Postscript: June 29, 2018 The following sequence of events revolving around a single sale of a note made to a now bankrupt LLC is indicative of the shady way The Bancorp (TBBK) had handled the disposition of its commercial loan portfolio set aside as a discontinued operations three and a half years ago. First, on …
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Postscript: May 18,2018 Literally “at the 11th hour” on April 26, 2018 the night before TBBK announced 1Q2018 earnings, the bank signed an agreement to sell a troubled Florida hotel construction loan with no loss due generous bank-financing coupled with a pre-packaged bankruptcy that subordinated EB-5 lenders. This last minute sale avoided the a 1Q …
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An Enron moment –– def. when an accounting ploy to offload toxic assets to an unconsolidated LLC backfires. The Bancorp’s Continuing Problems The Bancorp (NASDAQ: TBBK) is a publicly-held Philadelphia regional bank with a diversified loan portfolio, but also known for being one of largest issuers of reloadable prepaid debit and gift cards in the …
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Summary On September 29th, The Bancorp will hold a special meeting of stockholders to vote on a $74 Million secondary offering. The terms and conditions are an insult to existing institutional investors and there is evidence that The Bancorp genuinely fears that a NO vote might win. If a NO vote wins, the deciding votes …
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Summary Based on details presented below, we believe that The Bancorp is not in compliance with Post-Enron GAAP (specifically FASB 46R amended by SFAS 167, also know today as FASB ASC Topic 810-10) Introduction Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) relating to consolidation of subsidiaries have changed dramatically in response to the Enron scandal of the late …
