Bankruptcy Blogs

Deposit costs, higher loss provisions eat into BBVA’s 2Q profit

07/31/19

Earnings at the U.S. unit of the Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria fell 13% from a year earlier.

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Why we’re joining the big banks’ payments system

07/31/19

Community banks shouldn’t wait for the Fed to create a new real-time payments rail when consumers are already flocking to other options.

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Simmons First expanding to Oklahoma City with Landmark purchase

07/31/19

The Arkansas company will pay $434 million for Landrum Co., which has branches in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

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Capital One breach clouds the cloud; Libra's silver lining

07/31/19

The hack prompts renewed concerns about security of data held in the cloud; lawmakers acknowledge that Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency could have applications for law enforcement.

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OCC's innovation pilot gets little love from banks

07/30/19

Financial institutions welcome regulatory feedback on their fintech offerings, but the industry wants the agency to waive enforcement for approved products.

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Investar to enter Alabama with Bank of York deal

07/30/19

The Louisiana company will pay $15 million in cash for Bank of York.

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Wellness app inspires KeyBank effort to make branches more relevant

07/30/19

Building off the popularity of its personal financial management tool, HelloWallet, the Cleveland bank is now offering in-person financial checkups as a way to deepen customer relationships.

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The Bancorp's risky CRE pivot

07/30/19

The Delaware company, best known for issuing prepaid cards, has ramped up commercial real estate securitizations. The shift promises to deliver big fees, but it could also cause headaches if defaults spike.

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GOP senators pressure banking agencies for more reg relief

07/30/19

Among other things, the letter asked the regulators to ease requirements for a new community bank leverage ratio and analyze the impact of the pending CECL accounting change.

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Capital One’s data breach was bad. It could’ve been worse

07/30/19

Though involving an eye-popping 106 million credit card applicants' information, Capital One's breach was also unusual in a number of ways, including that it was quickly caught through a responsible disclosure program run by the bank.

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