Bankruptcy Blogs

Treasury, SBA ease PPP loan forgiveness terms; U.S. faces coin crunch

06/18/20

Firms won’t have to repay their loans even if they don’t rehire all their laid off workers; Fed chair confirms the shortage is due to the coronavirus but is easing as the economy reopen.

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Banks at a loss what to do with glut of deposits

06/17/20

A record amount of funds have flowed into banks since the coronavirus hit, but a low rate environment and tepid loan demand are complicating efforts to put that money to work.

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CFPB's independence is on trial. Other regulators are watching.

06/17/20

The Supreme Court is poised to decide the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership structure, but the implications could reach far beyond the bureau.

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Bank of America says employees can take personal day for 'Juneteenth'

06/17/20

The bank is encouraging staff to take the day off Friday to commemorate the end of slavery, but intends to keep branches open.

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Wells Fargo hires another JPMorgan alum to head wealth management

06/17/20

Barry Sommers, a former head of wealth management at the New York bank, is the latest high-level hire by Wells CEO Charlie Scharf.

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Small change is becoming a big problem for banks

06/17/20

At a congressional hearing, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell discussed steps to get the flow of coins to financial institutions back to pre-pandemic levels, as well as ways to ease other industry burdens.

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JPMorgan, PNC, Comerica are latest to declare 'Juneteenth' a holiday

06/17/20

They join an ever-expanding list of companies choosing to close offices early Friday to observe the day that marks the end of slavery.

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In the middle of a pandemic, two remittance startups thrive

06/17/20

Remitly and TransferWise are benefiting from consumers' shift to digital payments and a turn toward banking services as global remittance volumes drop.

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Santander Group invests $40M in consumer lender Upgrade

06/17/20

Other challenger banks focused on personal loans have struggled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Inside OCC's effort to extract $37.5M from former Wells Fargo execs

06/17/20

Newly released documents highlight the challenges that Carrie Tolstedt and four co-defendants are likely to confront as they face civil charges involving sales misconduct at the bank.

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