Bankruptcy Blogs

When ‘as is’ won’t cut it: Cleaning house to get a bank deal done

04/20/18

First Personal Bank in Illinois tried — and failed — to sell itself three times. The bank finally found an eager buyer after tackling several lingering problems.

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What other banks can learn from BB&T's glitch

04/20/18

Several banks have reported digital service outages this year, but now there’s a detailed breakdown of one of them — and it shows that the damage goes far beyond reputation.

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Iberia sets higher expectations with 2020 return targets

04/20/18

The Louisiana company has vowed to meaningfully improve investor returns and efficiency over the next two years.

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Capital markets, credit quality were bright spots for Regions in 1Q

04/20/18

The regional bank's net income rose 37% thanks to those factors and others.

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Regulators, smaller banks still need to sweat the details on CECL

04/20/18

A new accounting standard will soon go into effect, but banks still lack clarity on how to conform.

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Citizens reaps the benefit of 4% growth in consumer lending

04/20/18

The Providence, R.I., company reported a double-digit increase in quarterly profits despite a year-over-year decline in fee-based revenue.

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Wells' $1B penalty: Regulators make good on Trump tweet

04/20/18

Months after President Trump vowed that Wells Fargo would pay a severe penalty, the CFPB and OCC hit the bank with a $1 billion fine to settle claims it overcharged customers for auto insurance and home loans.

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Former SunTrust employee said to have stolen customer data

04/20/18

The news of the data breach cast a shadow over relatively strong first-quarter earnings for the Atlanta bank.

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WesBanco to fill geographic hole with Ky. bank acquisition

04/20/18

An $378 million agreement to buy Farmers Capital will allow the West Virginia company to bridge a gap between Louisville, Ky., and Huntington, W.Va.

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Wells’ $1B penalty; Barclays CEO fined

04/20/18

The bank’s latest punishment would settle charges by the CFPB and the OCC; Staley did not act without integrity in trying to unmask a whistleblower.

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