NYCB
Mnuchin & Liberty Strategic Capital come to the rescue of NYCB
The news on NYCB just keeps coming today, and it appears as if it’s fundraising round was successful. The cash-strapped bank has just issued a press release and it appears Steve Mnuchin and a consortium consisting of Liberty Strategic Capital, Hudson Bay Capital and Reverence Capital Partners has come to the rescue with a $1bil cash infusion.
Some terms of the deal include:
- Reduction of the board size to 9-members (from 15 according to its website)
- Addition of Mnuchin and Joseph Otting to the board
- Otting will become CEO (replacing Alessandro DiNello who was installed last week)
Shares have rebounded and are now up ~5% on the day, which has to help offset some of Jenny Harrington’s losses on the stock.
NYCB stock tanks after WSJ report
The WSJ is reporting that New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) is on a desperate quest for equity capital as it battles to regain investor confidence amidst a backdrop of escalating troubles. The once-reliable regional bank is now grappling with a mix of challenges, including real-estate loan losses, and a drastic 70% fall in its stock price since January.
The crisis at NYCB took center stage when it acknowledged problems in its commercial real-estate portfolio earlier this year, resulting in a fourth-quarter loss and a dividend cut. Matters worsened last week as the bank disclosed “material weaknesses” in its loan assessment and monitoring processes, prompting a series of credit downgrades and a new Executive Chairman, Thomas Cangemi.
