Smead Capital Management

Wells Fargo | January 23, 2020

One of Wells Fargo & Co’s (WFC.N) top regulators plans to bring enforcement actions against as many as 10 former executives in relation to the bank’s sales practices scandal as soon as Thursday, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) actions may result in monetary penalties against the executives and bans from working for OCC-regulated banks, the person said. Wells Fargo declined to comment. A spokesman for the OCC did ...

CORE BANKING

Alkami | April 13, 2022

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions in the U.S., today announced that Mascoma Bank ("Mascoma") has selected Alkami's digital banking platform as part of a full technology stack overhaul with core banking technology firm Thought Machine. This will not only drive future growth for Mascoma, but also serve as a model for other community banks to build upon. Read More

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

PRA Group, Inc. | April 05, 2022

PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, announced today that on April 1, 2022, it completed the refinancing of its European credit facilities. This refinancing includes a new $800 million UK credit facility and an amended and resized $750 million credit facility covering the rest of Europe, excluding the UK. The new UK facility includes a diverse group of both new and existing lenders that participate in both the North American...

Morgan Stanley, E-Trade | February 20, 2020

Morgan Stanley is buying E-Trade in a $13 billion, all-stock deal announced Thursday, bringing more consolidation to the brokerage market and giving the investment bank to the rich a foothold with a more mainstream clientele. The deal, which is the biggest takeover by a major U.S. bank since the 2008 financial crisis, combines Morgan Stanley’s prowess and client-facing resources with E-Trade’s more than 5 million customers, with more than $360 billion in retail trade assets, the comp...