NEW ORLEANS - (01/02/06) First, there was the issue of whatwould happen when all those loan payments deferred due to HurricaneKatrina all came due on Dec. 1. Now the question is what happenswhen lenders get more than they bargained for in the form of earlypay-offs. Insurance checks have been streaming into Gulf Coastfinancial institutions, and many of those checks will be used topay off loans well before their terms are up. Financialinstitutions in the Gulf Coast states are reporting that in mostcases, they are opting to waive the prepayment penalties built intomost loans. But some consumers have been complaining to regulatorsand other government officials that some financial institutions areinsisting on collecting such penalties for earlypayoffs.
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Last year, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Integrated called off a deal to sell itself to MVB Financial after bank stocks took a hit in the aftermath of the regional bank failures. Capital hopes to expand its government-guaranteed lending with the transaction.
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Once a prominent figure spurring financial institutions to engage in cryptocurrency, Bankman-Fried's downslide began with the collapse of the digital asset exchange FTX in late 2022 and hit rock bottom with his sentencing to 25 years in prison.
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