Bankruptcy Blogs

The 'secret enforcement tool' that has bankers spooked

06/19/19

Banks claim that regulators have been avoiding using a transparent public process to implement new regulations, opting instead to use informal guidance that has the impact of policy.

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Payments acquisition expected to boost fee income at First Financial

06/19/19

The Cincinnati bank could add about $30 million a year in noninterest income with its deal for the capital markets firm Bannockburn Global Forex.

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'The risk isn't in the banks': Fed's Powell on leveraged lending

06/19/19

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the agency is closely monitoring leveraged lending risks, but suggests further regulations on banks aren’t warranted.

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Once focused on affluent households, HSBC now eyes mass market

06/19/19

The move to add dozens of branches, many in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, continues a strategic shift under retail banking chief Pablo Sanchez.

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Former CFPB official criticized for blog posts joins Ginnie Mae

06/19/19

The mortgage agency has hired Eric Blankenstein, who sparked controversy while at the consumer bureau over past revelations of racially charged writings.

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Senate Banking panel sets hearing on Facebook's Libra

06/19/19

Senators will examine the social media giant’s plan to offer a digital currency. House Financial Services Committee leaders have already criticized the idea.

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Apple expands Goldman credit card test to thousands of retail workers

06/19/19

Apple Inc. is ramping up a test of a digital-first credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by expanding its use to tens of thousands of the iPhone maker’s U.S. retail employees.

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An online-only bank's bold plan for small-business lending

06/19/19

First Internet is poised to acquire an SBA lending team to help it meet an ambitious loan target for the year — a target the CEO plans on doubling in coming years.

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Goldman, Citi among banks delaying Brexit asset shifts

06/19/19

Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are among global firms postponing the transfer of several billion euros of capital outside the U.K. despite regulatory pressure to complete the move.

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The Meaning of "Abusive" in the UDAAP Triad

06/19/19

On June 25, the CFPB will be holding a symposium on the meaning of "abusive" in the Consumer Financial Protection Act.  "Abusive" is an expansion of the traditional FTC Act couplet of "unfair or deceptive" acts and practices (UDAP) to a triad of "unfair, deceptive, or abusive" acts and practices (UDAAP).

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