Bankruptcy Blogs

Warren doubles down on ending ‘too big to jail’

04/03/19

The Massachusetts senator introduced legislation Wednesday that would require executives of large corporations to serve jail time when their companies commit crimes, including for violations of civil law.

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No free pass for fintechs

04/03/19

Community banks are open to working with innovative financial startups, but regulators must ensure they face the same oversight standards as traditional banks.

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California quietly lifts ban on doing business with Wells Fargo

04/03/19

Even before Tim Sloan stepped down as the chief executive officer of scandal-stung Wells Fargo, the bank had already gotten back into the good graces of the biggest U.S. state.

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Goldman to share code with developers; Mastercard’s digital ID blueprint

04/03/19

Firm “hopes to crowdsource new uses for” its pricing and analysis system; the system could be put on a device and used anywhere to cut down on fraud.

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Analytics project shows promise for resolving pot-banking issues

04/02/19

NCS Analytics is building portals for Michigan and California that are designed to encourage financial institutions to become more comfortable in banking marijuana-related businesses by making it easier for them to sort out good and bad actors.

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Midland States expands south of Chicago with HomeStar purchase

04/02/19

The Illinois company will pay about $10 million, and redeem $23.5 million in trust-preferred stock, as part of the deal.

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House hearing on fair-lending rules keeps spotlight on Facebook

04/02/19

A discussion on how to modernize policies to combat housing discrimination quickly turned into a sharp critique of the social media giant's advertising practices.

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'There is no division in our industry': BofA's Moynihan

04/02/19

Banks of all sizes need to stick together to ward off threats from "unregulated" fintechs and other nonbanks, Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

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Banks should improve tech vendor service contracts: FDIC

04/02/19

Some contracts are not "adequately" defining which party — the bank or the vendor — is responsible for managing risks, the agency said.

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Cambridge Savings forms asset-based lending business

04/02/19

The Massachusetts mutual hired two former bankers from Blue Hills Bancorp, which was recently sold to Independent Bank.

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