Commercial lending

Bank of Hawaii expanded lending for residential mortgages and commercial real estate, boosting its third-quarter profit.

WestStar Bank in El Paso, Texas, has acquired assets from Cimarron Mortgage Capital.

Home BancShares in Arkansas would rather buy banks that meet its financial parameters than do one large deal to catapult over $10 billion in assets. The bank also spent most of this year idling with M&A so it could prepare for stress testing.

A new Rural Housing Service construction-to-permanent loan program is garnering strong interest from lenders and builders who see it as a much-needed opportunity.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has agreed to buy the multifamily lending business of Pillar Financial in New York.

The second commercial mortgage securitization designed to comply with risk retention is backed by a single loan on a Manhattan skyscraper.

Profit improved at M&T Bank in the third quarter as the Buffalo, N.Y., company expanded commercial and mortgage lending and completed the sale of a large investment-securities portfolio.

Comerica is gaining momentum after a rough start to 2016.

West Town Bancorp in Illinois has revved up its government-backed lending to small businesses, making it a good example of how community banks can outhustle big lenders in the quest for new sources of fee income.

It's tougher out there for New York's commercial real estate developers seeking cash for their latest projects.

It's been a tough year for farmers, and lenders are looking for ways to help those borrowers offset sagging income.

Community bankers are showing renewed interest in consumer lending but admit they may be losing ground to more tech-savvy players, according to a survey released Thursday.

The Rural Housing Service has quietly launched a new construction loan program designed to increase the availability of new homes in rural areas.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac want to make it easier for owners of older apartment buildings to make energy efficient upgrades.

Citigroup is shopping $540 million of bonds backed by a portfolio of 102 self-storage facilities.

Banks that are heavily involved in commercial real estate lending may shy away from buying institutions with similar concentrations.

The owner of 9 West 57th St., an entity controlled by real estate developer Sheldon H. Solow, is using the loan to refinance the building, cashing out $485 million of equity in the process.

There are more than 300 Louisiana properties affected by floods included in commercial mortgage-backed securities, according to Morningstar Credit Ratings.

Luxury-condo builder Extell Development Co. said it obtained a construction loan for a lower Manhattan project after months of delays, and bought more time to get financing for a planned tower on Billionaires' Row in Midtown.

The latest lending figures show just how prodigious banks' shift from construction to C&I loans has been since the crisis. Yet a hard look at C&I credits, especially their loss rates, raises questions about whether they are safer.