Risk management

'This time it's different': Comments of the week

06/06/19

Readers weigh potential risks in the leveraged loans market, debate Herb Sandler's legacy, consider the role the Fed should play in real-time payments and more.

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BofA, longtime leader in leveraged loans, warns of 'carnage'

06/05/19

The U.S. economy is on solid footing except for one potential trouble spot, according to Bank of America's Chief Executive Brian Moynihan: leveraged loans — a business the bank has dominated for a decade.

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Exec departures at Deutsche Bank, SoFi; N.Y. Fed chief warns on 'bad apples'

06/05/19

The chief operating officer for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, as well as SoFi's heads of marketing, risk and capital markets, are all moving on; John Williams tells bankers they need to do more to clean up misconduct at their companies.

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Is a leveraged lending crisis imminent? Depends who you ask

06/04/19

Lawmakers waded into a growing debate about the threat posed by corporate credit risk.

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A less defensive posture from Wells Fargo's interim CEO

05/30/19

In stark contrast to his predecessor, C. Allen Parker said Thursday he accepts regulators' criticism and suggested that the bank may struggle to achieve revenue growth until it moves past its regulatory woes.

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How acting Ginnie Mae chief is trying to get to the bottom of VA refis

05/21/19

Prepayments tied to repeated VA loan refinancing activity have had an adverse effect on Ginnie’s mortgage securities that persists despite countermeasures. The government bond issuer is making new plans to address the impact.

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Metro Bank shares post record gain as lender boosts capital

05/17/19

Vernon Hill's U.K. bank sold $479 million of new stock and issued fresh details about its turnaround efforts. Those included plans to cease its controversial practice of purchasing design and branding services from a business owned by Hill's wife.

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A ‘crisis of confidence’ at Vernon Hill’s U.K. bank

05/15/19

As Metro Bank’s problems mount, calls for Hill’s ouster as chairman are getting louder.

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Metro Bank shares plunge despite fundraising progress

05/13/19

The London bank, founded by American entrepreneur Vernon Hill, has lost three-fourths of its market value since British regulators found that some of Metro’s mortgages were given the wrong risk weighting.

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The Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next

04/28/19

Get ready to meet 15 women — ages 40 and under — whose accomplishments and influence set them apart.

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