2014-10-02
Examiners will not require community banks to adhere to new risk governance standards, but they are likely to expect community bank boards to incorporate the guidelines' fundamental principles into their oversight.
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2014-10-02
“Why is electricity so expensive these days? Why does it cost so much for something I can make with a balloon and my hair?” – Dennis Miller
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2014-10-02
The fact that a customer has been with your bank for an extended period of time may not be as predictive of their future decisions as you think.
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2014-10-02
AIMkts writer Billy Ray Valentine pens an op-ed defending the often-maligned “one percent” of Americans, who also bear the heaviest tax burden. Are they bad for being rich?
2014-10-02
Receiving Wide Coverage ... Moynihan's Next Move: Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan received a vote of confidence from the bank's board of directors Wednesday as he was appointed to the additional role of chairman.
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2014-10-02
Some thoughts on how much faith we should have in the debt markets, and whether they are actually markets at all,
Read More from: Credit Slips
2014-10-01
“That ain’t right. Baby, that ain’t right at all.”
– Nat King Cole
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2014-10-01
The complexity of the Volcker Rule means that it will be nearly impossible for banks to comply with its requirements within set time framesÂ--and regulators risk wasting a lot of time trying to enforce the unenforceable.
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2014-10-01
Here at Shenwick & Associates, many of our clients are understandably concerned about how to protect their assets from creditors––especially their home.
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2014-10-01
As the industry turns to online-only banking and partnerships with third-party retail distributors, it's getting harder to use geographical boundaries to define the communities that banks serve. That's why the CRA needs an update.
Read More from: BankThink
2014-10-01
According to Joliet Bankruptcy Lawyer, David Siegel, Joliet has always been a tough, blue-collar, hard-working town in Will County, Illinois. When times are tough in the state of Illinois, they are especially tough in Joliet.
Read More from: David M. Siegel | Chicago Bankruptcy Law
2014-09-30
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for September 2014.
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2014-09-30
People often wonder what percentage creditors are going to be paid back in a chapter 13 bankruptcy. As a bankruptcy attorney in Chicago, I can only estimate what the approximate amount may be.
Read More from: David M. Siegel | Chicago Bankruptcy Law
2014-09-30
Blake Ellis, writer for CNN Money, published an article that details the steps to go though if your wages are being garnished. Blake’s artic
Read More from: Diane L. Drain - Phoenix Bankruptcy & Foreclosure Attorney
2014-09-30
While serving in the military, individuals have the same rights as regular civilians to file bankruptcy protection in order to save their valuable assets.
Read More from: AllmandLaw
2014-09-30
While serving in the military, individuals have the same rights as regular civilians to file bankruptcy protection in order to save their valuable assets.
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2014-09-30
If you ask the average person (a non-bankruptcy lawyer, that is) what they know about bankruptcy, chances are they will reference the Bankruptcy Code’s “automatic stay” provisions in their answer.
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2014-09-30
Millions of Americans rely on payday loans to meet their short-term credit needs, and new research suggests that they understand the costs and terms associated with the product.
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