KALAMAZOO, Mich. - (02/01/05) -- Education Community CU said it willaward $23,000 in college scholarships this year. That will include19 $1,000 scholarships and two $2,000 swards. The $2,000 awardswill honor two long-time board members, Donna VanWestrienen andRobert Treloar. Applicants must be credit union members.
The megabank is cooperating with a government request for information related to how it decides which customers to bank. It is the second large U.S. bank — along with Bank of America — to disclose such a probe.
The Minneapolis-based bank is still exploring stablecoin options outside of custody services, but sees opportunity in trade finance, CEO Gunjan Kedia said at The Clearing House Annual Conference in New York Wednesday.
Large banks seem comfortable paring back their capital positions while they await an updated proposal on the so-called Basel III endgame. The rules are widely expected to be more lax than what was proposed during the Biden administration.
The ICBA opposed Coinbase's filing for a trust charter in a public letter as Comptroller Jonathan Gould defended the fintech charter process on Tuesday.
After more than a quarter-century as a regulator, Jason Sisack had planned to enjoy some time off before taking a new job. He reversed course once Carver, which is operating under an enforcement action, approached him.
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said Tuesday that chartering compliant fintechs is "the only way" to level the playing field between banks and nonbanks. His comments come as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency weighs new trust charters and stablecoin rules.
