Bankruptcy Blogs

Banc of California taps another investor to joins its board

02/10/17

Kirk Wycoff of Patriot Financial Partners will soon join PL Capital's Richard Lashley on the California company's board.

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Exec reaches top after steady climb at Enterprise in St. Louis

02/10/17

James Lally will succeed Peter Benoist as CEO of the $4.1 billion-asset company at its the annual meeting this spring.

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'Not hearts and minds': Comments of the week

02/10/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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ABA sues the Fed; Dimon's savvy investment

02/10/17

Bankers' association takes the Federal Reserve to court over dividends diverted to highway fund; JPMorgan Chase CEO makes a killing buying his stock at the bottom.

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Breaking Banks: Mobile Money in Kenya

02/09/17

The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.

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The Bancorp posts 4Q loss on writedowns, suspected loan fraud

02/09/17

The company, which provided few details about the possible fraud, plans to hold a conference call Friday.

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What's behind Hensarling's aggressive Dodd-Frank changes

02/09/17

Purported revisions to House Republicans' Dodd-Frank rollback bill raised immediate questions about the GOP's strategy, since the provisions — which were more extreme than when the bill was unveiled last year — immediately sparked Democratic opposition.

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As chatbots take hold, banks have their pick of styles

02/09/17

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

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Cash-out refis back in demand, raising credit concerns

02/09/17

The rise in home values is good news for homeowners looking to tap the equity in their homes to pay down debt or make big purchases, but some consumer groups fear it could lead to a new wave of loan defaults.

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Bankers sue Fed over highway fund diversions

02/09/17

The American Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Federal Reserve and the federal government in general over a provision in the 2015 transportation bill that diverted dividend payments to Fed member banks to the highway fund.

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