Bankruptcy Blogs

PrivateBancorp shareholders approve $4.9B CIBC takeover

05/12/17

PrivateBancorp investors approved a $4.9 billion takeover by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce after the Toronto-based lender sweetened its deal twice to win over shareholders.

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How reg relief could help borrowers in student loan lawsuits

05/12/17

President Trump’s aim to scale back financial regulations may make it easier for student loan borrowers to maintain federal class actions.

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Fintechs need regulatory clarity now more than ever

05/12/17

Compliance flexibility, state law harmonization and funding transparency requirements are among the regulatory steps that can encourage continued innovation.

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More Wells cost cuts; OCC choice questioned

05/12/17

The bank said it plans to cut $2 billion more from expenses over the next two years; Senate Banking Dems have questions about the choice of acting comptroller.

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‘Like humans do’: Comments of the week

05/12/17

Readers sound off on the use of AI in underwriting, the reasons for the failure of a Milwaukee bank, U.S. banks’ progress in adopting APIs, and more.

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Cross-selling isn’t dead and other takeaways from Wells Fargo’s investor day

05/11/17

Executives at the embattled bank made clear Thursday that they are not discarding its long-standing strategy of selling additional products to existing customers.

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Chase outage knocks out payments service for customers nationwide

05/11/17

The glitch primarily affects payment services, including bill pay and QuickPay, the company’s peer-to-peer service.

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FDIC fines Wisconsin bank and other lenders for overcharging military members

05/11/17

The regulator said that the Bank of Lake Mills, Freedom Stores and Military Credit Services violated the FTC Act.

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Financial institutions praise Trump executive order on cybersecurity

05/11/17

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reinforce the country’s cybersecurity defenses, a move that financial institutions view as a positive step toward creating a more resilient financial system.

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Yellen on spurring economic growth; Fidelity’s fintech philosophy

05/11/17

Janet Yellen says our economic growth depends on closing the gender wage gap. Fidelity talks about fostering innovation and Wells Fargo improves its mobile app. Plus, a soccer story.

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