Business Development Metrics

Small and mid-sized banks are scrambling to get shareholders to authorize preferred stock to sell to the Treasury.

Small and mid-sized banks are scrambling to get shareholders to authorize preferred stock to sell to the Treasury.

Small and mid-sized banks are scrambling to get shareholders to authorize preferred stock to sell to the Treasury.

Small and mid-sized banks are scrambling to get shareholders to authorize preferred stock to sell to the Treasury.

Like many institutions, the nation’s biggest pension fund sees this as a time for “streamlining.”

Tuesday’s activity, with $5.15b raised, approaches the $8.6b raised in the entire prior week.

Tuesday’s activity, with $5.15b raised, approaches the $8.6b raised in the entire prior week.

Pressured by regulators and lawmakers, and with billions in new capital in hand, the banks claim they haven’t held back their commercial lending.

Pressured by regulators and lawmakers, and with billions in new capital in hand, the banks claim they haven’t held back their commercial lending.

Pressured by regulators and lawmakers, and with billions in new capital in hand, the banks claim they haven’t held back their commercial lending.

Pressured by regulators and lawmakers, and with billions in new capital in hand, the banks claim they haven’t held back their commercial lending.

Pressured by regulators and lawmakers, and with billions in new capital in hand, the banks claim they haven’t held back their commercial lending.