Financial regulations

In a 2015 enforcement action, the San Francisco Fed said it had identified problems with the Pasadena, Calif., bank’s BSA and anti-money-laundering compliance programs.

A letter from 19 state attorneys general calls on the Department of Justice to issue regulations that "provide needed clarity" for institutions targeted in ADA-related law suits.

As interest rates rise, banks need to watch how much they are paying on deposits to avoid exceeding rate caps designed to ensure liquidity.

The agency’s consumer complaints database must remain available to the public to help prevent further abuses.

Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s pick to run the CFPB, will testify before Congress on Thursday in what is likely to be a defining moment for her nomination.

The Senate voted 66-33 to approve Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles for a full 14-year term on the central bank's board.

CUNA and NAFCU have asked the bureau to stop publishing consumer complaints and allow NCUA to handle that process for credit unions.

The industry is slated for another busy week, with more bank results on the horizon, plus a nomination hearing for Trump’s pick to head the CFPB.

Attempts to legislate or regulate innovative payments treat consumers, who have affirmatively selected to use prepaid accounts or some other emerging access device to access their money, much differently than consumers who have decided to open a traditional bank account with an associated debit card, writes Brian Tate, president and CEO of the NBPCA.

The Treasury secretary told lawmakers that the government needs “to strike the right balance” on Bank Secrecy Act requirements while determining the best way to collect details about account holders.

The acting director’s proposal to subject the agency’s rules to congressional approval provides an important and overlooked check on administrative power.

Banks need to be prepared for increased regulatory scrutiny as they adopt artificial intelligence technologies.

The rise of AI, high-frequency trading and other complex activities is all the more reason for policymakers and financial executives to sharpen their understanding of science, technology, engineering and math.

The Fed, the FDIC and the OCC said Friday that they have begun implementing changes for regional banks under the new regulatory relief law passed in May.

Banks need to be prepared for increased regulatory scrutiny as they adopt artificial intelligence technologies.

A decades-old Fed charter could help banks develop new cooperatives to combat economic inequality.

Some industry officials are offering rosy projections about the future of banking, but institutions that follow that logic may find themselves overextended in the next downturn.

The company said the aim of a redesign and additional automation is to make its compliance software easier for bankers to use.

Several leaders have retired after spending years preparing their banks for the regulatory milestone.

No plan will be implemented as long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship, but a capital framework for the companies could still have a substantive impact.