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Emergency Fed Bank Effort Ends Lending, as Eyes Turn to Discount Window

A Federal Reserve facility launched in haste a year ago amid the heavy stress triggered by Silicon Valley Bank's collapse closes for new business on Monday, amid evidence it helped turn the tide of

Biden Wants to Eliminate Origination Fees for Student Loans and Make Some Forgiveness Tax-Free

The White House is proposing tweaks to the student-loan program that could make the loans less costly for borrowers. As part of the White House budget proposal released Monday, the Biden

ABI Mourns the Passing of Long-Time Member George Kelakos

ABI mourns the passing of long-time ABI member George Kelakos, who is now at rest after battling the effects of COVID-19 since contracting the virus in November 2020. Kelakos formed Kelakos Advisors

Endo’s Chapter 11 Plan Has Unusual Provision Leaving Door Open to Litigation

Endo International’s restructuring plan offers creditors a choice to continue legal battles against the opioid maker and related parties, an option not available in other recent bankruptcy plans that

Binance Must Face Revived Investor Lawsuit in U.S. over Crypto Losses

A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit where investors accused Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, of violating U.S. securities laws by selling unregistered tokens that

Rite Aid Delays Severance Payments to Laid-Off Employees

Rite Aid, the drugstore chain that filed for bankruptcy late last year to seek relief from mass opioid-related lawsuits, is delaying severance payments to employees who were laid off, WSJ Pro

The Body Shop Is Closing Down All U.S. Operations After Filing for Bankruptcy

The Body Shop announced this month that it has closed all its stores in the United States as it filed for bankruptcy, The Hill reported. The Body Shop Canada Limited, the Canadian subsidiary of the UK

NYCB Turnaround Faces Rocky Road as Commercial Real Estate Exposure a Drag

New York Community Bancorp's turnaround will likely take a long time as analysts expect profits to remain under pressure from the lender's efforts to boost reserves for potential bad loans in its

U.S. Seeks to Collect on Up to $20 Billion in Delinquent COVID Loans

Time is running out for small businesses and nonprofits that took out roughly one million government loans during the pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Small Business Administration this

SEC’s Gensler Says Crypto 'Rife with Abuses and Fraud' as Bitcoin Surges to New All-Time Record

SEC Chair Gary Gensler offered new warnings about cryptocurrencies as bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged to a new all-time high Friday, saying in an interview with Yahoo Finance that "the whole field is rife