Bankruptcy Blogs

Despite delays, beneficial ownership bill will move forward: Maloney

05/14/19

Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Tuesday that her legislation aimed at restricting anonymous shell companies could get a vote in the Financial Services Committee as early as the end of June, after consideration was postponed last week.

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CapStar taps outsider as its next leader

05/14/19

The Nashville, Tenn., company hired Tim Schools from Highlands Bancshares to succeed founding CEO Claire Tucker.

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Fannie, Freddie need strong capital position to exit conservatorship: FHFA chief

05/14/19

In his first public policy speech as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mark Calabria stressed that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to raise significant capital via a public offering and take other steps in order to escape government control.

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Texas Bankruptcy Court Rejects Claim That Attorneys Were Non-Statotory Insiders

05/14/19
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled on a case involving a claim that a party was a non-statutory insider without ever deciding what legal test should apply.   U.S. Bank National Association v. The Village at Lakeridge, LLC, 138 S.Ct.
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Keystone in Texas raises $31M, buys a branch

05/14/19

The new capital will allow the Austin bank to increase its lending limit.

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Bill would prevent Congress from using g-fees as budget tool

05/14/19

Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, have revived legislation that would prohibit Congress from using certain fees collected by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offset unrelated government spending.

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Crypto market's traders get something new: FDIC protection

05/14/19

The Wild West of cryptocurrency trading is getting something typically associated with the safest of savings accounts: FDIC protection.

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Even small banks have to get creative to find IT talent

05/14/19

Intense competition for information technology pros is forcing community banks to recruit from outside the financial industry.

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What’s behind the rise in credit card delinquencies

05/14/19

It’s no coincidence that with more than half of consumers ages 20 to 29 now holding credit cards — up from 41% in 2012 — 90-day delinquency rates are at a seven-year high, according to the New York Fed.

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Fintech seeks to help customers avoid overdrafts — with assist from a big bank

05/14/19

Digit's savings app, relying on JPMorgan Chase's new real-time payments service, will offer customers an instant withdrawals feature that uses savings as a cushion against checking overdraws.

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