The latest draft of EU securitization rules would ban securitization of loans where borrowers certified their own income, raising concerns about banks’ ability to unload roughly $1 trillion of nonperformers.
The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.
A Fed committee studying Libor’s replacement has dwelled heavily on the potential impact to the derivatives market. Loans may become a bigger part of the conversation later this year, but the panel plans to leave a lot of the specifics up to lenders.
The Trump administration says it has put a stop to Operation Choke Point, a controversial initiative aimed at discouraging financial institutions from servicing high-risk businesses.
Interactive Facebook ads and Twitter chats can complement — and sometimes outdo — traditional marketing and networking in the recruitment of commercial clients, financial institutions say.
Vice President of Capital PolicyAmerican Bankers Association
In times of economic stress, customers tend to flood the U.S. banking system with deposits. But the leverage ratio penalizes banks for conducting this core banking function.
Readers weigh in on the end of President Trump's business councils, what the Charlottesville, Va., clashes mean for banks, OSHA's mishandling of Wells Fargo whistleblower claims, community banks' embrace of blockchain, and more.
The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.
After a long dry spell in the industry, de novo banks are coming back, thanks to renewed interest from both investors and regulatory agencies, according to Tom Michaud, CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
Vice President of Capital Policy
American Bankers Association
In times of economic stress, customers tend to flood the U.S. banking system with deposits. But the leverage ratio penalizes banks for conducting this core banking function.
Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.
Senior Consulting Associate
Capital Performance Group
The exodus of chief executives from two of President Trump’s business advisory councils in the aftermath of the Charlottesville tragedy was a highly visible example of risk management and cultural principles in action.
Pace of expansion moderates as real estate remains buoyant but stresses mount in agriculture sector and concerns begin to emerge over the quality of credit applicants.
Post-election exuberance about the prospects for rollback of Dodd-Frank regulations has been tempered by the political realities facing the President and Congress.
As a result of regulatory scrutiny, financial institutions, are quickly ramping up their risk management practices to better monitor and manage third party risk.
In an age of high-speed technology and increasing customer demands for online applications and fast responses, the mortgage loan process remains highly paper-based.
