Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for American Banker

Joe Adler is the Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for American Banker, and writes on a variety of topics about federal government policy related to banking. A Southern California native, he was formerly a city reporter at the Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald, and began his career as a sportswriter in Massachusetts.

Who Said 'Ketchup'? Apparently Not Ben Bernanke
May 17, 2013 Washington Post blog tries giving clarity around who used the analogy in a point about Japanese monetary policy. It was...

FDIC Chief Signals Support for Higher Leverage Ratio
May 15, 2013 In a speech Wednesday, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg moved closer to the views of other top...

FDIC Wind-Down Plan Has Promise, But So Does Bankruptcy Reform: Paper
May 14, 2013 A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center backs the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s "single-point-of-entry" strategy,...

Consumer Groups Tear Into Agencies' First Steps on CRA Reform
May 10, 2013 The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and other consumer groups say the bank regulators did not go far enough in...

California AG Sues JPMorgan Over Debt Collection Practices
May 9, 2013 California accused JPMorgan of illegal tactics to sue thousands of credit card borrowers behind on their debts, including...

Dodd-Frank Hurts Small Banks Too, AEI Paper Warns
May 7, 2013 A new paper commissioned by the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, highlights risks community banks...

N.Y.'s Action Against B of A, Wells Likely to Draw Other States
May 6, 2013 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stands alone in announcing a lawsuit against Bank of America and Wells Fargo for...

Satirical Onion Piece Offers Unusual Tips for Protecting Bank Data
May 3, 2013 Sometimes the line between prudent bank security and excessive caution is a blurry one. The Onion offers some unique ways to...

OCC, FDIC Enforcement Action Hits RBS for Overdraft Programs
April 30, 2013 Acting independently of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal...

War Over Retailer Banks Could Reignite, With or Without Walmart
April 29, 2013 With a federal moratorium on commercial ownership of industrial loan companies coming to an end, the question of whether...