Bankruptcy Blogs

Marblegate and the Use of Exit Consents to Restructure (Venezuelan) Sovereign Debt

02/25/17

This is a joint post by Mark Weidemaier and Mitu Gulati.

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Will the Trump era end stress tests as we know them?

02/24/17

Congressional Republicans are weighing potentially broad changes to the stress test program, including alterations to the way the tests are performed and the consequences of failing them.

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Rally in U.S. bank stocks flummoxes Canadian acquirers

02/24/17

CIBC’s CEO vows to stay “disciplined” in his bid to buy PrivateBancorp, even as some of the Chicago bank’s investors say the deal is insufficient. The head of RBC, meanwhile, said it will pursue organic growth instead of acquisitions, at least for a while.

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How API partnerships could help banks win back small biz

02/24/17

Banks are partnering with tech companies to win back some of the small-business customers that the industry lost to fintechs.

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Solera, freed from reg order, to spend more time building core deposits

02/24/17

The Denver bank had spent the last two-plus years addressing concerns about capital and underwriting procedures.

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Judge Neil Gorsuch on Bankruptcy

02/24/17

The following is taken from a lecture given by the author on February 22, 2017 to the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association.


Judge Neil Gorsuch

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Trump orders govt agencies to create deregulatory task forces

02/24/17

President Trump signed an executive order Friday requiring every agency to establish a task force focused on eliminating unnecessary regulations.

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Bank M&A: Strike while it is hot?

02/24/17

Some advisers are urging acquirers to strike while they have strong currencies, while others are warning about the risk of overpaying. Sellers, meanwhile, must be wary of a correction after months of surging prices.

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Virtual currency needs one regulator, not 50

02/24/17

The fast-moving innovations enabled by blockchain technology defy the ability of state governments to regulate the distributed ledger space constructively and efficiently.

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OCC hits former CertusBank execs with fines, enforcement actions

02/24/17

The founders of the South Carolina bank, which liquidated after lavish spending and losses depleted its capital, paid a total of $57,000 in fines and face restrictions on future employment.

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