Bankruptcy Blogs

Software firms MX, Personetics to meld clean data, AI-based analytics

02/28/19

The companies have teamed up on a product to help banks, especially small ones, give customers more accurate insights into their own financial health.

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Square's ILC bid is a regulatory end run

02/28/19

By applying to become an industrial loan company, the fintech would be able to use insured deposit accounts as a cheap source of funding without having to comply with the tough rules banks face.

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JPMorgan considering China onshore private bank business

02/28/19

JPMorgan Chase is considering setting up a private bank in China as new regulations give foreign firms a better chance to compete with local players in the world's second-biggest pool of wealthy people.

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BofA’s role in Bramson’s Barclays push; CFPB sees rise in elder fraud

02/28/19

Bank’s involvement and complex financing draw ire of Barclay shareholders; banks report financial deceit by those who know seniors.

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Who will regulate BB&T-SunTrust?

02/27/19

With the two companies said to be still mulling which charter to seek, the various options each have possible advantages and drawbacks.

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The curious persistence of Plan B (bankruptcy lite)

02/27/19

I've come across a phenomenon numerous times over the years, again recently, that reveals the purpose of and resistance to discharge as the ultimate solution/relief for bankruptcy.

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Wells Fargo sees 'possible' legal losses rising by $500 million

02/27/19

Wells Fargo, beset by a wave of government probes into suspected customer abuses, boosted an estimate for potential legal losses by $500 million.

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Capital levels are just right, Powell tells House members

02/27/19

Addressing lawmakers for the second straight day, the Fed chairman defended his agency’s refinements to the post-crisis regime.

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BB&T-SunTrust deal has Atlanta banks licking their chops

02/27/19

United Community, Synovus, Cadence and others stand to gain lenders and customers even if BB&T flawlessly integrates the $28 billion acquisition.

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Regions not budging on M&A, despite rivals’ megadeal

02/27/19

CEO John Turner told investors and analysts Wednesday that the merger of BB&T and SunTrust is not putting pressure on Regions to pursue a deal of its own.

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