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How Software Can Help Banks Meet Social Media Rules

Penny Crosman | Mar 27
Vendors of social media compliance software are expecting a nice boost from the FFIEC's complex new rule proposal.
Comments (1)
Risk Management
Technology

Basel's Treatment of GSE Securities Threatens Housing Recovery

Clifford Rossi | Mar 27
Restricting the use of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities in computing the LCR may raise mortgage costs and negatively impact banks' ability to manage liquidity risk.
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Regulation & Reform
National/Global

Banks Face Setback as FHFA Bans Force-Placed Commissions

Jeff Horwitz | Mar 26
In an abrupt policy announcement, the Federal Housing Finance Agency declared Tuesday plans to ban force-placed insurance commissions even before its own industry review is complete.
Regulation & Reform
Risk Management

Canada's Bail-In Plan for Systemically Important Banks Is Credit Negative

William Burn | Mar 26
An effective bail-in regime increases the government's ability to impose losses on debtholders and a lower probability of systemic support could increase bank funding costs.
Comments (1)
Regulation & Reform
National/Global

Stanley Security, EyeLock to Market Iris-Scanning Security

Brian Browdie | Mar 26
The security services unit of Stanley Black & Decker said it has formed a partnership with EyeLock, a developer of identity management software that authenticates people by scanning their irises.
Risk Management
Technology

Community Banks Are Falling Behind in Succession Planning

Jackie Stewart | Mar 26
A recent wave of high-profile executive departures highlights the need for boards to regularly review succession plans and develop future leaders in an environment where top-level talent is limited.
Risk Management
Community Banking

Banks Need More Well-Rounded Boards

Susan Palm | Mar 26
The difference between board members with hands-on banking, compliance and technology knowledge and board members without can mean the difference between a bank's success and failure.
Comments (1)
Regulation & Reform
Community Banking

Breaking Up Megabanks: The Lesser Evil

Eric Grover | Mar 25
Our best chance to counter the government policies that caused the crisis (and continue to endanger the banking system) is, paradoxically, another distasteful state intrusion.
Comments (3)
Risk Management
Regulation & Reform

Anti-Laundering Rulemakers Could Learn from the Mall Cop

Tyrone Beasley | Mar 25
For many small and midsize banks, AML is all about compliance and getting through an examination without too many bruises. The means overshadow the ends.
Risk Management
Regulation & Reform

Better Board Leadership Needed to Save Banking's Reputation

Ingo Walter | Mar 25
Directors should recognize that appropriate professional behavior reinforced by a sense of belonging to a quality franchise constitutes a decisive competitive advantage.
Regulation & Reform
Risk Management

Cyprus Approves Capital Controls as EU Ministers to Meet

Mar 22
Cypriot lawmakers approved capital controls and legislation to wind down banks as they scrambled to secure a European bailout and avert a financial collapse of the Mediterranean island.
Regulation & Reform
Risk Management

Banks Tiptoe into Social Media

Mar 22
Social media poses daunting dilemmas for bankers who must grapple with new security, regulatory and reputational challenges. A few, like ING Direct, are diving right in, working with Facebook and other sites. But even institutions that hold back will soon face requirements to put in place a complex array policies defining the use of social media in the workplace.
Retail Delivery
Risk Management

Why Midwest Banks Should Be Nervous Despite Good Run

Jackie Stewart | Mar 22
Volatile industries such as energy and agriculture are fueling strong results in states such as North Dakota and Iowa.
Risk Management
Community Banking

Lessons for U.S. Banks from Cyberattacks in South Korea

Brian Browdie | Mar 22
As investigators work to assess who is behind a cyberattack that shuttered banks in South Korea on Wednesday, details are emerging that can help U.S. banks learn from what happened overseas.
Risk Management
National/Global

Banks Ease Up on Bond Binge: Interactive Graphic

Harry Terris | Mar 22
Big banks reversed a buildup in long-dated bonds over the last two quarters, a reassuring development amid worries that they might “reach for yield.”
Regulation & Reform
National/Global

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