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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Donald Trump's second administration is widely expected to be far less skeptical of bank mergers than the Biden administration has been, but industry experts say that political opposition to big bank mergers and business considerations will still be roadblocks.
February 4 -
The cannabis industry and its financial partners see potential gains under Trump, either in the form of direct changes in policy, economic incentives or the nascent effort to curb debanking.
January 31 -
The Supreme Court nullified one of two nationwide injunctions on the Corporate Transparency Act, a law requiring corporations to disclose their beneficial owners. A separate injunction in another circuit remains in effect, however.
January 24 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday officially withdrew from an international regulatory body devoted to combatting climate-driven financial risks, following similar actions by other U.S. bank regulators.
January 21 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s newly installed Acting Chairman Travis Hill issued a statement laying out his priorities for the agency, including reviewing and repealing Biden-era bank regulations, a softer approach to fintech and crypto and addressing so-called debanking.
January 21 -
The Chicago-based bank, which failed Friday in the first bank failure of 2025, caused a $28.5 million hit to the Deposit Insurance Fund. The FDIC was appointed receiver and Millennium Bank will assume all deposits.
January 17 -
The lawsuit alleges mismanagement and fiduciary breaches caused SVB's 2023 collapse, costing the Deposit Insurance Fund $23 billion.
January 17 -
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick to serve as Treasury Secretary, handled a policy-heavy confirmation hearing with poise, highlighting his preference for relaxed bank regulation, support of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and a hawkish approach to spending.
January 16 -
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires businesses to disclose their beneficial owners. The outcome has significant implications for banks' AML compliance burdens.
January 16 -
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, will appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday morning starting at 10:30 am.
January 16
