Bankruptcy Blogs

'Costs are costs': Comments of week

05/26/17

Readers weigh in on a proposal for encouraging small bank installment loans, a firm that uses AI to reduce false alarms, what security improvements are needed for sharing customer data, and more.

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Bitcoin frenzy continues; broker bonus battle

05/26/17

The price of bitcoin continues to rise in volatile trading; Wells Fargo, still reeling from its phony accounts scandal, is boosting signing bonuses for brokers just as competitors decrease theirs.

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Tidewater, Inc. Bankruptcy Update – Utilities Motion

05/26/17

On May 17th, Tidewater, Inc. and its affiliated debtors (“Tidewater” or “Debtors”) filed for chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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The slow remaking of the taxi-medallion loan market

05/25/17

Amid all the bad news this year among taxi-medallion lenders, banks are trying to renegotiate loan terms behind the scenes, and regulatory changes could prop up collateral values and the competitiveness of taxis.

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Mom's not-so-little helper; 'values' in hiring

05/25/17

Teresa Tanner designed a unique program to help keep new moms from leaving Fifth Third. Monica Coles of Wells Fargo has a surprising perspective on diversity initiatives. Plus, Abby Johnson talks up bitcoin.

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FHFA raising concerns about Home Loan Bank funding, advances

05/25/17

FHFA Director Mel Watt sketched a regulatory vision that included greater scrutiny of funding mechanisms and large exposures to single borrowers.

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BancFirst in Oklahoma shuffles leadership

05/25/17

David Rainbolt, who has been the company's CEO since the early 1990s, has handed the reins to a pair of longtime deputies. Rainbolt will stay at BancFirst as its executive chairman.

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Why this bank sold itself for zero premium

05/25/17

Anchor Bancorp in Laney, Wash., lowered its expectations in the face of impatient investors and buyers’ concerns about antitrust, credit quality and other issues.

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Bank of Ozarks to raise capital ahead of first stress test

05/25/17

The Arkansas company is selling more than $300 million in stock a year before its DFAST test in June 2018.

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Dodd-Frank overhaul bill advances closer to House vote

05/25/17

A bill to overhaul the Dodd-Frank Act could get a vote in the full House as early as June 7.

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