Bankruptcy Blogs

LendingClub resolves two federal probes involving its former CEO

09/29/18

The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements Friday related to alleged misconduct that occurred during Renaud Laplanche’s tenure atop the online lender.

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SEC fines former Ocwen exec for insider trading before CFPB, PHH news

09/28/18

A former Ocwen Financial executive is settling Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he engaged in insider trading related to his company's dealings with Altisource Portfolio Solutions following a CFPB enforcement action and its upcoming merger with PHH Corp.

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Top CFPB official yanks support for political appointee over past writings

09/28/18

The head of the agency’s fair-lending office cast doubt on a proposed reorganization of her office and raised concerns about blog posts written years ago by the political appointee overseeing the project.

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Smaller banks, robo-advisers join forces against brokerages

09/28/18

Copying big banks, smaller institutions are pairing with robos to meet changing mass-affluent preferences in long-term investment products.

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Most Powerful Women in Banking, tellers reimagined, growing deposits: Top stories of the week

09/28/18

Our 16th annual Most Powerful Women in Banking rankings; why Regions did away with teller jobs; small banks lagging in deposit share; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Former LendingClub CEO fined for misusing investor funds

09/28/18

Renaud Laplanche agreed to pay $200,000 and accept a ban from the securities industry to settle a long-running SEC probe. A LendingClub subsidiary and the firm's former CFO, Carrie Dolan, were also fined.

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Are banks trying hard enough to diversify leadership?

09/28/18

Perseverance and commitment are two requirements to get more minority bankers into senior leadership positions.

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The challenge for virtual banking: Getting bots to care

09/28/18

AI-powered assistants will change the customer experience for the better, but first they must achieve a more human level of service, executives said during a discussion at Finovate.

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Lawmakers urge Fed to follow through on reg relief for midsize banks

09/28/18

Republicans are calling on the central bank to relieve all banks with less than $250 billion of assets from enhanced supervision that was established after the crisis.

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Supreme Court clash puts regulatory nominees on back burner

09/28/18

At least six Trump administration picks to fill financial posts are still pending, but the bitterly partisan divide over Judge Brett Kavanaugh has taken up most of the energy in Congress.

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