Bankruptcy Blogs

A CDFI's digital ambitions

07/05/19

Quontic Bank CEO Steven Schnall wants to turbocharge deposit growth by mimicking the strategies of big digital banks so his community development financial institution can become a much larger mortgage lender.

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The weak underbelly in bank M&A this year

07/05/19

Set aside the large BB&T-SunTrust merger pact, and most deal metrics were way down in the first half of 2019.

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Bank CEOs wanted after wave of departures in Europe

07/05/19

Executive searches are hard enough, but a shortage of qualified candidates with strong resumes will make filling those jobs that much more challenging.

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Don’t let employee conflicts fester

07/05/19

It’s important for managers to address employee disputes, especially as generational differences are increasing.

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Deutsche Bank's fleeting U.S. dreams to be unraveled in revamp

07/05/19

A little over two decades ago, Deutsche Bank set out to become a Wall Street giant. This weekend, Chief Executive Christian Sewing will probably pull the plug on that dream for good.

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'What a bunch of Luddites!': Comments of the week

07/04/19

Readers react to Congress vetting Facebook's Libra, heavily debate whether to delay CECL, opine attempts to roll back overdraft laws and more.

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SCOTUS ruling means less deference for bank regulators in court

07/04/19

A recent high court decision said judges no longer have to automatically give agencies the benefit of the doubt when interpreting their regulations.

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Libra and Financial Inclusion

07/03/19

Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency project has truly stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy.  Critics have generally focused on Libra as a currency and the power of Facebook in society and its appropriation of users’ privacy.  

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Peapack-Gladstone to buy wealth management firm

07/03/19

The New Jersey company agreed to acquire Point View Wealth Management.

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