Loan Growth Weak in Q4 as Funding Costs Decline

Community banks reported median loan growth of just 1.1% for the fourth quarter amid ongoing concerns about the direction of long-term interest rates, S&P Global Market Intelligence wrote. Loan growth was lowest in the auto segment, where it declined 4.9% quarter over quarter among banks between $3 billion and $10 billion in assets. 

Another S&P article discussed the decline in U.S. banks' funding costs.

 

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