Bankruptcy Blogs

Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

08/06/18

Full-time equivalent, as of Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Most Efficient Bank Holding Companies

08/06/18

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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Closing the tech gap on government mortgage loans

08/06/18

Banks aren’t the only ones that need to keep pace with digital innovation — government agencies must also work to stay relevant.

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Treasury urges mortgage sector to embrace digital tech

08/06/18

The administration’s recent report on fintech innovation discussed ways to adopt electronic promissory notes — or eNotes — and automated appraisals in federal mortgage programs.

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Wells Fargo investors stop panicking and learn to live with cap

08/06/18

Six months after the Federal Reserve put Wells Fargo on a strict diet — no more growth until it cleans up its act — shareholders are finding it’s not so bad.

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Dimon endures; big bank stocks back in favor

08/06/18

With Blankfein retiring, the JPM chief will be the last crisis-era big bank CEO still in charge; earnings and big payouts are boosting bank equity prices.

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Older Americans’ Rising Bankruptcy Filings

08/06/18

Older Americans (age 65 and over) are increasingly likely to file bankruptcy and now comprise a larger proportion of the people who file bankruptcy -- and the effects are not small. Using data from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, in a new working paper just posted to SSRN -- Graying of U.S.

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6 key Senate races for bankers this fall

08/05/18

Some of the tightest contests in the midterm elections may have big implications for the future of banking policy.

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Wells Fargo faces probe on low-income tax credit purchases

08/03/18

Multiple agencies are looking into its purchase of certain credits tied to low-income housing developments, the bank said in a securities filing Friday.

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A consumer debt threat, fintech mania, and the crisis never ended: Top stories of the week

08/03/18

Consumers are back to their old spending and saving habits; Trump administration is encouraging financial innovation; how the financial crisis shaped today's politics; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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