Citing Economic Risk, Senators Call for CECL Delay, Study
Led by Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.), a bipartisan group of 15 senators wrote to the Federal...
Economy
Fed Report: Bank Capital ‘Well Above Regulatory Requirements’
With Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill next week, the Federal Reserve today released...
Leveraged Lending Is Rising, But Bank Exposure Is Limited
The rapid growth is attributable largely to nonbanks. Should this group of loans start underperforming, the risk to the banking...
Senate Approves Ex-Im Bank Nominees
On a bipartisan vote today, the Senate confirmed several appointees to the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Podcast: A Small Bank Tackles Rural Housing Affordability
Christie Obenauer's family-owned bank had a problem. Based in a rural county in western North Dakota, her community had been...
Fed Flags Potential Vulnerabilities from High Business Debt, Leveraged Lending
Credit standards for leveraged loans continued to deteriorate in recent months, with the share of newly issued large loans to...
Banks Ease Standards, Terms for C&I Loans to Large, Midsize Firms
A small net percentage of banks reported easing standards and terms for loans to large and midsize firms in the...
ABA Data Bank: Credit Card Debt Remains Low Relative to Disposable Personal Income
Read more from ABA Chief Economist James Chessen.
Untangling the Real Story about Consumers and Debt
The good news is that both borrowers and lenders continue to exercise discipline and consumers are still in very strong...
Manufacturing Sector Growth Continues to Decline in April
The ISM Manufacturing Index registered 52.8 points in April, down 2.5 percentage points from the previous month, according to the...
