Bankruptcy Blogs

CECL: A solution in search of a problem

07/29/19

The new accounting standard meant for publicly traded firms creates greater headaches for privately held community banks.

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Citi in laggard's role; EU bank CEOs have less skin in the game

07/29/19

Citigroup's made some strides after the battering its share price took last year, but it still trails JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America; chiefs at the top U.S. global banks own on average more than 15 times the amount of their own firm's stock than their European counterparts.

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Women pay 18% more in banking fees than men, research finds

07/29/19

Overdraft fees make up the lion's share of the $214 women pay in banking fees each year, according to a survey by the investing app Stash.

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Santander, HSBC and Cross River Bank: Bankers on the move

07/28/19

During a slow summer, a handful of banks managed to hire away multiple executives from competitors and introduce new leadership.

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Is there a better way to fight money laundering?

07/28/19

Banks submit millions of Bank Secrecy Act filings each year, yet only a fraction are valuable to law enforcement. Inside the effort to change that.

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6 questions on the CFPB plan to end Fannie and Freddie’s ‘patch’

07/28/19

The mortgage industry was caught off guard by regulators’ decision to cease special treatment for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in complying with underwriting rules. But how big of an impact will the new policy have?

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India to Issue its First Foreign Currency Sovereign Bond?

07/27/19

Mitu Gulati & Mark Weidemaier

The two of us are beginning a project to build a dataset of foreign currency sovereign bonds and their contract terms. The dataset of bond issuances has a conspicuous absence: India.

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ABA voices 'serious concerns' about e-commerce firm's ILC bid

07/26/19

The industry trade group said Rakuten's non-financial activities raise questions about its pursuit of a banking charter.

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Truist clears hurdle, new Santander CEO, fintechs' retirement fix: Top stories of the week

07/26/19

House lawmakers go light on BB&T-SunTrust merger; Santander Bank names longtime MUFG Union executive its CEO; the fintechs trying to solve America's retirement problem; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Chicago-area banks reportedly in merger talks

07/26/19

Byline Bancorp is in discussions to buy Parkway Bank and Trust, according to a local publication.

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