Spanish bad debt comes good for US private equity

Banking News – Spanish terrible debt comes excellent for US private equity
&nbspTPG, Apollo, Blackstone and Cerberus emerge as leading players in local real estate loans
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/657504de-28d1-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Spanish bad debt comes good for US private equity

Banking News – Spanish terrible debt comes excellent for US private equity
&nbspTPG, Apollo, Blackstone and Cerberus emerge as leading players in local real estate loans
FT.com – Banks – https://www.ft.com/content/657504de-28d1-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c

Interest-free credit cards a ‘ticking time bomb’, bankers fear

Banking News – Appeal-free credit cards a ‘ticking time bomb’, bankers dread
&nbspWarning to lenders about overstating profits in 0% balance conveying deals
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7df4432-2daa-11e7-9555-23ef563ecf9a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Airships and mums join LSE’s hothouse

Banking News – Airships and mums join LSE’s conservatory
&nbspElite programme’s latest recruits include Mumsnet and Hyrbrid Air Vehicles
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8a225ec-2b50-11e7-9ec8-168383da43b7.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

FCA appoints criminal trials veteran as legal chief

Banking News – FCA appoints criminal trials veteran as legal chief
&nbspVincent Coughlin’s hiring comes as City overseer increases insider-trading probes
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb9da814-2b66-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

US credit card stocks sink to fresh lows

Banking News – US credit card stocks sink to fresh lows
&nbspProviders earmark $1bn more for terrible loans as clients struggle to pay off debts
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10c2691c-2c60-11e7-9ec8-168383da43b7.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

European fund flows surge €210bn in Q1

Banking News – European fund flows surge €210bn in Q1
&nbspHighest weekly inflows in five years, benefiting equity, bond and uncommon funds
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0068aaec-2c0e-11e7-9ec8-168383da43b7.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Fund managers disappoint over female hiring

Banking News – Fund managers disappoint over female hiring
&nbspMost investment companies have no aim of introducing gender-related recruitment
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/52491be8-2c00-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Neil Woodford loses glow as fund performance stutters

Banking News – Neil Woodford loses glow as fund routine stutters
&nbspUK fund manager’s setbacks fuel questions ability to pick winning stocks
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3793830-29ba-11e7-9ec8-168383da43b7.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

First NBC fails in costliest collapse since 2010

Banking News – First NBC fails in costliest end since 2010
&nbspState regulators shuttered $4.7 billion-asset First NBC Bank of New Orleans in what is probable to be the costliest failure since the tail end of the fiscal crisis.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/first-nbc-fails-in-costliest-end-since-2010

First NBC fails in costliest collapse since 2010

Banking News – First NBC fails in costliest end since 2010
&nbspState regulators shuttered $4.7 billion-asset First NBC Bank of New Orleans in what is probable to be the costliest failure since the tail end of the fiscal crisis.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/first-nbc-fails-in-costliest-end-since-2010

First NBC fails in costliest collapse since 2010

Banking News – First NBC fails in costliest end since 2010
&nbspState regulators shuttered $4.7 billion-asset First NBC Bank of New Orleans in what is probable to be the costliest failure since the tail end of the fiscal crisis.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/first-nbc-fails-in-costliest-end-since-2010

Behind the ouster of a community banking icon

Banking News – Behind the ouster of a union banking icon
&nbspRusty Cloutier had been CEO of MidSouth Bancorp for 32 years. Energy-sector woes helped do him in.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/behind-the-ouster-of-a-union-banking-icon

Behind the ouster of a community banking icon

Banking News – Behind the ouster of a union banking icon
&nbspRusty Cloutier had been CEO of MidSouth Bancorp for 32 years. Energy-sector woes helped do him in.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/behind-the-ouster-of-a-union-banking-icon

Behind the ouster of a community banking icon

Banking News – Behind the ouster of a union banking icon
&nbspRusty Cloutier had been CEO of MidSouth Bancorp for 32 years. Energy-sector woes helped do him in.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/behind-the-ouster-of-a-union-banking-icon

Payday lenders push for even friendlier rules in Oklahoma

Banking News – Payday lenders push for even friendlier rules in Oklahoma
&nbspAn diligence-backed bill that is headed to the desk of Gov. Mary Fallin is seen by critics as an effort to lessen the impact of a the makings CFPB clearout.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/payday-lenders-push-for-even-friendlier-rules-in-oklahoma

Payday lenders push for even friendlier rules in Oklahoma

Banking News – Payday lenders push for even friendlier rules in Oklahoma
&nbspAn diligence-backed bill that is headed to the desk of Gov. Mary Fallin is seen by critics as an effort to lessen the impact of a the makings CFPB clearout.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/payday-lenders-push-for-even-friendlier-rules-in-oklahoma

New small-business credit score is byproduct of federal rule

Banking News – New small-affair credit score is spin-off of federal rule
&nbspThe beneficial ownership parameter, meant to catch fiscal criminals, has bent data that is useful in making small-affair loans, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/news/new-small-affair-credit-score-is-by-product-of-federal-rule

More questions than answers in banks’ 1Q results

Banking News – More questions than answers in banks’ 1Q results
&nbspLoan demand disappointed as confidence for fiscal growth under Head Trump gave way to uncertainty over the prospects for dictatorial relief and tax reform. Credit quality held up, but the retail and health care sectors have become the makings distress spots. Here’s a recap drawn from banks’ weekly return calls.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/slideshow/more-questions-than-answers-in-banks-1q-results