Bankruptcy Blogs

House GOP demands that OCC slow down on fintech charter

03/13/17

House Republicans' concern with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's fintech charter signals growing lawmaker resistance to the plan, which was already opposed by two prominent Senate Democrats earlier this year.

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Farmers National to buy Monitor Bancorp in Ohio

03/13/17

Farmers National will pay about $7.8 million in cash and stock for the $43.3 million-asset Monitor in a deal that should close in the second or third quarter.

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Atlanta Fed names Bostic president; first African-American regional bank head

03/13/17

Raphael Bostic, an economist and a professor of public policy at the University of Southern California, has been named the 15th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and will become the first African-American to head a regional Fed bank.

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Chase buys MCX's tech, bringing the merchant mobile wallet in-house

03/13/17

The technology from MCX's CurrentC wallet, which never formally launched, will get new life with Chase Pay, which debuted in 2016 with Starbucks, Best Buy and commitments from MCX members such as Walmart.

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New ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy

03/13/17

The American Bankruptcy Institute announced this morning that it has convened a commission to study and propose reforms of the US consumer bankruptcy system. In light of the success of ABI's Chapter 11 commission, we can expect big things from this commission on Chapters 7 and 13.

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P-to-P payments don’t need pizza emojis to succeed

03/13/17

Many banks and money transmitters have built successful billion-dollar businesses around P-to-P payments without social sharing and letting users send emojis.

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Autobooks raises $5.5 million to help banks serve small businesses

03/13/17

The fintech firm will use the $5.5 million in funding to expand its operations and improve its products.

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HSBC names new chairman; TD accused of sales abuses

03/13/17

Mark Tucker, the British bank's new chairman, will look to replace its outgoing CEO; A Canadian television network says bank employees were pressured to phony up accounts to meet sales targets.

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Bankers renew push to give Qualified Mortgage status to portfolio loans

03/13/17

Banks are stepping up their efforts to win a key exception to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "Qualified Mortgage" rule.

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Small-business optimism at post-recession high: survey

03/13/17

Better access to credit, an improving revenue picture and promises of regulatory relief are bolstering the confidence of small-business owners.

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