Bankruptcy Blogs

Banks and Thrifts with the Largest Securities Portfolios

07/23/18

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

[more]

Don't get caught between demands of regulators, depositors

07/23/18

As interest rates rise, banks need to watch how much they are paying on deposits to avoid exceeding rate caps designed to ensure liquidity.

[more]

Investors question State Street; regionals worry about trade effect

07/23/18

Purchase of data firm and cancellation of a stock buyback rile shareholders; smaller banks are concerned tariffs could hurt business lending.

[more]

CFPB orders TCF to refund consumers for overdraft charges

07/20/18

The bank also agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle allegations that it overcharged consumers between 2010 and 2013.

[more]

Spirit of Texas snags deposit-rich target in latest acquisition

07/20/18

Spirit of Texas Bancshares has agreed to buy Comanche National. This would be Spirit's first acquisition since going public earlier this year.

[more]

With loan growth tepid, banks are short on ways to juice profits

07/20/18

Despite some green shoots in key credit segments, total loan growth was light at many banks last quarter. Rate hikes are threatened, and deposits will get pricier — where will the earnings come from?

[more]

An ally at Goldman Sachs and a payoff at BofA

07/20/18

Goldman’s next CEO pushes for more women in senior roles. Fifth Third’s program to retain new moms is working. And there’s good news and bad news at Bank of America, as it bulks up on female summer interns but pays out millions to an exec fired over sexual harassment claims.

[more]

The hard part of reg relief is just getting started

07/20/18

The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.

[more]

LendingClub's new CLO, Capital One vs. Plaid, CEO's backdoor ploy: Top stories of the week

07/20/18

The online lender hires Ronnie Momen from GreenSky as its chief lending officer; aggregators back Capital One in dispute with Plaid; bank CEO who gave mortgage to Paul Manafort uses fire-and-hire maneuver to reap windfall at taxpayer expense; and more from this week's most-read stories.

[more]