Ebrima Santos Sanneh

Following deadly flash floods in Texas, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allowed national banks to close branches for safety.

Backed by tech billionaires, the crypto-focused digital startup bank's timely application reflects the current administration's openness to new tech-driven banking models — and raises concerns about regulatory impartiality, considering its backers' political ties.

In a joint letter signed by over 50 bank trade groups, leaders in the banking industry urged regulators to revise bank regulatory thresholds upward to keep up with inflation.

New order lets banks use third-party data for customer ID, reducing paperwork for firms, but the idea has divided some in the industry.

Republicans pulled a $52B foreign bank tax after Bessent says he struck a global pact, easing industry fears.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would cap consumer loan rates at 36% APR, arguing it would restrict credit access for vulnerable Alaskans.

Banking has long been overseen by independent agencies, though that independence has been waning for years. With the Supreme Court poised to weigh in, experts are questioning where — and whether — to redraw the line between politics and policy.

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter to banking regulators urging them to preserve the enhanced Supplemental Leverage Ratio, warning that a rollback would only enrich bank shareholders.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender says Basel capital rules need to fit the U.S. economy and avoid discouraging banks from lending.

Pursuant to an executive order on "overcriminalization," the OCC said it will revise its guidance for referring regulatory offenses to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution and will publish a review of criminally enforceable regulations by May 2026.