Corporate finance

The Buffalo-based bank said Thursday that the paring of its CRE loan book, which has nearly halved in volume over the last three years, may be near its inflection point.

The San Francisco-based banking giant reported a 9% annual jump in quarterly profits. It also made official its appointment of CEO Charlie Scharf as chairman.

The company's advisers are sounding out lenders for new financing, which could be structured as a so-called debtor-in-possession loan to fund continuing operations if it begins the Chapter 11 process.

As President Trump calls for scrapping quarterly earnings reports and switching to a six-month schedule, industry observers wonder whether the time saved would be worth the potential loss of transparency.

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.

The correspondent giant, whose earnings have trended positively in recent quarters despite market headwinds, has made several debt moves this year.

The student loan giant fell far short of Wall Street's expectations, but its leaders say President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is likely to bring it billions of dollars in new business.

Bank earnings have been largely positive in the second quarter despite concerns that tariffs would increase inflation and stifle economic activity. Payment divisions at banks reaped the rewards, too.

The North Carolina-based regional bank still expects its revenue to outpace its spending this year, though if interest rates hold steady, it could "create some risk," a top executive said Friday.

CEO Robin Vince refused to comment on "rumors or speculation" about a potential merger between the custody banking giant and its smaller rival, Northern Trust. He also said that the bar for BNY to engage in M&A is "very high."

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said that criticisms of the Fed's balance sheet and calls to return to a scarce reserves system are misinformed, saying that much of the central bank's balance sheet is the result of activities outside the Fed's control.

Tariff uncertainty could boost lender leverage to incorporate protection against LME proliferation

Early signs are emerging that Trump-induced dollar volatility, inflated Treasury yields and fears about the country's debt burden are fueling a gradual reweighting toward the Old Continent.

The company took a break from securitization during the first quarter but was able to get a deal done shortly after the fiscal period ended.

The lender's parent also said it is actively in preparation to move forward on plans to unlock equity value in 2025, with a Newrez spinoff among its options.

The parent company of Regions Bank released modest growth first-quarter earnings, anticipating a slowdown in the economy due to market volatility.

The regional bank is offloading a $1.9 billion student loan portfolio in order to focus on its relationships with existing customers, said CEO Bruce Van Saun.

The Buffalo, New York-based bank also said Monday that the commercial real estate lending market has started showing signs of life, but that the renewed competition is crimping its loan growth.

First aggressive LMEs in Europe rankle lenders, who have pursued court rulings on their permissibility.

In a paper, former central bank researchers make the case that the Federal Reserve could better support the Treasury market from disruptions in the cash-futures basis trade by hedging its asset purchases.