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Jon Prior

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  • Commercial banking
    Climate change ‘will take all of our focus,’ Hancock Whitney CEO says

    In the wake of Hurricane Ida, the latest storm to batter the Gulf Coast, John Hairston is grappling with the consequences of a warming planet. He suggests that it's imperative for banks and their regulators to be part of the solution.

    By Jon Prior
    September 14
  • “Our management team going forward will include individuals with many years of outstanding leadership in our company and the industry, increased global and international expertise, and more diversity of gender and race than ever before in our history,” Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said.
    Commercial banking
    Bank of America names new CFO in leadership shake-up

    Alastair Borthwick, the president of global commercial banking, will succeed Paul Donofrio, who is transitioning to a new role as head of sustainable finance. The company also appointed three women to its executive leadership team.

    By Jon Prior
    September 10
  • Auto lending
    What’s driving the boom in auto refinancing

    Subprime borrowers whose credit scores have risen since they bought their cars are increasingly looking for a better deal. Credit unions and small banks are seizing the opportunity, often with the help of fintechs.

    By Jon Prior
    August 25
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    Fair Housing Act
    Cadence Bank warned on fair lending, in settlement talks with DOJ

    In late July, the Justice Department notified the Houston bank of a potential lawsuit alleging violations between 2013 and 2017, according to a securities filing. Cadence said that its prospective merger partner, BancorpSouth, supports the settlement discussions.

    By Jon Prior
    August 2
  • Earnings
    Commercial loan performance is all over the map in pandemic era

    Comerica, which focuses on the energy sector, reported strong payment trends last quarter, while M&T, which concentrates more on real estate, showed deterioration. The divergence reflects varying exposures to sectors hit hard by the COVID-19 recession.

    By Allissa Kline
    July 21
  • Corporate governance
    Governance flaws are starting to hurt banks’ credit ratings

    Fitch says it will be weighing failures of management standards and practices at banks more heavily when considering possible downgrades. ESG advocates are cheering the development.

    By Jon Prior
    June 10
  • “These announcements are absolutely not meant to support new Libor activity or continued business as usual," said Fed Vice Chair of Supervision Randal Quarles.
    LIBOR
    Fed’s Quarles aims to clear up confusion about Libor deadline

    Legacy contracts using the London interbank offered rate — which is set to be phased out at the end of this year — were granted a reprieve to mid-2023. However, there is no wiggle room on when the rate will expire for new deals, said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randal Quarles.

    By Jon Prior
    March 22
  • Commercial lending
    How aviation lending took this Midwestern bank to Ireland

    UMB Financial’s success in aviation financing has boosted fee income, and the Missouri company has opened an office in Dublin — a hub for airplane sales and leases that could get busier as the airline industry restructures.

    By Jon Prior
    March 19
  • Commercial real estate lending
    CRE lenders’ growing fear: Office workers won’t come back

    Already contending with stressed retail, hotel and restaurant loans, bankers are beginning to view office lending — historically a safe bet — as increasingly risky as companies of all types rethink their space needs.

    By Jon Prior
    February 28
  • Commercial lending
    Red flags abound in syndicated lending

    Shared national credit balances rose 5% last year, and the percentage of at-risk loans nearly doubled. Regulators point out that banks have stashed away extra capital, but a lot will depend on the speed of the economic recovery and the performance of nonbank loans.

    By Jon Prior
    February 25
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  • CLOs
    World Bank sells $510 million of bonds backed by loans to companies in developing markets

    The development bank's finance arm has bundled up exposures in loans it made to 57 companies across regions like Eastern Europe, South America and Asia, in a first for the bank.

    By Scott Carpenter
    August 29
  • Homeward Opportunities Fund prepares to sell $477.2 million in RTLs

    Homeward Opportunities also includes an accumulation account to help fund drawdowns related to construction costs, among other costs.

    By Donna M. Mitchell
    August 28
  • Earnings
    TD Bank has shrunk U.S. assets by $48B since asset cap

    The Canadian bank said it will take at least a year to hit an inflection point in U.S. loan growth. It has been shedding assets in an effort to free up space for growth in more promising business lines.

    By Catherine Leffert
    August 28
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