Ebrima Santos Sanneh

A report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Office of Inspector General identified issues in the regulator's oversight of First Republic Bank.

Brandon Milhorn, former top staffer to FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill, has been named president and CEO of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, effective Monday.

Net income at banks fell 4.6% year over year in the third quarter, though it remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest Quarterly Banking Profile. FDIC Chairman Gruenberg cautioned about deteriorating commercial real estate loans and unrealized losses on securities in a high interest rate enviroment.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Tuesday that two financial officials with European regulatory backgrounds, Sir Jon Cunliffe and Elke Koenig, will join its Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee meeting on December 5 to discuss Dodd-Frank resolution authority and related issues.

While bipartisan concerns have been raised about workplace abuse at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., experts say Chair Martin Gruenberg is unlikely to bow to calls for his resignation in part to protect the agency's regulatory agenda. But that could change if those calls become more stringent and bipartisan.

Bankers and others now will get until Jan. 16 to weigh in on a proposal that would require more large banks to hold long-term debt. Regulators say they wanted to give the public more time to thoroughly assess its implications.

Shifting from earlier plans, the FDIC has established a special committee to investigate allegations of harassment and a toxic workplace culture at the agency. It will be led by directors Jonathan McKernan and Michael Hsu and may include as many as three nonvoting members from outside the agency.

Prehired, a bankrupt tech boot camp firm, agreed to pay more than $30 million for deceptive practices, false job guarantees and illegal loans to students, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has finalized a special assessment that is slightly pricier than originally proposed for banks with uninsured deposits of more than $5 billion. Trade groups voiced concerns that the largest banks are paying to clean up a mess created by regional banks.

Republican board members are seeking an active role in an independent review of the FDIC workplace as mounting questions over allegations of harassment and abuse stall the agency's regular business.