Browsing: Growth

Key insights: Canadian lender BMO Financial Group reported a $1.82 billion profit for the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year.What’s at stake: The solid bottom-line…

Key insight: New York’s Medallion Financial is counting on a newly hired home-improvement lending team to boost loan growth in 2026.Supporting data: At the one-time taxi…

Key insight: First Interstate in Montana, which spent years growing through acquisitions, is taking a decidedly different approach under CEO Jim Reuter.What’s at stake: The bank’s…

Key insight: Santander’s pending acquisition of Webster Financial checks several boxes for the Spanish bank, which has been seeking greater scale and profitability in the U.S.Expert…

Key insight: After announcing two bank acquisitions in 2025, Huntington has made its bias for organic growth clear. But Chairman and CEO Steve Steinour isn’t entirely…

Key Insight: UMB Financial’s third-quarter earnings showed both the costs and the benefits of its recent acquisition of Heartland Financial.Supporting Data: The bank’s loan production set…

UBS Group AG has filed an application for a national bank charter for its US franchise as it seeks to expand in the region. A national bank…

Forward look: Atlantic Union joins a lengthening list of banks seeking to expand into North Carolina, announcing plans to build 10 branches in Raleigh and Wilmington.Key…

A new residential complex under construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 20, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese policymakers are…

China Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions continue over U.S. tariffs with China, in Oakland, California, on May 12, 2025.Carlos…