Ebrima Santos Sanneh

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says executives "gambled" with depositor funds, while the former parent company argues regulators are using hindsight to second-guess what were reasonable business decisions at the time.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued proposals Thursday that would reduce planning requirements for big banks and slash deposit insurance prices, citing the financial health of the Deposit Insurance Fund.

Critics of the OCC's broad preemption stance say the OCC is resurrecting an approach Congress curtailed after the financial crisis, setting up another Supreme Court test over the balance between federal banking powers and state consumer protections.

Senators from both parties criticized banks over overdraft fees, though populist Republicans and their more establishment conservative colleagues were split over whether blame for the problem lies with banks conduct or the consumers.

William Isaac led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through the banking and thrift crises of the 1980s and was a frequent commentator on bank regulation after his time in public service.

The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and federal banking and credit union agencies limited issuers' know-your-customer obligations to direct-to-consumer services, preliminarily rejecting a "global" customer due diligence requirement they say is unfeasible. 

Newly minted Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will host his inaugural press conference on Wednesday. Bankers will be paying close attention to what he says — and how he says it.

Banking and fintech trade groups have filed suit against the State of Oregon over a new lending law that they say unlawfully restricts interest-rate exportation by out-of-state state banks and threatens access to credit.

A letter released publicly from the Government Accountability Office on Monday underscored previously raised concerns about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s lack of "rotation" requirements for case managers on bank supervisory teams.

Regulators are not requiring banks to verify customer citizenship under a May executive order, which is a relief for banks. But how a new Fincen-led guidance will shift compliance expectations remains unclear, especially for smaller banks.

Banking Committee Democrats warned that the Trump administration's failure to nominate Democrats to vacancies at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Securities and Exchange Commission and National Credit Union Administration threatens the bipartisan structure Congress established for financial regulators.

Chair Travis Hill wants to shift resolution planning away from lengthy bank-generated narratives and toward rapid access to critical operational data during failures.

The joint advisory by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, banking agencies and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance for banks to detect unauthorized employment schemes as part of the administration's broader immigration crackdown. 

The heads of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Vice Chair of Supervision at the Federal Reserve are slated to appear before the House Financial Services Committee Thursday morning.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed senators' concerns about higher costs for Americans, noting average yearly inflation is lower than during the pandemic, while also confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Tuesday claim that the administration will not move forward with a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."

A federal judge blocked Illinois from enforcing its interchange fee ban for taxes and tips against national banks and card networks after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent intervention materially altered the court's preemption analysis.

Lawmakers early on Monday voted to push the effective date of the law, which would ban interchange fees on the tax and tip portions of transactions, to July 1, 2027, marking the second delay as merchants and banks continue to battle in court. 

Retailers say the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's move to preempt an Illinois law undermines states' powers to curb interchange fees charged in their jurisdictions and perpetuates a system that raises costs for businesses and consumers.

Cryptocurrency companies have rushed to apply for national trust charters from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency during the second Trump administration after remaining on the sidelines for years. Experts say the trust charters offer them scale, Fed access and legitimacy without the full regulatory burden of traditional banks.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said banks earned stronger profits and expanded lending in the first quarter of 2026, but at the same time margins shrank and unrealized losses have been increasing.