Bankruptcy Blogs

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

When a company files for Chapter 11 protection a second, third or even fourth time, who’s to blame?

Disaffected big bank customers are looking for a reason to switch. Community banks and credit unions should take advantage of this opportunity with a collective ad campaign that positions their institutions as friendly, helpful and morally upright alternatives to major lenders.

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Emails Stolen: You thought just your account information was stolen by the Home Depot hackers? Think again. The orange-clad home-improvement retailer said hackers that broke into its computer networks stole not only 56 million credit-card accounts, but also 53 million customer email addresses. While email addresses are already somewhat publicly available, the nefarious-minded can use the email address to trick people into signing up or agreeing to things they probably don't want....

Along with some thoughts about FSOC's designation of SIFIs in general, over at Dealb%k.