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Banks Seek Coordination on Cybersecurity Requirements

By kckazNovember 11, 2015UncategorizedBanks, Coordination, Cybersecurity, Requirements, Seek

The New York banking regulator announced Tuesday it was working on new cybersecurity requirements even as bankers pushed agencies to further harmonize their efforts. American Banker

United Bankshares to Buy Bank of Georgetown

By kckazNovember 10, 2015UncategorizedBank, Bankshares, Georgetown, United

The $ 12.6 billion-asset United said in a press release Monday that it will pay $ 269 million, or $ 37 a share, in stock for the $ 1.2 billion-asset Bank of Georgetown. American Banker

Community Bank Holdings of Texas to Buy StarBanc Holding

By kckazOctober 14, 2015UncategorizedBank, Community, Holding, Holdings, StarBanc, Texas

Community Bank Holdings of Texas in Corsicana has agreed to buy StarBanc Holding in Fort Worth. American Banker

Fannie-Freddie Lawsuit Should Matter to the Masses

By kckazSeptember 8, 2015UncategorizedFannieFreddie, Lawsuit, Masses, Matter, Should

Every consumer with a 401(k), retirement account or brokerage account ought to care about whether the government has the right to unilaterally amend a companyÂ’s operating agreement. BankThink

Morning Scan: FDIC Sues Three Banks; Marketplace Lenders’ Achilles Heel

By kckazAugust 24, 2015UncategorizedAchilles, Banks, FDIC, Heel, Lenders, Marketplace, Morning, Scan, Sues, Three

Wall Street Journal JPMorgan Chase has hired a recently retired general as senior adviser. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno will offer the bank advice on cybersecurity as well as the physical risks involved in operating in a range of countries. The paper reports that Ordierno served in the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars and worked closely

Cecil Bancorp in Md. Ordered to Raise Capital or Find Buyer

By kckazAugust 21, 2015UncategorizedBancorp, Buyer, Capital, Cecil, Find, Ordered, Raise

Cecil Bancorp in Elkton, Md., has been ordered by federal regulators to raise more capital or sell itself. American Banker

Poll Results: Should Skin in the Game Be Required at P2P Lenders?

By kckazJuly 25, 2015Capital Raising, Crowdfunding, Lending Regulation, Private Money Lending, Raising CapitalCrowdfunding, Lenders, P2P, Poll, Required, Skin

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Are Big-Bank Bailouts a Necessary Evil? Weekly Wrap

By kckazJuly 18, 2015Banking, Lending RegulationBailouts, BigBank, Evil, Necessary

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week, including ways to make megabanks pay for their Â”too big to failÂ” subsidy and how banks can help put an end to human trafficking. BankThink

Premier Bank in Denver Becomes Sixth Failure of 2015

By kckazJuly 11, 2015Uncategorized2015, Bank, Becomes, Denver, Failure, Premier, Sixth

Colorado state regulators on Friday closed the $ 31.7 million-asset Premier Bank in Denver. American Banker

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