Leveraged loans

Another crisis is inevitable. What will cause it?

10/10/18

It's difficult to predict exactly what might be the next threat to the financial system. Here's a roundup of some prime suspects.

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Hackers hit ATMs; Santander Holdings progresses

08/17/18

Thieves stole more than $13 million from an Indian bank just days after an FBI warning; Fed’s special oversight restrictions from 2015 lifted.

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Facebook's offer has takers; rates rising on risky business loans

08/08/18

The company says several banks and credit card issuers are interested in data sharing; rates may go even higher when corporate borrowers need to refinance.

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Banks might not have long to cheer for reg relief

05/21/18

While reform legislation for banks is just around the corner, market signals suggest the economy could be headed toward another downturn.

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Does Senate’s repeal of CFPB policy put all guidance in crosshairs?

04/18/18

Passage of a resolution blocking guidance on auto loan pricing could set a precedent that allows Congress to nullify other long-past regulatory issuances.

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B of A is said to seek some margin loan sales after Steinhoff loss

03/20/18

Bank of America is offloading some margin loans after losing $292 million on soured credit to the former chairman of Steinhoff International Holdings, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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Where Fed's Powell breaks from Yellen on banking policy

02/27/18

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell largely hewed close to his predecessor's positions in his first congressional testimony as the top central banker, but also signaled important changes when it came to paying banks interest on reserves and other topics.

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Guidance subject to Hill review could go back decades, lawmaker says

11/07/17

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is calling on bank regulators to draw up a list of guidance going back 20 years to determine whether it should be submitted under the Congressional Review Act.

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Why this bank is walking away from shared national credits

11/01/17

Evans Bancorp in New York believes the business is ill-suited for community banks and that it can draw unwanted attention from regulators.

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Leveraged lending guidance in limbo after GAO move

10/31/17

A GAO determination has effectively nullified a 2013 leveraged lending guidance. But that leaves the future uncertain about what, if anything, regulators will devise to replace it — and how banks should treat such loans in the meantime.

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