Bankruptcy Blogs

Trump makes repeal of CFPB auto lending rule official

05/21/18

The CFPB policy was aimed at preventing discriminatory markups on indirect loans made by car dealers, but current acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney said the guidance "seemed like a solution in search of a problem."

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Reg relief is about to pass — get ready for the spin

05/21/18

Why both Republicans and Democrats are exaggerating legislative changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Private equity firm acquires financial software provider

05/21/18

Sageworks, a financial services software firm that provides institutions with lending and risk solutions, is being sold to Silicon Valley-based Accel-KKR.

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First wave of neobanks resets for new offensive

05/21/18

Fintech challenger banks like Simple, Moven, Varo and Chime have faced separate headwinds in recent years. Here's how they’re taking up the charge again.

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FB Financial in Tenn. joins list of banks warning of sputtering mortgage volume

05/21/18

The Nashville company significantly reduced the 2018 earnings projection for its mortgage business.

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U.S. Bank Holding Companies with the Highest Multiples of Net Income to Salary and Benefits

05/21/18

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Bank Holding Companies with the Most Employees

05/21/18

Full-time equivalent, as of Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

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Call for Papers on College Completion and Student Debt

05/21/18

For those of you writing on student loans, you may be interested in a new call for papers for a conference I am working to organize. On November 30, 2018, the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy, Boston College Law School, and the National Consumer Law Center will hold a daylong symposium on Post-Secondary Education Non-completion and Student Loan Debt on the Law School campus.   Our call for

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Epic Systems and the Atomization of Employment Disputes

05/21/18

Millions of American workers are parties to arbitration agreements that require them to bring claims against their employers in individualized arbitration proceedings (rather than as part of a class or collective action, as authorized by some federal and state laws regulating the workplace). In Epic Systems v.

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How to Tie CFPB Enforcement Up in Knots

05/21/18

While Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is apparently on a tear to defang the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, some of his actions have flown under the radar. In this and future guest blog posts, I will shine light on one key initiative that largely has gone unnoticed:  namely, the twelve Requests for Information that Mr. Mulvaney launched on January 26.

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