manilatimes

SSS partners with bank to boost rural services

THE MySSS Card will soon reach members in unbanked areas after a commercial bank agreed to be its first rural bank card issuer, the Social Security System (SSS) said on Wednesday. SSS President and ...
Wall Street Journal

First Brands Lays Off Employees as Buyer Interest Fades

First Brands Group has been unable to find financing or a buyer to continue most of its companywide operations, the bankrupt auto-parts supplier said as it laid off employees in its aftermarket ...
The Atlantic

First Jobs Matter More Than We Think

When Jack Waxman, a government major at Cornell, was a senior, he faced a choice. He could pursue a job in Senator Chuck Schumer’s office, where he had interned the previous summer. Or he could commit ...
Southwest Times Record

First Bank Corp. to merge with Russellville-based First State Bank

First Bank Corp. has announced a merger with Russellville-based First State Bank. The merger expands First Bank Corp.'s presence across the Arkansas River Valley. First State Bank will continue to ...
Transport Topics

First Brands Flails as Customers Don’t Know Who to Pay

As First Brands Group makes its way through bankruptcy court, the auto parts supplier is bumping up against an unexpected snafu: Its customers don’t seem to know who to pay. As the extent of First ...
Fox 11 News

NWTC receives $1.3M grant to boost support for low-income, first-gen college students

Valley Transit's usage declined 41% from 2019 to 2025. Family of missing Manitowoc woman looking for answers, police asking community for help MANITOWOC (WLUK) - The Manitowoc Police Department is s ...
Orange County Business Journal

FirstSun to Acquire First Foundation

First Foundation's office alongside the 405 freeway in Irvine. First Foundation Inc., which has several top executives who work at its Irvine office, is being acquired by FirstSun Capital Bancorp, ...
American Banker

First Citizens takes $83 million hit tied to First Brands

Key insight: Two more regional banks disclosed credit losses related to the bankruptcy of First Brands, the U.S. auto parts maker that filed for bankruptcy amid allegations that it engaged in fraud.
Reuters

First Brands bankruptcy sparks sharp outflow from US loan funds

Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. loan funds are seeing sharp outflows this month as the bankruptcy of First Brands Group raises concerns over opaque financing and the robustness of underwriting standards in ...
CNBC

First Brands CEO James resigns amid bankruptcy process; turnaround expert in charge

First Brands said on Monday founder Patrick James had stepped down as CEO and will be succeeded by Chief Restructuring Officer Charles Moore on an interim basis, as the auto parts maker advances its ...
Business Wire

First Brands Group Announces Leadership Transition

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands” or the “Company”), a leading global supplier of aftermarket automotive parts, today announced that Charles Moore has ...
The New York Times

First Brands’ C.E.O. Steps Down, While Its Accounting Is Questioned

The auto-part maker’s bankruptcy has rocked Wall Street and revealed trouble in the private credit markets. By Ryan Mac The embattled chief executive of First Brands, an American auto-parts maker that ...