Howard Atkins
Howard Atkins
business consumer continue credit exhibit including lines sales strong
Most business lines continue to exhibit strong sales during the quarter, including sales of consumer loans, deposits and credit cards,
frankly geographic point price within
We would like to do more acquisitions within our geographic footprint. We think those make sense at the right price, but frankly we're not going to do those if they don't make sense from a price point of view.
corporate decided demand funding given growing tap
We decided two years ago, given the burgeoning and growing demand for U.S. corporate bonds, to tap into that and diversify our funding base.
balances business cash companies consistent continued decline grow growth loan sign small using
The decline may also be the first sign of companies using their cash balances to grow their businesses, which is consistent with the small business loan growth we continued to experience.