Bankruptcy Blogs

Federal Reserve Emergency Lending as a Coronavirus Response

03/01/20

Senator Elizabeth Warren has put out a plan for mitigating the economic fallout from the coronavirus.

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Should regulators close the door to new FHLB entrants, or open it wide?

03/01/20

An effort by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to examine membership rules for the Federal Home Loan Bank System is reigniting an argument over whether to allow more nonbanks in or impose tougher barriers.

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Turning up the volume on Alexa

03/01/20

Consumer response to banking by smart speaker has been underwhelming. But a handful of financial institutions keep plugging away in hopes customers warm to the advantages of verbal commands instead of pushing buttons.

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Why Are Those Lebanese Fiscal Agency Agreements So Hard to Find?

02/29/20

Often, the final assignment in my sovereign debt finance class is for the students to try and design a restructuring plan for whatever sovereign is in crisis that year.  This year, we have a number of available candidates: Argentina, Lebanon, Venezuela, Italy(?).

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Citigroup expands virus restrictions, curbs meeting travel

02/28/20

The bank added Italy to the list of countries off-limits to employees after restricting travel to and from Asia for the last several weeks.

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Bankers come to grips with coronavirus impact

02/28/20

With health organizations warning of a global outbreak, banks are starting to assess the risks to their bottom lines.

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Warren queries large banks on their coronavirus planning

02/28/20

The Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate sent a letter to CEOs of five of the largest U.S. banks asking about their response to the outbreak.

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JPMorgan shifts scores of workers to mortgages to handle boom

02/28/20

Demand for home loans has been strong in recent months and is expected to increase coronavirus fears push rates lower.

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Wells in N.Y. state of mind, coronavirus, election 2020: Top stories of the week

02/28/20

How New York became Wells Fargo's new center of power; banks walk fine line in preparing for a coronavirus outbreak in U.S.; bankers on Bernie's electoral chances and whether a Sanders presidency would pose a threat; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Bremer Bank says it's not for sale. Its biggest investor begs to differ.

02/28/20

The Minnesota bank is locked a bitter legal battle to preserve its independence. Its foe? The charitable organization set up by its founder.

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