Bankruptcy Blogs

Foreclosure starts fall to lowest level this century: Black Knight

01/02/20

November's foreclosure starts hit their lowest level since Black Knight started tracking this data in 2000, while the foreclosure rate reached a 14-year low.

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Mergers of equals are hard. For small banks, they're even harder.

01/02/20

Steuben Trust received two bites from potential MOE partners, but the New York bank’s lightly traded stock and many other challenges forced a sale to a much larger rival instead.

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European banks dangle payouts as pressure to boost capital eases

01/02/20

The 10 largest publicly traded euro-area lenders will see their capital requirements stabilize in 2020 after years of increases, according to recent filings. That may create space for higher dividends and buybacks, bolstering banking stocks.

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GSE investors better beware underlying risks

01/02/20

The FHFA’s attempt to move some of its balance sheet into the private sector could leave investors with greater liabilities than they were initially told.

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The 2020 legislative docket: AML reform, GSEs, Dems v. regulators

01/01/20

The window to change beneficial-ownership rules or pass other measures will be narrow, but some legislative efforts from 2019 will carry over and House Democrats will resume inquiries of certain industry CEOs and Trump-appointed regulators.

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Tennessee banker faces difficult test after credit quality slips

01/01/20

Franklin Financial CEO J. Myers Jones is trying to reduce his company's exposure to shared national credits and health care loans, which have enjoyed solid yields but come with a downside.

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63 Year Old Debtor Sentenced to Probation for Lying About Ownership Interest in Oklahoma Property

12/31/19

Updating a case when wrote about here, Chief U.S. District Judge John E.

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Regulators raise annual CRA asset thresholds

12/31/19

The three federal agencies announced slight adjustments in the cutoffs for "small" and "intermediate small" institutions for the purposes of Community Reinvestment Act exams.

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Why the C&I slowdown is likely to persist in 2020

12/31/19

Political uncertainty, sector-specific concerns as well as interest rate and labor trends may continue to depress commercial and industrial lending in the coming months.

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Top stories of the year: BB&T-SunTrust, a payday lender in disguise, unprepared for Libor’s exit, and more

12/31/19

The merger of BB&T and SunTrust, the largest bank deal in over a decade, dominated news throughout the year; New York investigated the wage access app Earnin, which critics claimed was actually a stealth payday lender; Libor is going dark in 2021, and some banks aren’t ready; and more from this year’s most-read stories.

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