Bankruptcy Blogs

'Homeowners screwed again': Comments of the week

08/03/18

Readers react to Wells Fargo's latest penalty, weigh in on the Vatican's criticism of credit default swaps and opine on the long tail of the financial crisis.

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Would-be president of D.C. de novo quits after board dispute

08/02/18

Zekarias Tamrat blamed the proposed Marathon International Bank's chairman and directors for delays in getting its application approved.

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GOP senators join criticism of Fed over capital rules for megabanks

08/02/18

Echoing House members, five Republican senators called on the Federal Reserve Board to rethink its surcharge in order to eliminate “excessive” capital requirements.

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Senate Dems to regulators: Proposed Volcker changes go too far

08/02/18

The proposal released in May to clarify how banks comply with the proprietary trading ban would “undermine a fundamental provision" of Dodd-Frank, lawmakers said.

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Silicon Valley picks two insiders as CIO, CTO

08/02/18

Nick Shevelyov, former chief security officer, will now serve as its chief information officer. Robin Staples, former head of IT digital, will serve as the new chief technology officer.

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Fannie reclassifies certain assets, sees big earnings boost

08/02/18

Fannie Mae’s treatment of a reperforming loan package helped drive up earnings by almost 41% to $4.5 billion, delivering a stronger dividend to Treasury ahead of a leadership change.

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Relief from HMDA requirements may go further than banks realize

08/02/18

A new law exempts small lenders from expanded mortgage data reporting, but regulators are signaling that banks no longer have to collect the data either.

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Banks plead with FDIC to simplify de novo process

08/02/18

A task force created by the American Bankers Association asserts that applying for a bank charter is too time-consuming and that some de novo rules are too rigid.

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