Bankruptcy Blogs

The Fed is dialing up the pressure on banks to ditch Libor

03/02/21

The Federal Reserve is intensifying its scrutiny of banks' efforts to shed their reliance on the London interbank offered rate, and has begun compiling more detailed evidence on their progress, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.

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New bill provides some exemptions from credit union commercial loan cap

03/02/21

Bipartsan legislation introduced Monday would permit loans made as part of the COVID-19 relief effort not to county against limits on member business lending.

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Walmart's banking ambitions; Klarna arms up

03/02/21

After hiring two Goldman executives, the retailer could be looking to partner with more banks or become one; the buy now-pay later company is now worth $31 billion and seeking acquisitions.

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Interagency breakthrough on CRA looks to be in reach

03/01/21

During the Trump era, the bank regulators couldn’t see eye to eye on how to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act. But a looming leadership change atop the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is boosting optimism that they can harmonize their approaches.

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Square’s long-planned bank opens for business

03/01/21

The payment processing company will offer loans and deposit accounts to its small-business customers through a Utah-based industrial bank.

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Amalgamated makes environmental, social values part of bottom line

03/01/21

The bank’s new holding company, Amalgamated Financial Group, is the first publicly traded financial services company to become a public benefit corporation. It says the legal designation will help officers and directors balance the interests of shareholders and the public.

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First International in North Dakota buys mortgage lender

03/01/21

The bank's purchase of Sodak Home Loans in Sioux Falls, S.D., adds to a string of bank deals for mortgage lenders this year.

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COVID recovery top of mind as credit unions’ premier event kicks off

03/01/21

The pandemic is likely to dominate the discussion during CUNA’s online Governmental Affairs Conference, but perennial issues such as the industry’s tax exemption will also be spotlighted.

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New indictments issued in case of failed Chicago bank

03/01/21

Four former employees and several clients of Washington Federal Bank for Savings face charges of falsifying records to conceal the embezzlement of $31 million prior to the bank's December 2017 collapse.

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Looming risk for borrowers, renters when relief ends, CFPB says

03/01/21

In an analysis of the pandemic's impact on the housing market, the agency said nearly 10% of households could be at risk of eviction or foreclosure despite government programs to enable homeowners to delay their payments.

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