Ebrima Santos Sanneh covers the Treasury, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for American Banker. He is a native of Providence, R.I. and a 2020 graduate of UCLA. Before joining American Banker he worked as a staffer for Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.
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The Biden Administration firmly rejects proposed cuts to key financial oversight and consumer protection agencies in the Republican-backed financial services appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025.
July 22 -
Federal banking agencies asked the Fifth Circuit to lift an injunction on new community lending regulations, arguing that the court misinterpreted the scope of the Community Reinvestment Act's reach.
July 22 -
Two recent Supreme Court rulings, Loper Bright and Cantero, are likely to upend the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's long-standing approach to federal preemption of state banking laws, experts say.
July 18 -
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said the OCC will review its 2020 interpretation of preemption under the Dodd-Frank Act and explore more direct engagement, tailored federal regulation and supervision of nonbank fintechs.
July 17 -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Board Members Jonathan McKernan and Rohit Chopra agreed on the value of clearer bank-fintech guidance to enhance regulatory clarity, foster innovation and ensure fair competition in the financial services sector.
July 10 -
Republican lawmakers want the Treasury secretary to extend the deadline for U.S. businesses to submit beneficial ownership information to the agency's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. She emphasized that the agency is focused on penalizing willful non-compliance rather than enforcing 'gotcha' penalties against small businesses.
July 10 -
The agency has proposed a rule that would give it and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States broader authority over real estate transactions near military installations in 30 states.
July 8 -
A pair of rulings upended the deference afforded to agency interpretations of the law and extended the statute of limitations to bring regulatory challenges. But experts say the impact on banking regulation will likely be limited.
July 2 -
Banking experts are divided on how regulators will reshape the capital overhaul and if reported revisions being floated by regulators will meet the banking industry's demands.
June 30 -
The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposal mandating banks enhance their anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism financing programs, including measures to address fentanyl trafficking and Russian money laundering.
June 28
