BankThink

The Biden administration’s continued extension of a student loan payment moratorium and the uncertain future of a debt forgiveness plan are causing confusion and uncertainty.

The creation of a U.S. dollar central bank digital currency is an existential threat to the banking industry and needs to be treated as such.

For all of the regulators’ progress over the years, many are still relying on an internal technology framework that was built for 1992, not 2022.

To create sensible rules around decentralized finance, regulators have to have an open discussion with businesses in the industry. To do that, they must create a path for collaboration.

Widespread sharing of financial and other data creates enormous privacy risks for consumers, many of whom have no real understanding of the danger.

The system may be good for the banks that own it, but it is not meeting its public mission.

Because lending to the fossil fuel industry is risky, unbiased rules are needed to ensure financial institutions properly manage these concerns.

Regulators must be cognizant of any threat that could harm the financial sector while resisting the urge to overstep their authority to set policy that should be decided by Congress.

Proactively checking in on your customers lets them know who is on their side.

Strong climate policy and continued development of stress-testing tools by central banks are essential to transitioning to carbon neutrality.