Bankruptcy Blogs

Midwest banks resist urge to loosen lending standards

01/09/20

Even in the face of soft loan demand, banks in the region have held firm on terms. That should position them well for the next economic downturn.

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Financial services 2025: The pursuit of a moving target that's moving faster

01/09/20

An examination of potential sources of upheaval for the financial industry and ideas on how to adapt.

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Credit union to acquire seven TCF branches in Arizona

01/09/20

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union will nearly double its operations in Phoenix after it buys the locations.

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"Middle Class Faux"?

01/09/20

I did some digging into Joe Biden's previously unexplored roll call vote on floor amendments to BAPCPA. They were ugly then and have not improved with age. My full take is in The American Prospect

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Pennsylvania bank begins CEO search after leader's abrupt departure

01/09/20

Patrick O'Brien had been CF Financial's president and CEO for about two years.

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Norwood entering upstate New York with latest bank acquisition

01/09/20

The Pennsylvania company will pay $80 million for the parent of USNY Bank.

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Digital won't cost bankers their jobs. It'll make them better bankers.

01/09/20

Bank employees need to stop seeing new technology as a threat.

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CRA overhaul may get messy; Student loans vulnerable in bankruptcy

01/09/20

Fed proposal is at odds with the one offered by the FDIC and OCC; judge wants to dispel the “myth” that student loans can’t be expunged in bankruptcy.

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Banking 2025: The struggle to avoid becoming the ‘dumb utility’

01/08/20

In trying to adapt and survive in an increasingly tech-dominated world, banks may unintentionally give up their most valuable commodity — their relationship with the consumer, and the data that comes with it.

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Loan growth will be an afterthought this earnings season

01/08/20

With loan demand weak due to factors beyond their control, small-bank execs can expect to field lots of questions about capital and expense management.

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