- AB - Policy & Regulation
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown is the first Democrat to join Republicans in calling for an independent allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct at the FDIC. The White House called for speedy confirmation of an FDIC inspector general.
November 16 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in an annual report to Congress that unpaid medical debt is plagued by inaccuracies, and that consumers are often faced with opaque pricing and uncertain insurance coverage.
November 16 -
Gov. Jim Justice alleges that Carter Bancorp engineered a technical default on a multi-million lending relationship and has blocked his company's efforts to refinance with other lenders. The lawsuit extends a dispute that started after the death of the bank's founder in 2017.
November 16 -
The neobank's original problem was that it grew too fast. Its latest is that it's grown too slow.
November 16 -
Republican board members are seeking an active role in an independent review of the FDIC workplace as mounting questions over allegations of harassment and abuse stall the agency's regular business.
November 16 -
Whether it's bracing for a hurricane or helping members reduce their environmental impact, many credit unions are making the planet's health a focal point of community engagement.
November 16 -
Medical debt affects 100 million Americans, totaling approximately $195 billion, according to KFF — here's how EarnIn wants to help.
November 16 -
Experts across the financial services space hold that the White House's new mandates won't bring wholly new rules to the industry, but will hopefully explain what the path forward for governing agencies will look like.
November 16 -
The Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision noted that so-called basis trades by hedge funds are highly leveraged and use minimal haircuts. He added that much of this activity is concentrated among just a few funds.
November 16 -
Ant Group's quarterly profit fell by 65%, dented by a one-time fine that signaled the end of China's yearslong crackdown on the tech industry.
November 16 -
Fraudsters are likely to increase their use of generative artificial intelligence to attack banks and other payment companies. Investors are using their own influence to fight back.
November 16 -
The agency's insistence on churning out new requirements — even as courts question its constitutionality — is harming the very consumers it purports to help.
November 16
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Just a week after Brazil's Nu Holdings announced a yield of 15% on its high-yield savings accounts in Mexico, Argentina's Ualá is raising its own by three percentage points to 15%. The speed of the decision highlights the frantic battle for customer acquisition.
November 16 -
OFG Bancorp's CEO José Rafael Fernández has weathered tough times during Puerto Rico's economic downturn. Now he is hopeful that his bank can seize on the better times ahead.
November 15 -
Relationships with brokers will be terminated on Dec. 6, but company officials stressed there would be no impact to its loan servicing or other mortgage channels.
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