Bankruptcy Blogs

Paycheck Protection Program: Key Features of the Loan Forgiveness Application

05/19/20

On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and U.S.

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Citigroup tells staffers to take Friday off as thanks for hard work

05/19/20

The memo from CEO Michael Corbat acknowledged the challenges many employees have faced working remotely during the coronavirus outbreak while taking care of family members and home-schooling their children.

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Santander Consumer reaches $550M settlement with state AGs

05/19/20

The lender will pay $65 million in restitution and forgive nearly $500 million in auto debt to settle charges that it steered subprime borrowers into risky loans.

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Treasury using prepaid cards to speed delivery of stimulus payments

05/19/20

Nearly 4 million households that were to be mailed paper checks will instead receive their pandemic relief aid via prepaid debit cards issued by MetaBank.

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FHFA close to unveiling capital plan for privatized GSEs

05/19/20

Director Mark Calabria, who abandoned the Fannie and Freddie capital proposal written by his predecessor, said he expects a revised framework to be ready “very soon.”

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JPMorgan's Dimon has no plans to retire following heart surgery

05/19/20

Ten weeks after his emergency procedure, the longtime CEO told shareholders Tuesday that he's in good health and will not be stepping down anytime soon.

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4 takeaways from Senate grilling of Mnuchin, Powell on relief plans

05/19/20

Members of the Banking Committee pressed the Treasury secretary and Fed chief to ensure CARES Act funds are deployed as Congress intended. They also debated the need for more stimulus to ease the economic effects of the coronavirus.

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Alternative data could be lifeline for consumers needing credit

05/19/20

Congress should pass legislation authorizing use of nontraditional data sources to make credit more available to consumers who’ve taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

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The messaging tool that let Happy State Bank take its lending online

05/19/20

The Texas bank is leaning on solutions from Lightico and MANTL to quickly set up accounts and handle loans when customers can’t sign documents in person because of the coronavirus emergency.

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Bankruptcy Judge Makes Criminal Referral of Serial Filer Who Duped Counsel into Filing Case in Ex-Wife's Name

05/19/20

A serial bankruptcy filer was criminally referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Texas in connection with an alleged and convoluted series of bankruptcy filings in his own and his ex-wife's name in order to stay pending foreclosure proceedings.  U.S.

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