Bankruptcy Blogs

Cordray's rebuttal to CFPB's Mulvaney: I also read Thomas More

01/25/18

Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray set themselves apart from the run-of-the-mill Beltway bashing of late when their war of words over the CFPB went positively bookish.

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C&I, multifamily drive 4Q loan growth at Investors Bancorp

01/25/18

Despite the increase in loan demand, the New Jersey company swung to a loss in the quarter as it devalued its deferred tax asset.

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Otting defends OCC's steps to improve supervision post-Wells scandal

01/25/18

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting on Thursday again took issue with Senate Democrats over their concerns about the pace of internal supervisory changes.

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Will Dodd-Frank reform get entangled in shutdown politics?

01/25/18

Analysts believe a bipartisan coalition supporting limited regulatory relief will hold, but the toxic political environment and more looming budget battles to come could obstruct the banking bill's path.

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JPMorgan customers livid over online outages

01/25/18

The bank tweeted that its website and mobile app were down, but bank customers report system problems at some branches as well.

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Not-so-friendly competition: Discover CEO bashes online lenders

01/25/18

David Nelms said that many digital lenders do not understand how to underwrite personal loans properly, and he took a dig at their lack of profitability. The upstarts say their industry's ability to attract capital speaks for itself.

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Group plans Washington bank with Ethiopian-American focus

01/25/18

Marathon International Bank would target the Ethiopian community with specific advertising and educational programs.

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Ex-New York Fed chief McDonough dies; led bank during LTCM, 9/11

01/25/18

William J. McDonough, whose decade-long tenure as Federal Reserve Bank of New York president included dealing with the market scare of Long-Term Capital Management and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, has died. He was 83.

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JPMorgan's Dimon still sees chance of cutting 4,000 jobs in U.K.

01/25/18

Jamie Dimon said his bank could cut more than 4,000 jobs from its U.K. workforce if a suitable deal isn't reached in Britain's exit from the European Union.

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B of A plans to restrict pay conversations during job interviews

01/25/18

Bank of America will impose new restrictions on inquiring about a job candidate's salary history, aiming to help close a gap between how much women and minorities are paid compared with other employees.

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