Bankruptcy Blogs

Tough choice for next OCC chief: Erase or redefine 'fair access' rule

02/08/21

The Biden administration’s yet-to-be-named comptroller of the currency is widely expected to invalidate the GOP-backed measure that bars banks from shunning gun makers, fossil-fuel producers and the like. But another option is to recast it to promote investment in underserved communities.

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Wells Fargo invests in six Black-owned banks

02/08/21

Aside from the cash infusions, the San Francisco-based bank will assign dedicated teams to provide the lenders with financial, technology and product expertise.

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First Horizon experiments with taking core to the cloud

02/08/21

The regional bank is switching VirtualBank, a digital-only unit added through a recent merger, to a core system that relies on Finxact software and Amazon Web Services. The move epitomizes the industry's cautious approach to cloud-based technology.

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Charter expansion lets FiCare FCU reach all Florida health care workers

02/08/21

A recently approved TIP charter, the latest in a series of growth initiatives over the last five years, will allow the Tampa-based credit union to serve anyone working in the medical field statewide.

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Ex-chair of Senate Banking panel to retire after 2022 midterms

02/08/21

Sen. Richard Shelby. R-Ala., served two stints as head of the committee. He announced Monday that he will not run for reelection when his term expires.

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Citi to refund additional $4.2 million to overcharged consumers

02/08/21

Citigroup will refund an additional $4.2 million to some credit card customers who were overcharged years ago.

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NRA Examiner Motion

02/08/21

As I predicted, things were not going to go so smoothly for the National Rifle Association in bankruptcy. Today, the Hon. Phillip Journey, an NRA board member and Kansas state judge, filed an examiner motion in the case.

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Banxico to finance banks that can’t dispose of dollars in U.S.

02/08/21

Mexico’s central bank is set to announce Monday that it will lend money to local banks that can’t find U.S. financial institutions to take their stashes of bulk cash in dollars, according to a draft of a statement seen by Bloomberg News.

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Miami bank shifts to Plan B after merger collapses

02/08/21

When its proposed sale to Suncoast Credit Union fell through, Apollo Bank decided to step up commercial lending and revamp its digital offerings in anticipation of an economic rebound in South Florida.

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Installment lenders under scrutiny as delinquencies soar

02/08/21

Australia and the U.K. are starting to build the case for regulation of buy now/pay later offerings.

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