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We need a stronger Glass-Steagall Act to regulate financial firms
"Bring back Glass-Steagall!" That's the cry you hear most often for restoring regulatory stringency to our misbehaving financial sector.
The 1933 law, which barred commercial banks from underwriting or investing in stocks — in effect, from owning...Tags: Investments, Douglas, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bonds, Goldman Sachs
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Bank earnings rise to 5-year high
The U.S. banking industry posted a $35.3-billion profit in the first quarter of the year, its best performance since 2007, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday.
The industry continued to recover from the financial crisis and deep recession,...Tags: Earnings Forecasts
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U.S. banking industry posts highest quarterly profit since 2007
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. banking industry posted a $35.3-billion profit in the first quarter of the year, its best performance since 2007, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday. The industry continued to recover from the financial crisis and...
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Judge dismisses parts of IndyMac fraud case
In a setback for federal regulators, a federal judge threw out many of the fraud allegations against former IndyMac Bancorp Chief Executive Michael W. Perry in a case stemming from the collapse of the onetime Pasadena mortgage lender.
U.S. District Judge...Tags: Laws, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Countrywide Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp.
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Consumer bureau has opened investigations of some large banks
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has opened investigations into the practices of some large banks, the agency's director said Friday. "We do have open matters we're looking at involving a range of institutions, large banks, smaller banks and non-...
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Loan growth at California banks outpaces nation
California-based banks expanded lending much faster over the last year than the national average for the industry, reflecting an economic recovery taking hold in the Golden State, according to a study conducted for the California Bankers Assn.
The study,...Tags: Labor Markets, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Unemployment, Career and Workplace, US Bancorp (Delaware)
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Deed in lieu transfer can speed up foreclosure process
Dear Liz: Is there any way to expedite the foreclosure process? My wife bought a townhome shortly before we were married. Long story short, it didn't fit our family once we got married and had a baby. We bought a larger house and tried renting the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Mortgages, Services and Shopping, Liz Weston
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Judge OKs Washington Mutual bankruptcy settlement
The parent company of imploded Seattle savings and loan giant Washington Mutual Bank has finally gotten the go-ahead to exit bankruptcy proceedings after more than three years of brutal legal battles.
Judge Mary Walrath of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in...Tags: Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Richard Alarcon
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Washington Mutual executives set to settle financial crisis lawsuit
Money & CompanyFederal regulators are settling a lawsuit they had brought against three former executives at Washington Mutual Inc.for a small amount of the damages that were originally sought.... -
U.S. bank failures declined in 2011
Ninety-two U.S. banks and thrifts failed in 2011, down from 157 in 2010 and 140 in 2009.
In a report this week, SNL Financial generated a series of charts that showed the number of failures were far greater during the savings-and-loan meltdown that began...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bankruptcy, Canyon National Bank
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Wall Street: Stocks and gold up ahead of Fed meeting
Money & CompanyGold: Trading now at $1,743 an ounce, up 1.8% from Tuesday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 11,866.39, up 1.8% from Tuesday. Fears subside. Stocks are rising as investors anticipate the results of the latest Federal Reserve meeting Wednesday.... -
Bank profits up, but bank health is not
Money & CompanyAt a time when banks are making almost daily announcements of layoffs, the latest report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Company would seem to suggest a turnaround. But beneath the headline numbers, nearly everything else in the report suggests that...
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