A Leader for Our Time
ABA Chairman Jim Edwards takes office at an unexpectedly difficult moment—and with a uniquely suited portfolio of skills.
Browsing: Commercial real estate
Podcast: Plotting the Future Path of the CRE Sector
Commercial real estate has faced substantial headwinds from stay-at-home orders and changing consumer behavior, and in many cases CRE has not received the same level of support available to consumers and small businesses.
CEO Q&A: Healing ‘Pain Points’ for Family Businesses
A conversation with Wendy Cai-Lee of de novo Piermont Bank on the unique needs of multigenerational family firms.
Quarles Warns of Downside Risks as Economy Recovers from COVID-19
While the U.S. economy is showing positive signs that a recovery is underway, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles today cautioned that “risks remain weighted to the downside.”
CRE Tenants Have Missed Billions in Payments. Which Sectors Are the Most at Risk?
While it is too early to assess the full effects, COVID-19 will permanently reshape commercial real estate in the U.S.
Fed Survey: Loan Demand Plummets in Second Quarter
As the U.S. economy dove deeper into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter, more than half of banks reported weaker demand for commercial and industrial loans, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of senior loan officers released yesterday.
ABA Study Provides Window into Pre-COVID, Post-COVID Construction Lending
ABA today released a research study examining banks’ construction lending activity.
Podcast: Healing ‘Pain Points’ for Multigenerational Family Businesses
Wendy Cai-Lee leads one of the latest crop of U.S. de novo banks: Piermont Bank, opened to address “pain points” faced by middle-market businesses.
Podcast: A Trans-Pacific Banking Perspective
Based in San Francisco and leading California’s market for the Bank of Guam, plus currently serving as chairman of the Western Bankers Association, Dave Joves shares a trans-Pacific view of banking on the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast.
OCC’s Brooks Warns Governors, Mayors on Risks to Banks of Long-Term ‘Lockdowns’
As governors and municipal officials make decisions on reopening local economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks warned them about the long-term risks of so-called lockdown orders on the financial system.