Bankruptcy Blogs

Bank Mutual in Wisconsin plans to shed 10% of its branches

04/04/17

The company will sell five branches in Wisconsin to an unnamed buyer. It also plans to close two locations.

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Six takeaways from Tarullo’s farewell address

04/04/17

In his final public remarks before stepping down from the agency, Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo called for several changes to the system, including dropping a key element of the stress tests and rethinking the Volcker Rule.

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Small banks need reg relief fast, says B of A's Moynihan

04/04/17

Although the Dodd-Frank Act made some positive changes, the weight of its regulations is killing small banks, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

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Why this bank is ready to ditch Excel for calculating reserves

04/04/17

First Commonwealth in Pennsylvania is turning to a third party’s specialized software as the CECL standard makes forecasting credit losses more complicated. Other banks could follow.

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What stage IV cancer made me realize about banking

04/04/17

Banks can make a difference by helping to alleviate customers’ individual financial stress, the cancerlike scourge behind thousands of suicides. But this requires a certain mindset about the industry’s mission.

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Wells-Finicity deal furthers data detente

04/04/17

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

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More Thoughts on Ukraine

04/04/17

Having had a few days to digest the ruling awarding summary judgment to the trustee (suing at the direction of the Russian government), I wanted to elaborate on my earlier thoughts about the court's reasoning.

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Fed's Lacker abruptly resigns over disclosure of confidential information

04/04/17

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker resigned Tuesday after revealing that he inadvertently disclosed confidential information about monetary policy to an analyst in 2012.

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Dimon alarmed that foreigners with advanced degrees can’t stay

04/04/17

The remarks in the JPMorgan shareholder letter come as President Donald Trump seeks to make good on a campaign promise to crack down on work visas that let companies enlist skilled foreign workers.

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What Dimon had to say about fintech in his annual letter

04/04/17

The JPMorgan CEO detailed the bank's $9.5 billion technology budget, forthcoming upgrades, and more.

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