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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which has responded effectively to many external crises, has no playbook for addressing this internal battle on its own.

Alexandra Steinberg Barrage is a partner in the banking and financial services group at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Ms. Barrage served as associate director of policy in the FDIC’s complex institution supervision and resolution division.

JPMorgan Chase executives were supposed to make sure employee communications were archived for regulatory scrutiny. But for years, even the bosses were using their mobile phones to tap out work-related messages — a practice so pervasive that U.S. authorities dropped the hammer Friday, imposing $200 million in fines.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined a U.K. unit of HSBC Holdings 64 million pounds ($85 million) after finding “serious weaknesses” in the automated processes it used to monitor suspicious transactions, the latest example of the watchdog’s increasingly assertive stance against the firms it regulates.

Daily edition for December 17, 2021

The Arkansas bank is working with 10 universities' athletic departments to create programs for women it hopes will one day join its ranks.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released draft “supervisory principles” for banks with more than $100 billion of assets, saying they should account for weather-related risks. Officials said public feedback on the guidelines will help inform more detailed interagency policy next year.

The National Credit Union Administration set a lower target for business trips and additional staffing amid concerns stemming from the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

Nicole G. Iannarone is an Assistant Professor of Law at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip to provide information about the potential risks their products pose.