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Collapse of SVB, Signature Bank Tests the FDIC’s Executive Reserve Corps

Tim Mayopoulos was squashed into a middle seat in coach on his flight to San Francisco, the only one available when he booked that afternoon. The Wi-Fi wasn’t working, so he pulled out a notepad to

A $1.5 Trillion Wall of Debt Is Looming for U.S. Commercial Properties

Almost $1.5 trillion of US commercial real estate debt comes due for repayment before the end of 2025, Bloomberg News reported. “Refinancing risks are front and center” for owners of properties from

Bank Crisis Shows Signs of Easing as FHLB Debt Issuance Shrinks in Late March

The Federal Home Loan Bank system issued $37 billion in debt in the last week of March, a sharp drop-off from the $304 billion two weeks earlier, Bloomberg News reported. That plunge from an all-time

Judge Dismisses Legacy Lofts' Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case

A bankruptcy judge yesterday dismissed the chapter 11 case of Legacy Lofts on St. Mary’s LLC after the townhouse developer failed to comply with court requirements, the San Antonio Express-News

Winklevoss Twins Lend $100 Million to Their Gemini Crypto Platform

Billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss dipped into their own pockets to support their crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., which has faced numerous setbacks during the yearlong market downturn for

David’s Bridal Is Said to Be Considering Bankruptcy, Again

A booming wedding industry is seemingly not enough to prop up the fortunes of one of the nation’s largest bridal retailers. David’s Bridal boasts that it sells one of every three wedding dresses in

Pfizer to Buy COVID-Flu Test Developer Lucira Health Out of Bankruptcy Court

Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker, will buy the assets of at-home COVID-flu test developer Lucira Health Inc. following an auction Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the San

YPF, Repsol Settle Passaic River Bankruptcy Lawsuit for $575 Million

The former parent companies of Maxus Energy Corp. reached a $575 million settlement on Thursday to end a longstanding bankruptcy-court lawsuit over who should pay to clean up the contaminated Passaic

FTX Collapsed Due to 'Hubris, Incompetence, and Greed,' Says First Debtors' Report

"Hubris, incompetence, and greed" led to the implosion of crypto exchange FTX, the now-defunct entity's debtors said in a Sunday report detailing control failures at the exchange, according to a

Auditors Didn’t Flag Risks Building Up in Banks

When KPMG LLP gave Silicon Valley Bank a clean bill of health just 14 days before the lender collapsed, the Big Four audit firm flagged potential losses on loans as a so-called critical audit matter