Bankruptcy Blogs

U.S. Bancorp expects regulatory order to be lifted by end of year

03/06/18

The Minneapolis bank has been operating since October 2015 under a consent agreement that stemmed from deficiencies in its efforts to combat money laundering.

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Dem split intensifies as Senate relief bill moves forward

03/06/18

On the eve of a crucial Senate vote to roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act, the divide between progressive and moderate Democrats on regulatory relief has never been starker.

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RBC chief warns foreigners using Canadian homes as piggy banks

03/06/18

Foreign inflows are distorting Canada's already constrained housing market and aren't the kind of investment the country needs, the chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada said.

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FHA lenders warming up to reverse mortgages for new home purchases

03/06/18

Recent developments in the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program are making it easier for lenders to originate reverse mortgages to borrowers who want to buy a new-construction home.

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Are We Seeing a Return to Debtors’ Prisons?

03/06/18

http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/jail-for-debt-300... 300w" sizes="(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px" />Some time ago, I posted a video on my YouTube channel posing the question “Can I Go to Jail for Not Payi

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#JetMidwest Group, LLC files for Bankruptcy Protection

03/06/18

On her The Bottom Line 11 blog, Fox partner Mette Kurth discussed the recent bankruptcy filing of aircraft service provider Jet Midwest Group:

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New consortium to tackle the problem of risky fintech innovations

03/06/18

The World Economic Forum announced on Tuesday an effort designed to strengthen fintech cybersecurity.

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Wells Fargo pushed by nuns to address ethical lapses

03/06/18

Wells Fargo agreed to publicly report on the root causes that led to a rash of ethical lapses in recent years, a group of investors, led by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, said.

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Washington can’t get past Dodd-Frank

03/06/18

The fight over the Senate's regulatory reform bill illustrates how entrenched Democrats and Republicans remain over the crisis-era law, eight years after its passage.

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10 biggest financial laws passed since Dodd-Frank

03/06/18

There's been a legislative bottleneck since the the crisis-era law went into effect, but Congress has moved forward on a handful of significant changes.

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