Bankruptcy Blogs

HSBC scales back U.S. retail expansion amid another global restructuring

02/18/20

The bank still plans to open branches on the West Coast even as it trims its overall U.S. footprint by 30%.

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LendingClub to acquire Radius Bancorp for $185 million

02/18/20

The online lender's deal for Boston-based Radius would be the first in history in which a fintech buys a mainstream bank.

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Will banks get caught up in facial recognition backlash?

02/18/20

Consumer advocates and policymakers are railing against use of the technology by government, universities and others. Banks using it for authentication need to tread cautiously, experts say.

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Bloomberg tacks left on financial regulation. Should banks be worried?

02/18/20

Years after criticizing the Dodd-Frank Act, the Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now taking a page from the Elizabeth Warren playbook.

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KeyCorp promotes Victor Alexander to head of consumer banking

02/18/20

Alexander most recently headed up mortgage lending and before that co-led the integration of Key's acquisition of First Niagara. He replaces Dennis Devine, who recently left the company.

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Lessons for bankers from disasters that didn't have to be

02/18/20

There's much bank executives can learn from the 737 Max and Deepwater Horizon catastrophes, which could have been averted if regulators had been notified sooner.

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HSBC restructuring plan gets cold greeting

02/18/20

The bank's announcement that it will slash about 35,000 staff and take $7.3 billion of charges prompted its stock to tumble and renewed questions about the bank's direction and lack of a permanent CEO.

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Nicolet to buy bank near Milwaukee

02/18/20

The company will pay $130 million for Commerce Financial Holdings.

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Bank faces backlash on Tubman card; HSBC to cut costs, workers

02/18/20

Black-owned OneUnited is getting grief for its depiction of the abolitionist on a debit card; the bank plans $4.5 billion in cost cuts, with 35,000 jobs cut.

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Lawsuit alleges PNC built payments product with stolen trade secrets

02/17/20

A Denver company says that the $410 billion-asset bank used its confidential information to create a copycat product and poach its customers. PNC is contesting the allegations.

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