Joe Adler is the former Washington Bureau Chief of American Banker.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s chief watchdog recommended improvements in the agency's loan-modification program to align it more with the administration's program for workouts.
By Joe AdlerMarch 3 -
WASHINGTON — Amid criticism over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s proposal to restrict a safe harbor for securitized assets at failed banks, the agency is likely to announce soon that it will temporarily extend an April 1 deadline to protect all such assets from seizure.
By Joe AdlerMarch 3 -
An appeals court has temporarily thrown out a lower court's decision blocking a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. order against Advanta Bank.
By Joe AdlerMarch 1 -
Near-zero interest rates won't last forever, and regulators are warning banks - particularly those that added long-term assets using short-term funds - to take steps to manage their risk
By Joe AdlerMarch 1 -
A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to restrict securitizations is drawing intense opposition from bankers, who claim it would damage the secondary market. In a December proposal, the agency said it was considering imposing conditions to protect securitized assets from FDIC seizure after a bank failure, including a "skin in the game" requirement, a minimum hold period for underlying loans and limits on the number of tranches.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 26 -
A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to restrict securitizations is drawing intense opposition from bankers, who claim it would damage the secondary market. In a December proposal, the agency said it was considering imposing conditions to protect securitized assets from FDIC seizure after a bank failure, including a "skin in the game" requirement, a minimum hold period for underlying loans and limits on the number of tranches.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 26 -
WASHINGTON — The worst of the financial crisis has passed for most institutions, but new Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data shows aftershocks are still being felt.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 23 -
The number of troubled institutions jumped 27% during the fourth quarter, to 702, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 23 -
As Congress continues to work on a resolution regime for systemically important institutions, a parallel debate is emerging over whether such cleanups should be global efforts.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 22 -
Promontory Interfinancial Network, already known for providing coverage through its certificate of deposit network, is set to announce today that it plans a May launch for a product to protect a customer's liquid funds.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 22 - Illinois
WASHINGTON — Four failures late Friday cost the government an additional $1 billion.Among the closings, which brought the year's total to 20, was that of $3.6 billion-asset La Jolla Bank in La Jolla, Calif. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sold La Jolla's operations to OneWest Bank in Pasadena in the second recent deal for the buyers of the failed IndyMac Bank.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 21 -
WASHINGTON — Four failures late Friday cost the government an additional $1 billion.Among the closings, which brought the year's total to 20, was that of $3.6 billion-asset La Jolla Bank in La Jolla, Calif. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sold La Jolla's operations to OneWest Bank in Pasadena in the second recent deal for the buyers of the failed IndyMac Bank.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 19 -
As he provides lawmakers with continuing education about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., he finds it is hard at times not to be an advocate for an agency that has much to gain — or lose — during the financial reform debate.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 16 -
The FDIC suffered a rare court defeat Tuesday as a federal judge sided with a bank that had challenged an enforcement order, saying the agency misused its authority.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 16 -
WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a sharp rebuke Friday of an Internet video alleging the agency has let the new owners of failed IndyMac Bank unduly profit from the deal.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 15 -
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a sharp rebuke Friday of an Internet video alleging the agency has let the new owners of failed IndyMac Bank unduly profit from the deal.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 12 -
A Miami home builder said late Wednesday that it had bought a piece of $3 billion in failed-bank loans in another deal featuring Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. financing.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 11 -
A securitization trade group Wednesday applauded recent remarks by Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan calling into question "skin-in-the-game" risk-retention proposals.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 10 -
Former Citi CEO John Reed's Nixon-to-China moment; two CU trade groups, two flavors of disappointment on Obama's small biz plan; anti-money-laundering guru moves on ...
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The FDIC said Community Development Bank would take over operations of 1st American State Bank, which late Friday became the third institution closed in Minnesota this year.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 5

