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 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors approved a proposal to roll back its 2024 merger policy, reinstating previous guidelines while charting a new policy toward bank combinations.
March 3 -
The Treasury will no longer enforce Corporate Transparency Act reporting rules for U.S. businesses, a move critics say weakens anti-money-laundering efforts.
March 3 -
A March 2025 survey by the National Association for Business Economics shows growing inflation concerns — and a diminishing chance of rate cuts — in 2025, but also optimism about avoiding a recession.
March 3 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. cut between 600 and 700 of its employees as President Trump's federal downsizing effort advances, fueling concerns over oversight and potential agency consolidation.
February 28 -
A study sponsored by America's Credit Unions finds that removing credit unions' tax-exempt status could raise consumer costs by $234.6 billion over 10 years, hurt GDP and result in job losses.
February 28 -
Brandon Milhorn warned that merging federal bank regulators would weaken state oversight, harm community bank and erode the diverse perspectives in finance.
February 27 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said while bank earnings rose in Q4 2024, smaller banks weren't as fortunate amid realized losses on securities sales.
February 25 -
The FDIC withdrew its amicus brief supporting Colorado's opt-out law on interest rate exportation, highlighting the agency's more fintech-friendly regulatory approach under acting Chair Travis Hill.
February 24 -
President Trump's deregulatory promises have drawn praise from bank leaders, but leave experts worried of the potential for slipshod enforcement going forward.
February 24 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr urged the Trump administration to continue reforms initiated under Biden and emphasized the importance of keeping the central bank apolitical.
February 20
