Bankruptcy Blogs

Bank of America cuts staff in investment banking and trading

02/25/21

Bank of America cut some of its staff in the global banking and markets division this week. The latest cuts mark an end to BofA's pledge not to eliminate any jobs in 2020 as the global pandemic flared.

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JPMorgan Chase's Duckett to depart for top job at TIAA

02/25/21

The CEO of Chase Consumer Banking and a member of JPMorgan’s leadership team, Thasunda Brown Duckett has been tapped to replace Roger Ferguson as CEO of the retirement services provider.

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JPMorgan has ‘sense of urgency’ in search for acquisitions

02/25/21

JPMorgan Chase is stepping up its search for acquisition targets as competition intensifies from financial technology firms and other new rivals.

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FHFA announces further extension of COVID-related mortgage relief

02/25/21

The agency will allow an additional three months of forbearance for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, giving homeowners up to 18 months to suspend payments due to the pandemic.

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Pandemic slowed membership, lending to slowest growth rate in years

02/25/21

A new report from CUNA Mutual Group shows just how much COVID-19 and the economic slowdown impacted the credit union industry in 2020.

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Zelle teams with Clearing House to speed P2P payments — and woo small banks

02/25/21

Early Warning's person-to-person payment network predicts that faster settlement through The Clearing House's Real Time Payments will enhance its appeal.

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JPMorgan exits Mexico private banking, refers clients to BBVA

02/25/21

JPMorgan Chase is shutting its private banking business in Mexico, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as wealthy clients in some of Latin America’s largest economies move their money to international financial capitals.

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Fed payments system goes down for hours; mortgage apps drop on rate hike

02/25/21

The cause of the disruption is unknown, although the Treasury said it wasn’t a cyberattack; applications fell 11% after the average 30-year fixed-rate loan rose to 2.81%.

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States failed to fulfill consumer protection promise in Trump era

02/24/21

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau slowed its pursuit of bad actors, state attorneys general vowed to pick up the slack. Here’s why they fell short — and why they are poised to get aggressive again.

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Vernon Hill named CEO of Republic First in Philadelphia

02/24/21

The founder of Commerce Bank in New Jersey and Metro Bank in the United Kingdom has served as Republic First's chairman since 2016.

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