No large companies filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. last week, data compiled by Bloomberg show. That’s the second week-long drought this year, which is on pace to be the slowest since 2018 in terms of bankruptcy filings that include at least $50 million of liabilities.

The deal for the Salt Lake City-based home improvement lender, which Home Depot tried to acquire more than a decade ago, is part of a larger effort by Regions Financial to diversify its home lending business.

After a colossally “brutal” period in the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a recent report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency noted that business development corporations mostly rebounded by year-end 2020 to bring a sense of renewed optimism into the alternative-lending space.

Outstanding middle-market U.S. collateralized loan obligations in the first quarter had a significantly reduced concentration of near-default loans being held in portfolios compared to year-end 2020

Wells Fargo plans to sell its asset management business to two private equity firms, part of Chief Executive Charlie Scharf's efforts to dump nonessential operations and help the bank emerge from years of scandals.

Mike Cagney’s blockchain lending startup Figure Technologies plans to raise $250 million through a new blank-check company, according to an SEC filing.

The deal definitively ends a monthslong war of words between the data provider and stakeholders who attempted a hostile takeover.

The company, poised to complete its purchase of Radius Bank, will enjoy new cross-selling opportunities, gain additional sources of fee income and capital as well as benefit from greater regulatory clarity, CEO Scott Sanborn says.

The deal between San Francisco-based lender and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V is latest example of a closely held firm going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company.

The Georgia runoffs and resulting balance of power in Congress will help determine which bills on bankers’ wish list gain traction. But regardless, existing coronavirus relief such as the Paycheck Protection Program and a push for more economic aid will remain top of mind for lawmakers and the industry.