2017-01-05
We need more and bigger black-owned banks, not just a surge of deposits for a few institutions, especially if those institutions have not proven that they adequately serve the black community.
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2017-01-05
Any method for unwinding too-big-to-fail institutions that tries to avoid bailouts is a fool's errand. A more effective path may be reducing the size of TBTF banks or regulating them as utilities.
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2017-01-04
The chapter 11 cases of Gawker Media, LLC and its debtor affiliates have given the bankruptcy vultures everything they could ever hope for in one case – celebrity, scandal, a cameo by the First Amendment, and releases. Releases!
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2017-01-04
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (NYSE: BCEI) and seven of its affiliates filed volunta
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2017-01-04
We seem to have lost our fair share of our sisters and brothers of the bar this ye
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2017-01-04
Almost 40 years ago, a rock music legend asked a question that too many banks are failing to address today.
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2017-01-04
The current single-director leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is not a recipe for transparency and accountability. Creating a multimember commission to oversee the agency is the answer.
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2017-01-04
SQN Helo 5, LLC, and two of its affiliates, have filed petitions for chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 17-10007).
Read More from: Cole Schotz P.C. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law Blog
2017-01-03
Proponents of "recap and release" misread the political risks and the depth of interest that key lawmakers have in determining the long-term future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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2017-01-03
As an attorney, I hear from many clients who tell me that they receive phone calls demanding payment for bills that they have either already paid or for debts that they never incurred. The bill collectors focus particularly on the elderly and on
Read More from: Scholnick Law
2017-01-02
Even in a digital era, human connections still matter. That is one big disadvantage for fintech startups and increasingly for banks as customers stop making regular branch visits.
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