Compliance

The regulatory burden for originators has not only been the main driver of acquisition activity in mortgages but also influences deal structures. Acquirers are looking to craft transactions so they don't get burned by targets' compliance lapses.

As part of its proposed sale to Royal Bank of Canada, City National has made a big Community Reinvestment Act commitment, which includes targeting small-business loans at the minority- and women-owned suppliers of three power companies.

As cards include more embedded technology, issuers and manufacturers face the tough question of how much card power to sacrifice for stronger fraud protection.

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry described cyber-readiness as a "system-wide" exercise, and said a new tool for assessing readiness can help banks of all sizes.

In the wake of a report that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has identified more than 50 credit unions at risk of serving as a conduit for money laundering activities, the CU trades and regulators alike were scrambling to respond to what NCUA suggested could be a “regulatory blind spot.”

New York’s financial services regulator revealed its final version of a new digital currency regulatory framework Wednesday, but a big question already is whether the effort will get replicated in other states.

NCUA has organized a webinar aimed at helping the industry navigate international funds transfers.

In the second part of a two-part conversation with American Banker, miiCard's James Varga discusses how his company leverages the trust placed in banks to create "digital passports" for consumers to prove their identities without oversharing information.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a blog post Wednesday designed to mollify industry and congressional concerns that lenders will not be ready to implement new disclosure forms by an Aug. 1 deadline.

Departing New York state regulator Benjamin Lawsky revealed the final version of the BitLicense, the regulatory framework for digital currency businesses his department has developed over the past 18 months.