Bankruptcy Blogs

Deutsche Bank mulling 20% reduction in U.S. workforce: Report

05/09/18

The German banking giant isn’t targeting a specific level of cuts in the U.S. and the final figure will depend on each business line’s decisions, a source said. The U.S. makes up about one-tenth of its global workforce.

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Three questions as House reg relief vote nears

05/09/18

The House affirmed this week that it would move forward with a vote on a Senate bill overhauling parts of Dodd-Frank, but how far lawmakers push additional relief proposals is still unclear.

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'I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams': JPMorgan’s Duckett on diversity

05/09/18

Thasunda Duckett discussed her journey to becoming CEO of consumer banking at JPMorgan Chase, a career path that, she noted, wasn't available to African-American executives only a generation ago.

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Serial acquirer BayCom raises $67M through IPO

05/09/18

The California company ended up selling 1 million more shares than it had originally planned to offer.

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Don’t give rainmakers a free pass on bad behavior

05/09/18

Banks need to respond swiftly to allegations of sexual harassment and other misdeeds, even those involving their top performers.

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Municipal CU CEO charged with multitude of financial crimes

05/09/18

Kam Wong, chief executive at the high-profile, $2.9 billion credit union that serves the NYPD, among other municipal workers, has been charged with fraud.

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Deal on dereg bill; Schneiderman’s legacy

05/09/18

Ryan, McConnell say they have a deal on a bipartisan Dodd-Frank rollback; New York won more than $5 billion in settlements from big banks under the former AG.

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Bill giving SBA power to stem 7(a) shutdowns passes House

05/08/18

The legislation, which still needs Senate approval, would let the head of the Small Business Administration raise the program's cap in periods of heavy demand.

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House repeals CFPB's controversial indirect auto lending guidance

05/08/18

Bill supporters say the guidance — which held indirect auto lenders liable for unintentional discrimination at partner dealerships — violated Dodd-Frank, but consumer advocates say the legislation would expose minority borrowers to mistreatment.

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LendingClub's losses widen in 1Q despite strong loan growth

05/08/18

Legal costs and legacy issues related to previous management continue to weigh on the online lender's results.

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