Agencies: Amid ‘Elevated’ Risk, Banks Improve Leveraged Loan Risk Management
The share of low-rated commitments in the Shared National Credit portfolio rose slightly between 2018 and 2019, according to the...
Commercial Lending
ARRC Seeks Feedback on Spread Adjustment Methodologies for Libor Transition
To help minimize any expected changes in the value of financial contracts that might result from a sudden reference rate...
Atlanta Fed Study Finds Minority-Owned Firms More Likely to Face Financial Challenges
Minority-owned businesses were more likely to report financial challenges compared to white-owned businesses, according to a study released today by...
Boston Fed President: Low Inflation Could Drive Reach for Yield
While the economic outlook in the near term remains positive, persistently low interest rates and continued economic growth could encourage...
Podcast: A Continuous Cycle of Tech Investment at Regions Bank
As banking becomes ever more technology-driven, many banks are shifting from a mindset that puts big tech projects off to...
Innovation and Choice in the Post-Libor Landscape
The impending demise of Libor is not a liability—it’s an opportunity.
The Changing Climate of Credit Risk Management
Why credit portfolio managers need to focus more on physical climate risk.
FDIC’s ‘Supervisory Insights’ Highlights CRE Risk Governance
With the volume of commercial real estate loans held by FDIC-insured banks reaching a record of $2.4 trillion in 2019,...
Fed Study Finds Inconsistent Advertising of Nonbank Small Biz Loan Terms
The way nonbank online lenders advertise or disclose up-front loan terms and costs for small businesses varies greatly, producing confusion...
McHenry Presses Fed for a Briefing on Libor Transition
House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) wrote to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles last...
