Bankruptcy Blogs

M&T's profit rises on lower merger costs, higher CRE lending

01/19/17

Commercial real estate loan growth and the Hudson City acquisition fueled fourth-quarter profit growth at M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y.

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M&T's Wilmers joins billionaires club off bank stock rally

01/19/17

The rally in bank stocks since Donald Trump's surprise victory in November has minted a new billionaire banker ahead of Friday's inauguration: M&T Bank CEO Robert Wilmers.

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RBS said to mull multibillion-dollar charge over U.S. mortgages

01/19/17

Royal Bank of Scotland is considering taking a multi-billion dollar charge in the fourth quarter for a U.S. mortgage securities probe that would give an indication of the size of the full settlement.

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Signature posts healthy profit despite medallion-loan losses

01/19/17

The New York bank weathered headwinds in its taxi-medallion portfolio to post double-digit growth in earnings and net interest income during the fourth quarter.

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Marblegate and a Dose of Reality for the Trust Indenture Act

01/19/17

The Second Circuit on Tuesday released its long-awaited opinion on the Trust Indenture Act, Marblegate v. EDMC. Several of us Slipsters have been discussing the case behind the scenes, and others will have (more intelligent) things to say about the opinion than I, but I thought I'd introduce the blockbuster case to get us rolling.

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Record loan originations boost Webster’s 4Q profit

01/19/17

Strong growth in commercial and CRE lending also led record to interest income in the quarter.

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Regulators risk doing more harm than good with cyber rules

01/19/17

It should surprise no one that the cybersecurity rules regulators are drafting are simplistic and written in one size to fit all.

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Merger costs take bite out of KeyCorp’s 4Q Profit

01/19/17

The Cleveland company also had a record quarter for its investment banking business.

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Dismantling Dodd-Frank; Banks hurt, helped by automation

01/19/17

House Republicans charge CFPB director broke federal law in effort to fire him; consulting firms total the costs and savings from technology; German chemist finds the secret behind money's aroma.

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Business lending, acquisitions drive BB&T profit growth

01/19/17

Profit surged at BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., during the fourth quarter, driven by various acquisitions and growth in business lending.

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