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The National Credit Union Administration and other federal regulators said in a joint statement that they will take an institution's level of innovation into account in supervising its anti-money-laundering procedures.

The agency's semiannual report on risks in the industry focused heavily on the high volume of commercial loans as well as banks' exposure to nonfinancial corporate debt, which is near a record share of GDP.

The federal regulators said in a joint statement that they will take a bank's level of innovation into account in supervising its anti-money-laundering procedures.

Regulators are considering reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act, but it’s not clear that the law is needed anymore.

To convince skeptical bankers about the benefits of distributed ledger technology, some suggest it needs to be separated from the volatile digital currency it underlies.

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The federal regulator cited recent “cost savings” and promising projections for costs and revenue next year in announcing the reduction in assessments.

The North Carolina lawmaker had been considered for a potentially bigger House leadership position if Republicans had held on to their majority.

The new CEO is trapped in the same feedback loop of negative news, rising funding costs and declining revenue that foiled his predecessor.

Banks have criticized the new accounting standard, but it would likely soften future bubbles and reduce subsequent credit crunches by requiring that reserves be held upfront when loans are made.