Regulation/Compliance

ECGS urges investors to oust the chairman and three executives; financial companies using AI to help adults manage their elderly parents’ finances.

Colin Walsh, Varo’s chief executive, says the disruptor has hired several former regulatory officials to help in what has admittedly been “a difficult process.”

American Banker reporter Neil Haggerty examines the political implications of CEO Tim Sloan's testimony to the House last week.

Legalized marijuana is a multibillion-dollar industry, and it desperately needs banking services. Will Congress come to the rescue?

At a FASB meeting Monday on proposed changes to the accounting standard, its critics will be given a platform.

The largest banks are expected to soon receive requests to appear before the House Financial Services Committee; banks taking steps to curb scams.

New York’s BitLicense regulation, which has resulted in only four license per year, is due for an informed revamping, argues Phil Berg, a lawyer at Otterbourg.

From stress tests to tailoring the Dodd-Frank Act to the Volcker Rule, the banking agencies have a number of important proposals to finalize in the coming year. But there are several potential obstacles that could throw those plans off track.

Detractors are suddenly hopeful that the controversial accounting standard could be delayed or altered after FSOC's longer-than-expected closed session on the issue.

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is winding down some of the efforts his predecessor worked hardest on: enforcement of payday and fair lending rules and the Military Lending Act. Reporter Kate Berry shares the latest. 

Many financial institutions are unaware that they're banking marijuana-related businesses, pot bankers and regtech experts say.