Lalita Clozel covers fintech regulation, anti-money-laundering, cybersecurity and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in American Banker's Washington bureau.
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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has released updated cybersecurity guidance for bank examiners.
September 9 -
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has released updated cybersecurity guidance for examiners at financial institutions.
September 9 -
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has released updated cybersecurity guidance for bank examiners.
September 9 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has named a new deputy comptroller in charge of leadership, executive and organizational development.
September 6 -
Big banks have less than a month to fix their resolution plans or potentially face severe regulatory consequences.
September 1 -
The growth in loan demand and the industry's interest-related income has come in spite of continued pressures on bank profitability.
August 30 -
U.S. banking earnings rose 1.4% in the second quarter from a year earlier to $43.6 billion driven largely by interest-related income while the Deposit Insurance Fund hit a key trigger that will affect industry premiums.
August 30 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is set to release its quarterly update on the industry's health on Aug. 30. The second-quarter Quarterly Banking Profile will indicate whether banks have rebounded from their slight slump in the first quarter.
August 26 -
WASHINGTON The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is proposing to extend anti-money-laundering requirements to a limited number of financial institutions that are not already regulated by a federal agency.
August 26 -
Federal financial regulators are incorporating lessons learned from the Swift hacks in their examinations, they told a lawmaker in a joint letter last week.
August 25 -
Federal financial regulators are incorporating lessons learned from the Swift hacks in their examinations, they told a lawmaker in a joint letter last week.
August 24 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is receiving a rising number of new inquiries from organizations seeking to obtain a bank charter, the agency said in a report Monday.
August 22 -
The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed the $21.4 million-asset Woodbury Banking Company on Friday, marking this year's fourth bank failure.
August 19 -
With the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency evaluating the possibility of a nationwide charter for certain fintech firms, state regulators are voicing concerns that a charter could cut into their authority.
August 19 -
California state lawmakers have dropped plans for legislation this year to create a new license for bitcoin companies.
August 15 -
California state lawmakers have dropped plans for legislation this year to create a new license for bitcoin companies.
August 15 -
WASHINGTON The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. does not require all its administrative users to log into its systems using multifactor authentication, according to an audit released Friday by the agency's Office of Inspector General.
August 12 -
A new exam handbook released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is sparking concerns that the agency is quietly expanding heightened regulatory guidelines meant for larger banks to smaller institutions.
August 11 -
WASHINGTON The biggest banks are supporting a bill that would ensure that all U.S. companies submit beneficial ownership information to authorities, arguing it would help combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
August 9 -
WASHINGTON In the midst of a monthslong congressional inquiry into its cybersecurity practices, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has issued a public statement outlining a slate of new data-protection measures.
August 8
