Bankruptcy Blogs

MidSouth takes streamlining step with branch sale

07/03/17

Its agreement to sell two branches to another Louisiana bank is part of a broader plan by MidSouth's new CEO to eliminate seven branches.

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1st Mariner enters next phase of leadership

07/03/17

Rob Kunisch will succeed Jack Steil as CEO of 1st Mariner Bank, which has been seeking to right itself after years of difficulties.

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Funding Circle lures financial officer from U.K.'s Auto Trader

07/03/17

The addition of Sean Glithero as CFO is one of several new hires by the online small-business lender.

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Why Apple's dreaded 'blue bar' will benefit banks

07/03/17

Apple's plans to display a bright blue bar on iPhone screens when an application is monitoring the user's location may feel like a threat to location-based marketing. More likely, it is an overdue wake-up call for banks to improve their communication about the benefits of location data.

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GSE reform done right ensures a level playing field for all

07/03/17

From the largest banks to the smallest independents, policymakers want to hear the mortgage industry speak with one voice in the critical efforts to reform the government-sponsored enterprises.

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Banking's unlikely top brand; CEOs still raking in pay

07/03/17

Wells Fargo beats out other banks — and by a wide margin — in BrandZ’s ranking of most valuable brands; American bank CEOs make much more than their foreign counterparts.

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Breaking Banks: EU fintech superheroes

06/30/17

Interviews with entrepreneurs and techies at the Money2020 Europe conference.

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Small banks deemed ill-prepared for coming payments revolution

06/30/17

Though they face an array of competitive threats — from digital currencies to peer-to-peer payment apps — the vast majority of community banks do not have a payments strategy, according to a recent survey.

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Summer reading list for bankers 2017

06/30/17

Apologies to those yearning for escapism, but it is hard to escape turmoil — in financial services, in the economy and in civilization — in this year’s reading list. That said, these weighty topics promise to stimulate the mind: How AI will disrupt employment; dystopian imaginings and real-life histories of societal shifts; the necessity of collaboration; bitcoin’s path from obscurity to relevance; the need for leaders to make sacrifices; and more. Recommendations are courtesy of American Banker readers, editorial staff and BankThink contributors.

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N.J.'s Sun Bancorp caps its turnaround with sale to OceanFirst

06/30/17

The $487 million deal would be OceanFirst's fourth, and largest, acquisition in its home state since 2015.

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