Bankruptcy Blogs

ConnectOne announces in-market deal for Bancorp of New Jersey

08/16/19

The company will pay $113 million for a commercial lender based in its backyard.

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AI use carries bias risk for financial regulators

08/16/19

Agencies like Fincen and Finra that use machine learning must pay close attention to potential bias in supervisory algorithms, especially with data on women and minorities.

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Was Capital One unprepared? N.Y. AG subpoenas Sacklers’ banks

08/16/19

Employees saw the bank’s cybersecurity unit's shortcomings; the state seeking records related to hidden profits from the family's opioid business.

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'A wolf in sheep's clothing': Comments of the week

08/15/19

Readers react to states investigating payroll advance companies and the GOP's weak response to cannabis banking, heed a warning that nonbanks are prepared for CECL and more.

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Bankers welcome rush of refis, but it's no cure-all

08/15/19

With long-term interest rates at historic lows, mortgage refinancing is coming on strong. But that additional revenue may not be enough to offset net interest margin pressures and lost servicing income.

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Ink barely dry on two deals, OceanFirst chief scouting another

08/15/19

Christopher Maher is kicking the tires on an "acquisition of size" that would propel the New Jersey bank across the $10 billion-asset mark.

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FHA revises proposed mortgage lender certification

08/15/19

The Federal Housing Administration updated its lender certification proposal originally issued this past May, as it looks to ease industry concerns on False Claims Act enforcement.

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Fed names leader for development of real-time payment system

08/15/19

Kenneth Montgomery, a top executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will head the push to make faster payments available across the industry in the next four to five years.

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CFPB, Arkansas order broker to pay $2.7M in pension scam

08/15/19

The broker and the companies he operated allegedly induced veterans to hand over their federal benefits in violation of the law.

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Florida-based Entertainment Company Seeks Sale Via Chapter 11 Auction

08/15/19

Fox Partner Mette Kurth discusses iPic-Gold Class Entertainment, Inc.’s Chapter 11 case in Delaware:

iPic-Gold Class Entertainment, Inc. (IPIC) has filed a Chapter 11 case in Delaware to sell its business through a “363” bankruptcy auction.

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