Joe Adler is the former Washington Bureau Chief of American Banker.
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A study released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says statistical trends suggest that community banks have been resilient and will remain relevant, despite the rapid decline in charters.
By Joe AdlerApril 9 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is projecting a nearly 8% decline in deposit insurance assessments this year with improvement in the indicators that determine institutions rates.
By Joe AdlerApril 8 -
With employee practices at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the spotlight, CFPB Director Richard Cordray said his agency is focused on ensuring fair treatment.
By Joe AdlerApril 4 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency named agency veteran Gary Whalen deputy comptroller for economic policy and analysis effective April 6.
By Joe AdlerApril 4 -
A U.S. magistrate judge in North Carolina dealt a blow to government efforts to use the 1980s-era Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act to penalize big banks, but many experts say the decision which is not binding may just be a temporary glitch.
By Joe AdlerApril 3 -
Recent comments by Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, suggesting steps to make large-bank executives accountable for anti-money laundering problems, have reignited the debate over where to direct blame for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
By Joe AdlerMarch 28 -
Lawmakers keep trying to move legislation aimed at strengthening data security even if they are still not finished upbraiding retailers for recent breaches.
By Joe AdlerMarch 26 -
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday focused on Target and other organizations could have done to prevent massive breaches and possible legislative steps can be taken to improve data security.
By Joe AdlerMarch 26 -
Lawmakers keep trying to move legislation aimed at strengthening data security even if they are still not finished upbraiding retailers for recent breaches.
By Joe AdlerMarch 26 -
Two House Democrats joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren in asking for a meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder about an inspector general's finding that his departments focus on mortgage fraud has not been as strong as advertised.
By Joe AdlerMarch 17 -
The legislation grandfathering certain CLOs and clarifying which commercial loan securities are exempt from the Dodd-Frank Act trading ban were part of a package of bills approved by the House Financial Services Committee.
By Joe AdlerMarch 14 -
Steven Antonakes, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's deputy director, recalled how people's interest in what regulators do grew in 2008.
By Joe AdlerMarch 14 -
The Senate passed revised legislation Thursday that would delay increases in flood insurance premiums, following the House's vote advancing the bill last week.
By Joe AdlerMarch 13 -
Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry signals regulators are considering more Community Reinvestment Act changes as advocates say the progress to date is too timid.
By Joe AdlerMarch 12 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined other regulators in seeking to simplify megabanks' myriad legal entities. But instead of being focused on helping a bank to unwind in a failure, the OCC argues simplification can greatly help operational efficiency.
By Joe AdlerMarch 10 -
Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke reportedly made more in his first post-Fed speech than he did in his entire last year running the central bank.
By Joe AdlerMarch 6 -
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has launched a hilarious stunt to urge federal regulators to ban U.S. dollars, following a more serious plea by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to prohibit Bitcoin.
By Joe AdlerMarch 6 -
Once again, the Office of Management and Budget's estimates of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. costs are out of step with the FDIC's own projections, and appear out of step with reality.
By Joe AdlerMarch 4 -
Charles Taylor, a senior official at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said certain highly complex branches of foreign-owned institutions are being subjected to aspects of the agency's "heightened expectations" program.
By Joe AdlerMarch 3 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shuttered the $130 million-asset Millennium Bank in Sterling, Va., while Pennsylvania state regulators closed the $63 million-asset Vantage Bank in Horsham, Pa.
By Joe AdlerFebruary 28
