Failures

There are several forbearance measures the agencies can take now to keep banks from failing in a downturn triggered by the coronavirus.

The regulator completed a thorough process, which included ensuring investors would treat borrowers well, before settling on a buyer.

The Credit Union National Association is submitting a FOIA request to get more information about the National Credit Union Administration's recent portfolio sale, but further action could be necessary if those answers aren't satisfactory.

Tech firm accuses PNC of stealing trade secrets; online lender LendingClub agrees to acquire Radius Bank; questions arise whether regulators are turning more partisan; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The credit union regulator's portfolio sale dashed the hopes of a group of New York taxi drivers looking for relief.

The credit union regulator had amassed the loans following the liquidation of several New York-area credit unions with high concentrations of taxi medallion loans.

Ericson State Bank, which had been in regulators’ sights for a decade, was closed by state and federal authorities Friday. Another bank acquired all of its deposits and a fraction of its assets.

A recent bank failure and a new legislative effort are again drawing attention to the struggles of black-owned banks since the crisis — and the fact that only 21 are left.

First Horizon, Iberiabank in year's second-biggest bank merger; bank failure in New Jersey is nation's third in a week; smaller banks take a turn swinging the ax; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Recent closings could portend a stiffer regulatory stance on capital adequacy and risk.

The FDIC sold the operations of City National Bank of New Jersey, a minority depository institution, to Industrial Bank in Washington, D.C., in the year's fourth bank closing.

New tech lets American Express instantly issue cards to immigrants; the end of Libor raises concerns about financial stability; regulators shutter banks in Kentucky and Ohio; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Louisa Community Bank and Resolute Bank were closed on Friday, raising the year's total to three failures.

Readers react to a regulator's promise to reduce regulation that hinders innovation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to impose heavier taxes on lobbying groups, Freddie Mac's exploration into AI and more.

An initial review determined that lax oversight at Enloe State Bank allowed for the origination of more than 100 allegedly fraudulent or fictitious loans.

Prosecutors are investigating the involvement of Ashton Ryan and another executive in the New Orleans bank's 2017 collapse, a federal judge recently wrote in a decision on a related matter.

Employees saw the bank’s cybersecurity unit's shortcomings; the state seeking records related to hidden profits from the family's opioid business.

The lawsuit claims that the board didn't properly supervisor management, which allowed former CEO Edward Rostohar to embezzle more than $40 million.

A recent investigation found that institutions taken over by the National Credit Union Administration “are often the least willing to work with borrowers struggling to afford their loans.”

Gregory St. Angelo was part of a loan and tax credits scheme with other senior executives that funneled him more than $50 million, federal prosecutors said.