Bankruptcy Blogs

Fintech Robinhood will offer checking service promising 3% interest

12/13/18

Robinhood Financial, one of the most valuable private companies in the financial technology space, is rolling out its take on the traditional bank account starting on Thursday.

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Nobody saw this bank deal coming

12/13/18

When Trinity Capital in New Mexico put itself up for sale last summer, it reached out to several local banks to gauge their interest. Then came a surprise offer from a suitor based a thousand miles away.

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Morris State expands in southeastern Ga. with FMB acquisition

12/13/18

Morris State will pay $24 million for the parent of Farmers & Merchants Bank.

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Post-Midterm Gridlock? It's Not That Simple

12/13/18

The outcome of the midterm elections stands to recast debate on topics ranging from regulatory relief to the GSEs and the CFPB. Inside, a look at how the direction of financial services policy could alter under the newly divided Congress.

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Germany may be inching closer to having a new No. 2 lender

12/13/18

A consolidation of Germany's fragmented banking market is very much in the cards, following months of speculation.

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Warren, Van Hollen seek Senate probe of Deutsche Bank's missteps

12/13/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is joining with a fellow Senate Democrat Chris Van Hollen in seeking a Banking Committee investigation of Deutsche Bank's compliance with U.S. safeguards against money laundering.

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Scrapping CRA is no solution

12/13/18

Any serious discussion of how best to update the Community Reinvestment Act for the 21st century must focus on strengthening the law, not eliminating it.

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New York lawmakers say state must stop enabling predatory loans

12/13/18

New York legislators are pledging to change laws that have allowed predatory lenders to use the state court system to seize the assets of thousands of small businesses across the country.

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Fed, FDIC court banks; Germany seeks to help its banks

12/13/18

The two agencies seek to end the acrimony with the companies they regulate; the government is trying to make it easier for the wounded Deutsche Bank to merge with rival Commerzbank.

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