Commercial banks

US Regulators Take Hold of Troubled Lender Republic First and Agree to Sell It to Fulton Bank

US regulators have taken hold of Republic First Bancorp and arranged to sell it to Fulton Bank.


HSBC Is Considering Selling Some Business Units in Germany to Focus on Asia as It Further Exits From Europe

HSBC is reportedly considering selling various business units in Germany...

Swiss Banking Giant UBS Intends to Broaden Business Footprint in the US

Swiss banking giant UBS intends to seek merger and acquisition opportunities in the United States in the years ahead...

Investors Led by Ex-Trump Official Invest $1 Billion to Troubled US Bank

Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary under former president Donald Trump, has invested in a troubled regional US bank...


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The large volume IPO companies have helped the European IPO boom.
Shanghai free trade zone experiment on finance and economic policy
The Shanghai free trade zone is a testing ground for finance and economic policy in China.
JPMorgan nearing settlement with government on mortgage backed securities
JPMorgan's CEO met with the US Attorney General to finalize a settlement on the mortgage backed securities fraud investigations.
NCUA files case against Morgan Stanley and 8 others for selling USD 2.4 billion in faulty securities
A US regulator filed a case against Morgan Stanley and eight other lenders for selling faulty securities to two credit unions.
United Overseas Bank, ANZ considers bid for Wing Hang Bank- sources
Sources told Reuters that the United Overseas Bank of Singapore and the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group was contemplating a bid for Wing Hang Bank.
Popularity of mobile money rises- report
According to a Forbes report, the use of mobile phones as mobile money platforms has grown.
Former Barclays CEO plans to buy more shares
Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays, said he planned to purchase more Barclays shares in the bank's rights offering.
RBS chooses group by Corsair and Centerbridge prior to branch sale
According to a statement today, a group led by private equity firms Corsair Capital LLC and Centerbridge Partners LP would be preferred by Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc to purchase its 314 branches
Wing Hang Bank may get bids from ANZ, United Overseas Bank - sources
According to sources who told the Wall Street Journal, family-run Wing Hang Bank Ltd may get takeover bids from Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and United Overseas Bank Ltd of Singapore.
JPMorgan's settlement to reach USD11 billion
JPMorgan Chase & Co are deep in the negotiations to settle the probes conducted at the state and federal levels.
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