Crisis If regulators had the tools in place to effectively view complex debt instruments and the links between the financial institutions that securitize, hold, and insure them this crisis may not have happened. |
U.S. Banker June 2011 John Engen |
All Under Control Smarting from the economic crisis, Zions is in the midst of imposing tighter corporate control over its eight banks, with a Wells Fargo recruit to lead the charge. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2011 Gretchen Wilmoth |
Investing in Smaller Banking What affects will new regulations have on smaller banks? |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Banks Aren't Lending? Says Who? The popular chant that "banks aren't lending, banks aren't lending!" is grossly misconstrued. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |
U.S. Banker January 2011 Scott Anderson |
Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain The Fed s plan to buy $600 billion of Treasury bonds might boost demand for loans, but this latest round of quantitative easing could hamper bank profitability and continue to restrain the economic recovery. |