News Topic: elections

The American Bankers Association will run advertisements in support of Reps. French Hill and Bruce Poliquin, who are incumbents this November. The group has now endorsed three Republicans and a Democrat. ... Read full article

The Massachusetts senator and architect of the CFPB offered a sharp contrast to the administration's deregulatory agenda and sent strong signals of a presidential run. ... Read full article

House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election is another sign of the difficulties Republicans will likely face in holding the chamber in November, heightening pressure to move a pending regulatory relief bill as soon as possible. ... Read full article

Following the recent collapse of a deal to sell its business to Chinese aircraft manufacturer, Hawker Beechcraft Inc. has filed a new plan to exit bankruptcy in the hands of a group of hedge funds that includes Bain Capital’s Sankaty Advisors. Read the ... Read full article

First Place financial Corp. has filed for bankruptcy protection and is selling the stock of subsidiary First Place Bank, the Youngstown Vindicator reports . ... Read full article

Warren Buffett  ’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was the winning bidder in a bankruptcy auction for a portfolio of loans from Residential Capital LLC , the subprime mortgage unit of government-owned Ally Financial Inc., ResCap said Thursday. Read the Daily ... Read full article

A bankruptcy judge Monday confirmed Solyndra LLC’s Chapter 11 plan, brushing aside protests from the Department of Energy, which stands to lose most of the $527 million in taxpayer dollars it risked on the company. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article ... Read full article

By Ryan Tracy ... Read full article