Bankruptcy Blogs

Changing of the guard at an Illinois bank

11/20/18

Larry Helling will take over next spring as CEO of the $4.8 billion-asset QCR Holdings, when Douglas Hultquist retires.

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Capital One adds another niche fintech

11/20/18

The Wikibuy purchase follows acquisitions of a personal financial management provider and a firm that helps digital shoppers get price adjustments.

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Challenger banks are raking in cash. Should traditional banks be worried?

11/20/18

Neobanks create lots of buzz — and command the attention of venture capital firms — but there are questions about how big of a threat they pose.

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M&T names former Humana, Target exec to lead retail bank

11/20/18

Christopher Kay will oversee the Buffalo, N.Y., bank's branch and ATM networks as well as development of products and services that seek to mimic the cutting-edge offerings of other industries.

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Banks set another record — and FDIC hits a milestone

11/20/18

Banks earned $62 billion in the third quarter thanks to tax reform and higher asset yields while the Deposit Insurance Fund crossed a statutory threshold.

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FDIC unveils long-awaited community bank leverage ratio

11/20/18

The proposed 9% ratio for institutions with less than $10 billion of assets is designed to create a simpler capital regime for small banks.

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Ally Bank goes for viral marketing with 'Banksgiving' campaign

11/20/18

The new ad illustrates how banks are going beyond traditional promotions to try and find something that customers will share on their own.

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Time to clean house at Wells Fargo

11/20/18

The megabank’s continued compliance problems suggest that all of its board members, along with 100 of its most senior managers, should be replaced to make way for real change.

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Cost of doing business with sanctioned nations; Quarles may go global

11/20/18

Société Générale pays more than $1 billion for working with Cuba and others; Fed vice chair in line for global regulator chief role.

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Fed's Quarles in line to lead global regulator

11/19/18

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Banking Supervision Randal Quarles is expected to succeed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, a key global financial regulator, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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