Bankruptcy Blogs

Women in Banking: GOP Women on Banking Panel; Boardroom Gains

08/06/15

Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri is urging House Banking Chair Jeb Hensarling to recruit more female Republicans to the influential panel. Also women are wielding more economic power in the Middle East and Heidrick & Struggles predicts that women will hold half of board seats at major companies within a decade.

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The Do's and Don'ts of Marketing Bank Technology

08/06/15

Customers expect mobile banking services Â-- but they're not necessarily impressed by them. Bank marketers should instead emphasize their institutions' problem-solving capabilities and skilled professionals.

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The Empiricist Strikes Back

08/06/15

The Washington Post had a story yesterday about the Department of Education's look at how student loan servicers deal with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and its protection to members of the Armed Forces.

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Regulators Need to Hold Community Groups Accountable, Too

08/06/15

The Federal Reserve should require community groups to disclose the contributions they receive from banks in order to ensure that controversial mergers receive fair public hearings.

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Morning Scan: NYC Battles Banks in Court; Storm Over CEO Pay

08/06/15

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

The Pay Gap Debate: The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule Wednesday that will require publicly traded companies to disclose the pay ratio between chief executives and average workers. While the Dodd-Frank requirement was primarily aimed at helping shareholders compare the pay gap between companies, most of the papers predict the disclosures will matter more to employees and the public than to investors. ...

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Patriot Mine Workers Challenge Company Over Contract

08/06/15

The union representing mineworkers at Patriot Coal Corp. is challenging the company’s effort to reject a contract. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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50 Cent Reveals Upcoming Album and Financial Details in Questioning

08/05/15
Curtis Jackson III, known as 50 Cent, walks to the Giaimo Federal Building in New Haven, Conn., Wednesday to attend a meeting with creditors. 
Michelle McLoughlin for The Wal
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An American Legion in a Tiny New Mexico Town Could Shut Down

08/05/15

An American Legion outpost in a rural New Mexico town might shut down, facing a bill from a woman who cleaned the social club’s gathering spot for months.

The American Legion Bataan Post 4 in Deming, N.M., which has roughly 200 members, filed for bankruptcy nearly a year ago, unable to afford the legal battle with a deceased member’s wife over her effort to keep the place tidy.

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Just Do It, Janet: Time for a Fed Rate Hike

08/05/15

The central bank appears to believe the U.S. economy remains so fragile that it cannot withstand the mildest of rate increases. There's no better testament to the inefficiency of the Fed's monetary policies.

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The Dewey Trial Guide to New York City Dining

08/05/15
Del Frisco’s in Manhattan
The Wall Street Journal

The lawyers and executives at fallen law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP sure knew how to eat.

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