Bankers Expect Oil and Gas Loan Quality to Deterioriate
Credit standards continued to ease in most commercial and consumer loan categories, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest senior loan officer survey released today.
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BAFT Calls for Ex-Im Reauthorization
BAFT, the international financial services association that is an ABA subsidiary, today joined the Financial Services Roundtable in urging Congress to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank before its charter expires at the end of June.
OCC: Southern Banks Continue to See Faster Loan Growth
The OCC reported today that the loan growth rate continued to accelerate in the nine-state Southern District, which spans from Texas to Georgia, growing to 8 percent in 2014 from 4 percent in 2013.
OCC Combines Guidance on Trade Finance and Services
The OCC today updated its Comptroller’s Handbook guidance on trade finance and services, consolidating three previous booklets issued in 1994, 1998 and 1999.