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The Bancorp: As Problematic Multifamily Loans Mount, Borrowers Get Long Payment Holidays, Interest Rate Reductions; Company Plans to Continue Offloading Shaky Loans to New Borrowers $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/85aj2yw0g… h/t Lisa Epstein & Vikas

Yesterday, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned the OCC and the Federal Reserve of Capital One's history of consumer abuses ahead of its proposed acquisition of Discover. The letter cites our July coverage on a pattern of “robo-signing” affidavits in debt lawsuits.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

Thanks for the shoutout Edwin Dorsey. Our corporate investigations team has many excellent journalists who are worth following. We've done a lot of fun stuff over the past few years. thecapitolforum.com/wp-content/upl… Happy to chat about what we do or with anyone who wants to work here

Dave: Former Employees Corroborate DOJ's Allegations Against Company; Raise Concerns About Company Practices $DAVE $ML $PYPL $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8acbe1t81… h/t Lisa Epstein

Capital One (COF) is shortchanging a bank rescue fund meant to protect taxpayers from having to pay for a future Wall Street bailout, officials have found. 🧵

A huge spike in January of Americans filing complaints to the #CFPB about financial products and services! Almost a half million complaints from Americans who have nowhere else to turn for help and need the weight of a federal agency behind them.

1/ With the focus on potential waste at CMS, I wanted to highlight a few articles that our team has recently written (more details obviously in the full articles)

Following up. We put one of our articles in front of the paywall. $cort. thecapitolforum.com/medicare-formu…

Bancorp: Sale of $82 Million in REBL Loans Raises Questions About How Much Risk Company Retained $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8c0cf1cn4… h/t Lisa Epstein

Since August of 2024, our team has written 10 stories about $TBBK. h/t to Krista Brown and Lisa Epstein for their work on this one. Feel free to reach out with any questions. Here are some headlines.

Bancorp: High Vacancies and Below Market Rent Could Indicate Continued Troubles for Real Estate Bridge Loan Portfolio library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8dkvtyeg5… h/t Lisa Epstein

Bancorp: Company's Retraction of Annual Report for Misstated Allowance for Credit Losses and Unauthorized Inclusion of Auditors' Opinions a Major Compliance Error, Experts Say $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8eap3rz7k… h/t Lisa Epstein

🎙️ We have another new episode of Second Request! Hayden Rooke-Ley discusses vertical consolidation in health care markets, UnitedHealth Group’s outsized lead in this trend with Medicare Advantage, & more. Hear Hayden's conversation with Teddy Downey: thecapitolforum.com/resources/unit…

Bancorp: Missed Deadline to File a Replacement Annual Report Raises More Red Flags, Experts Say; Weak Internal Controls Continue Despite Previous SEC Charges $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8ftakc2yt… h/t Lisa Epstein

Federal Housing Administration: Loss Mitigation for Government-Insured Loans Enabled Backlog of Delinquencies, Uptick in Foreclosures is Likely $COOP $RKT library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8gzn318pn… h/t kimgeiger & Lisa Epstein

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company: Shrinking Surplus Raises Questions about Regulatory Arbitrage Tactics, Company Solvency $EQH library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8kzbxtwt7… h/t kimgeiger & Lisa Epstein

The Bancorp Inc: Borrower on Largest REBL Loan Appears to be Experiencing Financial Difficulty $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8kzdpjx8z… h/t Lisa Epstein, Krista Brown & Vikas

🥈 We’re proud to share that our reporting with ProPublica on EviCore has won second place in the business category from the American Association of Healthcare Journalists! 📖 Read the full story, c/o correspondent Patrick Rucker and the ProPublica team: thecapitolforum.com/not-medically-…

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company: Modified Coinsurance Transactions Obscure Company's Financial Condition $EQH library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8ppde2naf… h/t Lisa Epstein & kimgeiger

Bancorp: Company Faces Potential Headwinds to Fintech Growth as Chime Tightens Payday Loan Limits $CHYM $TBBK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8quhzcfnc… h/t Lisa Epstein and Anna Pick