Bankruptcy Blogs

Supplement company Natrol Inc. heads to bankruptcy court Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., to see if it can sway a judge to sign off on a creditor-payment plan that’s being held up by a disputed settlement.

Wall Street Journal

Despite shareholders' complaints about its sluggish stock price and earnings growth, Bank of America's board appears to be fully supportive of Chairman and Chief Executive Brian Moynihan. As part of an update on Moynihan's tenure, the Journal interviews directors, shareholders, former colleagues and Moynihan himself about his job performance. Jack O. Bovender Jr., the former CEO of hospital chain HCA and a B of A director, applauds Moynihan's personality. "You don't have to...

It's difficult to draw useful lessons from a small pilot, since banks typically stack the deck for success. Trying out new projects at average locations that serve average customers can give banks a much better picture of the obstacles that lie ahead.

Vendors that specialize in Bank Secrecy Act compliance can help ease community banks' regulatory burden while strengthening their controls.

Wall Street Journal

Loyalty trumps lucrativeness, at least for the time being, in the world of credit cards. Issuers like American Express, JPMorgan Chase and Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City are all picking up the pace in securing co-branded partnerships with merchants. The reason? Some merchants' customer bases are deemed more loyal, even if they generate less fee income, and a partnership with a merchant is a considered a more efficient way to grow a customer...