Joe Evans, Chairman and CEO of State Bank Financial Corp out of Atlanta, shares his lending strategy in a weak economy and tumultuous real estate market in Georgia.

Five steps to diversifying your loan portfolio.

The latest loan delinquency rate survey from the American Bankers Association says more loans are 30 days or more past due. Could job cuts in the public sector be the cause?

The Federal Reserve’s Operation Twist is putting pressure on bank interest margins. Will it make the banks lend more?

A look into what it will take to rebuild the depleted credit talent pool in the banking industry, from someone who trains bankers. The first step is to admit there's a problem.

Small and mid-sized banks appear to be beefing up their loan portfolios while the big banks stay low.

Kentucky-based Republic Bancorp’s CEO talks about how he grows his profits and loans in economic and regulatory uncertainty.

The latest home price data makes for grim reading, and it's not good news for the banking industry.

Congress created the $30 billion fund to provide capital to banks and increase lending to small business, but not many banks applied for it. Here's why.