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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule on beneficial ownership information ahead of a deadline to start reporting this data on January 1, 2024, with revisions to address concerns from lawmakers and banking advocates.

Corporations and trial lawyers have long fought over whether consumers should be forced into arbitration to resolve their complaints. Now there's a new wrinkle: It's becoming harder for aggrieved customers to even get to arbitration.

The American Bankers Association requested that President Joe Biden tell Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to study the impact of more robust bank regulation.

Six North American banks did well in Evident's latest assessment of banks' AI efforts, but JPMorgan and Capital One have a clear lead. 

Provident Financial in Iselin initially anticipated completing its deal for Oak Ridge-based Lakeland Bancorp in the second quarter. Now as it waits for regulatory approval, Provident says the process will stretch into spring 2024.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. finalized rules governing display of the FDIC logo Wednesday, requiring a new digital FDIC sign on online banking platforms beginning in 2025, conspicuous physical signs in nontraditional bank facilities and explicit labeling of insured and non-deposit products.

Rates that have been below 7% for two consecutive weeks have given originators a gift at what's typically a slow time of year, Freddie Mac said.

Funding pressures moderated in recent months, but loan charge-offs climbed. With festering concerns about a vulnerable economy, the potential for elevated credits costs could loom large over the upcoming bank earnings season.

Tanya Otsuka's confirmation gives the Democrats control of the National Credit Union Administration's board for the first time since 2016. Here's how that will impact its agenda.

The policy, released Thursday by the New York Fed bank, takes effect Jan. 1. It details which records are subject to disclosure, rules for requesting them and certain exemptions, such as items related to "internal personnel rules and practices."