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Pier 1 Plans Sale As It Goes Bankrupt

PYMNTS

The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Wells Fargo National Association and Pathlight Capital LP will allow the company to operate while finalizing sales. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia. Court papers showed that Pier 1 valued its assets at $426.6

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Grappling With COVID-19, Airlines Shift From Passengers To Cargo

PYMNTS

777-300s, will transport medical supplies, eCommerce items and office equipment, flying between Frankfurt and American Airline’s base at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. The planes, Boeing Co. The move has also been adopted by other firms, grappling with the growing impact of the coronavirus.

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

PYMNTS

The SEC is looking closely at the disclosures of public companies that shift their business models to capitalize on the perceived promise of distributed ledger technology and whether the disclosures comply with the securities laws, particularly in the case of an offering,” Clayton said at a conference this week.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Faith Lleva Anderson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Fort Worth, TX. Credit Union Advisory Council Members.

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Fitness Goes Micro With ‘Workout Pods’ Designed For On-Demand Exercise

CB Insights

Not only are small-scale “pod” operations already a trend in China, but the Chinese government has been promoting health at the national policy level: A new fitness council in China has been tasked with improving national health and wellness by 2020, creating more awareness among Chinese citizens of issues around fitness and health.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

We serve our local geographic market which is the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. We have benefitted from the Texas economy since our inception, producing strong loan growth and favorable loss experience amidst the challenging environment for banking nationally.

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