People's United in Connecticut is letting the loans run off its books as it invests in higher-yielding commercial loans.

Susan Riel succeeded Ronald Paul as CEO of the Maryland bank shortly before questions surfaced about credit quality and lending practices.

Tom Lopp abruptly suspended a program that accounted for 83% of Sterling Bancorp's mortgage production this year. An ongoing audit of the program and pressure to diversify beyond mortgages are reasons to watch Lopp and Sterling in 2020.

HomeTrust Bancshares in Asheville, N.C., sold a portfolio of residential mortgages as part of a balance sheet restructuring, with plans to sell more.

The company will hold off on making loans under the Advantage Loan program as it conducts an audit and implements new policies and procedures.

The percentage of farm lenders losing money hit a six-year high in the third quarter, according to the FDIC.

David Becker, who founded First Internet Bank two decades ago, says traditional banks' digital-only ventures are only making his bank look more mainstream.

Stephen Calk, who faces a bribery charge in connection with loans his bank made to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, is asking a judge to suppress evidence that prosecutors obtained from his mobile phone.

Such credits, which reflect borrowers with financial challenges, increased significantly during the third quarter.

The FDIC ordered the Seattle bank to pay a nearly $1.4 million fine tied to improper agreements with real estate brokers and homebuilders.

The Dallas company said it should be able to avoid restating past financial results. It also reported higher quarterly earnings helped by increased mortgage activity.

The National Credit Union Administration has unveiled a proposal to address a federal judge's concerns that its 2016 field-of-membership overhaul could discourage lending in low-income areas.

Malaga Financial has no intention of diversifying its portfolio despite heavier competition and potential funding challenges.

The four prudential agencies, which will enforce the new credit loss methodology developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, said they want to promote consistency.

The court passed up a recent opportunity to clarify confusion about Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for business websites, raising concerns among bankers that they could become an even more inviting litigation target.

Caught in the middle of a credit-subsidy debate, the program would have shut down on Tuesday without congressional action.

The popular program could go idle next month for the second time in less than a year if lawmakers are unable to approve a $99 million credit subsidy.

Banks are taking back more farmland through foreclosure than at any point in the past three years as low crop prices, epic flooding and the Trump administration’s trade spat with China have left many farmers struggling to pay their debts.

Like many regional banking companies, Huntington Bancshares casts itself as a community bank, albeit one with more than $100 billion in assets.

Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.