ABI Blog Exchange

2021-02-23
“Is there any way to stop the debt collectors without filing bankruptcy? I can’t stand the creditor harassment!” Who can? I get this question all the time. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies to 3rd party debt collectors.

Read More from: Stop Creditor

2021-02-22
Summary: On September 23, 2019, Mouzon Bass, the president of Ebenconcepts, Inc., which was the Debtor’s former employer, assigned to the Debtor a whole life insurance policy with a cash value of $814,917.00 in consideration for the Debtor’s share

Read More from: NC Bankruptcy Expert

2021-02-22
It would ignore technical glitches plaguing the entire Paycheck Protection Program and could end up delaying loans to larger borrowers who also need relief, bank executives and their trade groups say.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
Some in the industry are beefing up online educational offerings and enlisting social media ambassadors on college campuses to help recruit younger consumers.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a digital version of the dollar could help address hurdles to financial inclusion in the U.S. among low-income households.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
From delivering water door to door to turning offices into shelters, bankers in the state have adapted their hurricane-response plans to offer customers and employees relief from the past week's snow emergency and power outages.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
The Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on March 2 for Rohit Chopra and Gary Gensler.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
M&T had long coveted the Connecticut regional but couldn't make a deal work. Their merger is the latest example of regional banks joining forces to compete in an industry undergoing rapid transformation.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
More than a decade after the near collapse of the financial system and the bruising fight over Dodd-Frank put the industry and a Democratic administration in conflict, President Biden and the financial services sector are allied over the COVID-19

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
If policymakers are serious about revitalizing low-income communities, they should require all fintechs and other nonchartered lenders to adhere to the Community Reinvestment Act.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
Libre by Nexus deceived detainees into believing they owed a monthly charge related to their proceedings before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a lawsuit filed by the consumer bureau and three states.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
New data from the state regulator shows gains across several key metrics even as allowances for loan losses surged and the loan-to-savings ratio fell by more than 10 points.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
The sale has revived a long-running feud between former chairmen Mark McWatters and Rodney Hood, who tweeted, "Credit unions deserve better stewardship of agency resources.”

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
    One of the more common areas of litigation in bankruptcy is a request by a creditor to find that the debt owed to them is not discharged by the bankruptcy based on misrepresentation when the debt is made pursuant to 11 U.S.C.

Read More from: Tampa Bankruptcy

2021-02-22
Only businesses with 20 or fewer employees will be eligible to apply for forgivable loans from the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a prompt corrective action directive to First National Bank and Trust in January, requiring it to hire a forensic auditor and provide the OCC with access to documents and records.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
M&T Bank in Buffalo has a deal for Bridgeport, Conn.-based People’s United for more than $7 billion; more people are buying homes sight unseen online as interest rates start to climb.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-22
The deal for the $63 billion-asset People's United would create a company with more than $200 billion of assets and a branch network stretching from Maine to Virginia.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-21
The tie-up between the two Northeastern banks, which could be announced as early as Monday, would be the latest in a string of recent deals among regionals facing competitive and economic challenges.

Read More from: BankThink

2021-02-21
The agency is recruiting more attorneys and shuffling personnel under new Democratic leadership as it prepares to toughen oversight of the financial services industry.

Read More from: BankThink