All Posts Tagged With: "JP Morgan Chase"

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J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Settlement with Lehman Brothers Approved by Judge

J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Lehman Brothers Holdings received approval from a judge for the settlement agreement between the two companies.
Per the agreement, J.P. Morgan will receive cash and collateral from Lehman Brothers while they return about $9 billion in illiquid securities and real estate to Lehman.
Even though U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck approved of [...]

March 17th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM): Emerging Market Countries, Companies, Issue Half of Bonds in 2010

J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) estimates that half of the bonds issued so far in 2010 have been issued by emerging-market countries, generating a total of $55 billion so far for the quarter, with estimates it could reach over $60 billion for the three-month period.
Figures from ING confirm this, as data show already close to $55 billion [...]

March 16th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and FDIC Settle with WaMu for $6 Billion

[Update] – As several  commenters have pointed out, the proposal is pending legal approval from the court, which is uncertain.

The legal battle between JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and FDIC against the estate of WaMu had gotten down and dirty during the litigation, but that has come to an end now as they all kissed and made up, [...]

March 15th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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IPO Market Hot This Week for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Wells Fargo Corp. (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

The big banks are enjoying a good week for IPOs, as almost all of them were involved with two ocean shipping companies – Baltic Trading and Crude Carriers, and also health sciences company Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Wells Fargo Corp. (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) all partook [...]

March 12th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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Citigroup (NYSE:C), JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Helped Spark Lehman’s Collaspe

In a 2,200 page report, the U.S. Trustee appointed examiner said that JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) helped cause the demise of Lehman Brothers by changing guarantee agreements and requiring more capital from the defunct investment bank.
Anton Valukas, filed the report in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday, which details a [...]

March 12th, 2010 | mitch | Comments | Continued
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J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Going into Exchange-Traded Funds Business

The investment unit of J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) says it is making plans to offer exchange-traded funds in the near future, as the investment vehicles continue to surge in popularity, drawing large investment dollars to their coffers.
Exchange-traded funds being put together by J.P. Morgan will be actively managed, meaning they will have higher fees, which [...]

March 11th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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Former JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Cazenove Partner Malcolm Calvert Convicted of Insider Trading

In a somewhat surprising finish to a high-level trial in Britain, former JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert was convicted five counts of insider trading.
The lawsuit was filed by the Financial Services Authority, which has won two other cases over the last year or so. Calvert, 65, could be sentenced up to seven years in [...]

March 10th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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SEC Charges Stock Loan Trader For Defrauding Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) And Bank Of America (NYSE: BAC)

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against a former New York stock loan trader who was employed at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) for periods of time.  The suit claims Salvatore Zangari received kick-backs in excess of $100,000 in exchange for sending stock loan orders to brokerage firms that [...]

March 10th, 2010 | mitch | Comments | Continued
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JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Touting Increased Lending to Small Businesses

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has been marketing its success at providing loans to small businesses after given them a “second look.”
The second look theme came from Washington in hopes some of the original companies rejected in their loan applications would be offered a loan when the banks took a closer look beyond the electronic scoring system.
How [...]

March 9th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Citicorp (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Sued by Tribune Bondholders

Bondholders of Tribune, in connection to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, have sued JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Merrill Lynch Capital Corp.,Citicorp (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) over the financing of the buyout of the company in 2007.
The financing of Tribune by the financial institutions led to the leveraged buyout of Tribune in 2007, [...]

March 5th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued
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Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) Buying Back $21 Billion in Home Loans

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are reportedly going to force Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) ot buy back up to $21 billion in residential mortgages in 2010 in response to what they consider mortgages which shouldn’t have been made in the [...]

March 5th, 2010 | Gary | Comments | Continued