Agencies Release 2016 CRA Data on Small Business, Community Development Lending
The federal banking agencies today released 2016 Community Reinvestment Act Data on small business, small farm and community development lending.
Commercial Lending
C&I Loan Standards Ease as Demand Weakens
More bankers began easing credit standards and terms amid weakening demand for a wide swath of commercial and real estate...
Appraisal Qualifications Board Issues New Proposal to Combat Appraiser Shortage
As lenders continue to raise concerns about a lack of certified appraisers, particularly in rural areas, the Appraisal Qualifications Board...
Sweeping House Tax Reform Bill Introduced
House Republican leaders today unveiled a draft of sweeping tax reform legislation -- the first major overhaul of the tax...
ABA Survey: Farm Profitability Remains Down but Fewer Lenders Report Declines
Farm profitability continued to decline in the first half of 2017, according to the latest agricultural lenders survey conducted by...
GAO: Leveraged Lending Guidance Constitutes a ‘Rule’
The Government Accountability Office today issued a statement that the 2013 interagency guidance on leveraged lending issued by the federal...
Pitching In to Serve
Meet Ken Burgess, a quiet but determined advocate for America’s banks.
Community Banks See Decline in Small Business Loan Volume
Insights from a Fed/CSBS survey of the community bank scene.
