by Touch Stone Publishers | Aug 24, 2026
The Signal The FDIC closed Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank of Philadelphia on August 21 and transferred its deposits to Second Federal Savings and Loan Association, making it the fifth U.S. bank failure of 2026 and the highest year-to-date count since 2023. The...
by Touch Stone Publishers | Aug 17, 2026
The Signal Blackstone Private Credit Fund opened its third quarter repurchase offer on August 4 under the standard 5 percent quarterly cap, the second consecutive quarter in which the cap has bound rather than flexed. The Schedule TO-I sets the tender window from...
by Touch Stone Publishers | Jul 20, 2026
Kansas regulators shut Small Business Bank of Lenexa on Friday, July 17, marking the fourth FDIC-resolved bank failure of 2026 and the second inside a single week. The Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner closed the $73 million asset institution and named the...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 25, 2026
The Signal The FFIEC proposed the first revision to the CAMELS supervisory rating system in 30 years, filed in the Federal Register on May 19, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 29128). The core change: removal of “special consideration” language that has given the...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 18, 2026
The Signal The Basel III Endgame comment window closes in 31 days, and the outcome will determine whether JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley carry an asymmetric CET1 burden into 2027 or join peers in releasing tens of billions in stranded capital to shareholders. The Federal...