Bankruptcy Blogs

Credit unions are buying more banks. Get used to it.

04/09/18

Four banks have agreed to be sold to credit unions this year. Expect more deals between the longtime nemeses because the smallest banks are of less interest to other banks than they used to be, and some credit unions are in growth mode.

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How Cognitive Biases Can Drive You Into Bankruptcy

04/09/18

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Minneapolis Fed's TBTF plan has some GSE-sized holes

04/09/18

The reserve bank's proposal to address banks and nonbanks that remain "too big to fail" does not include two of the largest such institutions: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Deutsche ousts CEO; Banks battle for retail deposits

04/09/18

Retail banking chief Christian Sewing will become CEO immediately; higher deposit rates could trim lending margins as banks head into earnings season.

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Amid hurricane recovery, Popular rebrands itself

04/09/18

It’s still not business as usual, but the decision to unify its two brands — Popular Community Bank on the U.S. mainland, Banco Popular in the U.S. territories — under a single, simpler name is a welcome sign that Puerto Rico’s largest bank is moving forward after the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

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Bank M&A hot spots

04/08/18

While industry consolidation picked up in 2017, certain regions did better than others, with strong volume and improved pricing. Here’s a look at each region.

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Counting the millions of evictions

04/07/18

The Eviction Lab, a project led by sociologist Matthew Desmond (author of Evicted), have performed the invaluable and impressive task of gathering landlord-tenant eviction records from every county in the nation for the past 16 years.

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Regulatory bar for megabanks will ‘remain very high’: Fed's Powell

04/06/18

With the largest banks remaining profitable and globally competitive, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he has not yet heard a compelling case for giving them substantial regulatory relief.

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Calif. fines Santander Consumer for referral-fee violations

04/06/18

The subprime auto lender failed to disclose that it received fees for referring borrowers to CarMax, the used-car dealer, according to California's financial regulator.

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RIP GSE reform, emoji translation and Mulvaney’s CFPB plan: Top stories of the week

04/06/18

GSE reform a likely scratch from this year’s to-do list; banks’ difficulties in speaking emoji; reactions to Mick Mulvaney’s plans for the CFPB; and more.

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