Bankruptcy Blogs

Bankers frustrated with Chicago market take business elsewhere

08/01/17

Rising taxes, declining population and the political landscape in Illinois have led several bankers to put more money and resources into nearby states.

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The one bank metric that matters most now

08/01/17

Core deposit growth might be the best indicator of which banks will have true staying power in the years ahead.

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SEC hasn't quashed blockchain innovation. Let's keep it that way

08/01/17

Digital blockchain tokens can be naked instruments for profit-sharing among investors, but other types are directly linked to building network infrastructure. Their creation and sale must be unimpeded by regulation.

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Bank cybersecurity may need a new mindset

08/01/17

A jumble of security vendors and lack of cohesive planning weaken many banks’ cybersecurity defenses, experts say.

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Wells Fargo looks unusually cheap but investors fret mojo's gone

08/01/17

After yet another scandal, it's time for would-be Wells Fargo shareholders to decide: Is this a rare buying opportunity or has the bank lost its mojo?

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Banks may face extra $50B capital needs after Brexit

08/01/17

Banks may need to find $30 billion to $50 billion of additional capital to support new European units in the aftermath of a hard Brexit, and some smaller firms may abandon their operations on the continent altogether as profitability plunges, according to Oliver Wyman Inc.

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Why banks should embrace ICOs — from a lawyer

08/01/17

Christine Duhaime, an anti-money-laundering attorney in Toronto, lays out the reasons banks should become early experts in and assist in initial coin offerings. She also lays out the risks, especially in the wake of the SEC’s report suggesting some ICO tokens are really securities.

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Civista in Ohio taps insider as its next CEO

08/01/17

The company said that Dennis Shaffer, its president, will succeed James Miller at the end of this year.

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Community Financial to expand in Maryland with $34M acquisition

08/01/17

The company agreed to buy County First Bank in a cash-and-stock transaction.

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OCC backs off arbitration rule; bitcoin knockoff set to trade

08/01/17

Acting Comptroller Noreika says he will defer to Congress to determine whether the rule requiring mandatory arbitration should be killed; Bitcoin Cash to start trading but is causing confusion in the digital currency market.

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