Leveraged loans

Investor group buys CalFirst to prepare for more acquisitions

03/03/21

DMG Bancshares, formed by banking veteran Don Griffith, wants to buy more West Coast banks. For California First, the sale ends a four-year period in which it substantially shrank its loan book after it was ordered to shed leveraged loans.

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Yellen’s crackdown on leveraged loan excess will have to wait

12/10/20

Time and again, Janet Yellen has warned Wall Street is piling a dangerous amount of debt onto the balance sheets of risky U.S. businesses. But as she prepares to take over as Treasury secretary, she may find it difficult to do anything quickly to rein in these markets, experts say.

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Leveraged lending has avoided pandemic hit. Will that last?

10/15/20

Defaults have been milder than expected thanks to government relief and stricter underwriting. But with the crisis dragging on and policymakers unable to agree on a stimulus plan, loans to highly indebted companies remain at risk.

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Custody banks hurt by absence of commercial lending

07/17/20

While rival banks reported increases in loans and deposits, thanks largely to their participation in the Paycheck Protection Program, State Street and Bank of New York Mellon saw their balance sheets shrink in the second quarter.

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Fed warns corporate debt risk could soar the longer pandemic lasts

05/15/20

The central bank's Financial Stability Report said companies may face difficulties repaying debt given lower earnings, “which could trigger a sizable increase in firm defaults."

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Fed eases bank leverage ratio; Kabbage cuts back

04/02/20

The one-year relief is intended to free up lending to consumers and businesses; the online small business lender not making loans, shrinks credit lines, staff.

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Coronavirus, U.S. Bank's opportunism, CFPB sues Fifth Third: Top stories of the week

03/13/20

From scams to watch out for to the role banks play in an SBA virus loan program, news about the pandemic's impact was everywhere. Also: As State Farm bows out, U.S. Bank seizes an expansion opportunity; CFPB sues Fifth Third for allegedly opening phony accounts; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Virus could deal blow to leveraged loans. What's that mean for banks?

03/11/20

Banks may be protected from a direct hit, but they have invested in vehicles that include such loans, potentially exposing them to defaults.

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