Bankruptcy Blogs

Federal Reserve taps Boston Fed COO to head payments task force

12/08/17

In the new role, Kenneth Montgomery will lead the Fed’s efforts to reduce fraud risk and improve the security and resiliency of the U.S. payments system

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Payday lenders see new opportunity at revamped CFPB

12/08/17

The short-term loan industry is suddenly playing offense in Washington following Mick Mulvaney's appointment as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Advice to banks on ADA website compliance: Don’t procrastinate

12/08/17

The Trump administration’s curious decision to delay rules concerning disabled consumers’ access to websites would appear to give companies a pass on making their sites compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Banking attorneys don’t see it that way.

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RBS CEO sees diminishing chance of DOJ settlement this year

12/08/17

Royal Bank of Scotland Chief Executive Officer Ross McEwan said the likelihood is waning that the lender will settle a U.S. mortgage-bond probe before the end of the year as he'd hoped, though it's well-capitalized to handle a settlement.

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Inside banks, bitcoin futures are riling trading executives

12/08/17

Bitcoin is coming to Wall Street on Sunday, and some executives at the world's biggest banks aren't sleeping well.

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Cryptocurrencies aren’t the problem in recent hacks, user error is

12/08/17

Tether's $31 million hack gave bitcoin skeptics plenty to crow about. But experts say bad security is to blame, not digital assets.

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This bank's sale was a team effort

12/08/17

Alpine Bancorp. in Illinois made its sale a highly inclusive process, forming a special evaluation team of senior leaders to help top management review offers.

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Trump wades into Wells Fargo saga, promising tough penalties

12/08/17

The president wrote Friday on Twitter that penalties against the San Francisco bank will be maintained, or possibly strengthened. The comments are likely to fuel a growing controversy about the independence of federal financial regulators.

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‘Richard Nixon might disagree’: Comments of the week

12/08/17

Readers react to the change in tone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the launch of voice-command banking on Amazon’s Alexa, how regulation affects financial innovation and more.

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Fannie and Freddie: Should they stay or should they go?

12/08/17

Until recently, there was a consensus among policymakers that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac needed to be eliminated. That changed this week. Here's why.

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