Banking's Top Performers 2006

摘要

Half-way through 2006, the trends that influenced performance last year continue to challenge bankers to maintain the industry's five-year string of record-breaking profits. And while the industry continues to set records, there has been a considerable amount of change among the banks that do best in any given year, as the table opposite attests. Banks last year enjoyed strong growth in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending, which made up for a decline in residential mortgage lending late in the year. The residential market was, and continues to be, a hot topic, with ongoing speculation on whether there is really a "bubble" and where and when it will burst.