Bankruptcy Blogs

Small Banks Will Face New Risks in 2013

12/13/12

Banks are assuming greater risk on the strategic side, by entering unfamiliar product territory, and on the cost side, by devoting fewer resources for risk management.

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The Daily Docket: K-V Proposes Exit Plan

12/13/12

K-V Pharmaceutical Co. , which filed for bankruptcy this summer after running afoul of government regulators, has lined up a trio of investment firms to pay off a rival drug maker and to fund its exit from Chapter 11. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Fed Ties Rates to Jobless; Allbritton Dies

12/13/12

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Rates Tied to Unemployment: Holy mackerel. The Delphic confusion of Fedspeak past vanished from headlines on the central bank's policy statement Wednesday. Both the Journal and the Times went with "Fed Ties Rates to Joblessness," and FT wasn't far off (different font, different space to fill, presumably). ...

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How to Develop a Solid Stress Testing Program

12/13/12

This platform will need to be enterprise-level to ensure consistency in the application of economic scenarios, model use and reporting.

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Big Mac Bankruptcy

12/12/12
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A photo of a partially eaten McDonalds’ Big Mac hamburger atop french fries.
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Integrating Mobile and Branch Banking Will Increase Customer Loyalty

12/12/12

If U.S. banks can decrease costs in routine transactions, they will be able to serve mass segments more profitably and invest disproportionately in high-margin services for the affluent.

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Bankers, Beware Tax Policy Changes in Fiscal Cliff Deal

12/12/12

Tax incentives and penalties drive behavior regardless of whether or not they represent sound economic reality. And banks will be asked to provide lending and investment support accordingly.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Approves A123 Sale

12/12/12

A federal judge on Tuesday approved the sale of A123 Systems Inc., the government-backed battery maker that has yet to turn a profit, to China’s Wanxiang America Corp. for $256.6 million. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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