New York Community Bancorp has reached a deal to raise more than $1B in equity and has named former Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting as its new CEO.
Shares in NYCB plummeted more than 40% on Wednesday before trading was halted following reports that it was seeking a cash infusion. That infusion will come from a group of investment firms, led by Liberty Strategic Capital, which was founded by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.Liberty would provide $400M of equity in the $1.05B… Read the full story here. |