Bankruptcy Blogs

Santander Consumer lending practices draw fire from AFL-CIO

06/12/18

The largest U.S. labor federation is calling on Santander Consumer USA to end its practice of allowing car dealers to add interest to a vehicle loan unrelated to the borrower's creditworthiness.

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Relief may be in reach for bankers fed up with SARs

06/12/18

Legislation with bipartisan support would raise the threshold for reporting suspicious activity, a goal banks have long sought.

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Pennsylvania insurers to sell bank to Northwest Bancshares

06/12/18

Donegal Group and Donegal Mutual Insurance are selling the holding company for Union Community Bank in Lancaster County.

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Wells Fargo simplifies payments pricing to compete with Square

06/12/18

The changes are designed to remove the complex set of fees that could vary from one mercant to another.

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BofA’s next big push: Expanding its retail brokerage

06/12/18

Only 15% of bank customers at Bank of America use its online investment platform, but the company expects that figure to increase as it opens branches in nine major cities.

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Senate Banking panel advances two Fed nominees

06/12/18

The Senate Banking Committee approved the nominations of Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Fed and Michelle "Miki" Bowman as a Fed governor.

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Blue Ridge Bankshares files FDIC application to form N.C. bank

06/12/18

The Virginia bank has submitted the paperwork for Carolina State Bank, adding to the list of groups looking to open the state's first de novo since 2009.

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FHFA seeks to bring more transparency to GSE balance sheets

06/12/18

The agency proposed new minimum capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would only go into effect if the government ends its conservatorships.

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Pot banking comes with little guidance, lots of liability

06/12/18

Whether banks knowingly work with marijuana businesses or not, they face risks as long as there are no federal clear guidelines in place. Congress must fix this.

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Delaware Judge Rejects Challenge to Payment of Fees for Indenture Trustee in Southeastern Grocers Chapter 11 Case

06/12/18

Southeastern Grocers (operator of the Winn-Dixie, Bi Lo and Harvey’s supermarket chains) recently completed a successful restructuring of its balance sheet through a “prepackaged” chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware.

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