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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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced new state legislation to ban unfair and abusive business practices, giving state regulators broader authority to crack down on consumer abuses.
March 13 -
New York's top financial regulator Adrienne Harris said the failure of Signature Bank two years ago spurred the agency to change the way it oversees banks, including more scrutiny for those with consistently subpar CAMELS ratings.
March 11 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reversed policies on crypto banking, withdrawing its guidance on custody, stablecoin reserves and risk management requirements.
March 7 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized the need for patience amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's policies, saying there would be no immediate rate changes but that the Fed would proceed carefully.
March 7 -
Banks have embraced the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s swift reversals on a range of topics, but the regulatory whiplash is complicating long-term business planning.
March 7 -
The Treasury secretary criticized post-crisis bank rules as outdated and burdensome, vowing to streamline financial regulation, revamp supervision and reduce constraints on private enterprise.
March 6 -
Consumer advocates MyPath and the Mississippi Center for Justice have been allowed to intervene in a banking industry lawsuit challenging the CFPB's $5 overdraft fee cap for large financial institutions after the bureau declined to defend the rule.
March 5 -
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
