Bankruptcy Blogs

After sudden CEO transition, New York Community shakes up board

01/06/21

The multifamily lender named Michael Levine as board chairman, succeeding Dominick Ciampa, who held the role for 10 years. The move comes less than a week after longtime CEO Joseph Ficalora abruptly retired and was replaced by Thomas Cangemi.

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Green Dot launches its own digital bank

01/06/21

GO2bank marks the latest effort by the prepaid card issuer and banking-as-a-service provider to deliver more traditional banking products directly to consumers. Its mobile-first account offers cash back, overdraft protection and a secured credit card to customers.

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IRS blesses tax breaks on forgiven PPP loans after law change

01/06/21

The Internal Revenue Service will allow businesses that got their Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven to write off expenses paid for with that money, shifting policy after Congress passed new legislation last month.

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01/06/21

The third edition of my Corporate Finance textbook is out and available for use in the Spring Semester.

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Next step in AML overhaul: Simplify SARs

01/06/21

Congress acted first when it freed financial firms from having to disclose the beneficial owners of commercial clients. Now it's time for regulators to further ease anti-money-laundering reporting requirements by freeing them from filing duplicative or unnecessary suspicious activity reports.

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Truist selling its institutional investment businesses

01/06/21

The North Carolina regional has sold an advisory business and has found buyers for two 401(k) bookkeeping operations.

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Truist selling its institutional retirement businesses

01/06/21

The North Carolina regional has sold an advisory business and has found buyers for two 401(k) bookkeeping operations.

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Wall Street Pioneer on the Economy, Leadership and DE&I

01/06/21

If you haven't met Suzanne Shank you should. She is the chair and CEO of Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, the nation’s largest female-and minority-owned, privately held finance firm, which she started with the legendary Muriel Siebert. Join us in an intimate conversation and hear her perspective on some of the most critical issues of the day.

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Tiny South Carolina credit union is NCUA's first conservatorship of 2021

01/06/21

CO Federal Credit Union, which has $4.5 million in assets and serves just 785 members, was conserved due to unsafe and unsound practices, the regulator said.

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Wells Fargo freed from OCC ALM order; Trump bans Chinese payment apps

01/06/21

While a positive development, the bank is still operating under 10 other enforcement actions; the president said Alipay, WeChat Pay and six other apps pose national security risks.

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